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Glycerin
HumectantHoney
HumectantMyristic Acid
CleansingOlive Oil PEG-7 Esters
EmollientPapain
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Behenate/Eicosadioate
EmulsifyingRoyal Jelly
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialPolysorbate 80
EmulsifyingSodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
CleansingPropolis Extract
Skin ConditioningTriethanolamine
Buffering1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientWater
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCoco-Betaine
CleansingPropanediol
SolventPEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
EmulsifyingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Hydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantCapryloyl Glycine
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientDisodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
SmoothingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Pentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningAcrylates Copolymer
Tocopherol
AntioxidantWater, Glycerin, Coco-Betaine, Propanediol, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyacetophenone, Capryloyl Glycine, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Ceramide NP, Niacinamide, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Pentylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Tocopherol
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about Glycerin