What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
PEG-90 Glyceryl Isostearate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPropanediol
Solvent
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
PPG-26-Buteth-26
Skin ConditioningChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Laureth-2
CleansingCitric Acid
Buffering
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Tetrasodium EDTA
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Buteth-3
SolventAnhydroxylitol
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Benzotriazolyl Butylphenol Sulfonate
UV AbsorberXylitol
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Butyl Avocadate
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantTris(Tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol)Citrate
StabilisingPropolis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Tributyl Citrate
SolventBoswellia Serrata Resin Extract
SmoothingCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantPropyl Gallate
Antioxidant
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, PEG-90 Glyceryl Isostearate, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Propanediol, Sodium Benzoate, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Chlorphenesin, Laureth-2, Citric Acid, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Parfum, Tetrasodium EDTA, Zinc PCA, Xylitylglucoside, Buteth-3, Anhydroxylitol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Benzotriazolyl Butylphenol Sulfonate, Xylitol, Alcohol, Butyl Avocadate, Dipropylene Glycol, Tris(Tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol)Citrate, Propolis Extract, Tributyl Citrate, Boswellia Serrata Resin Extract, CI 42090, Propyl Gallate
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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.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineGlycerin (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 GlycerinWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterZinc PCA (or "zinc salt") differs slightly from zinc itself. PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid. However, Zinc PCA comes from zinc.
It can help reduce redness, regulate sebum, and promote the general healing process of the skin.
Zinc PCA tends to be especially useful for those with oily, acne-prone skin. It's certainly an ingredient worth trying out!
Learn more about Zinc PCA
