What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingLactic Acid
Buffering
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sorbeth-230 Tetraoleate
Emulsifying
Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate
CleansingLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingMusa Sapientum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentPyrus Communis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Armeniaca Kernel Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSolanum Melongena Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Flower Extract
EmollientCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract
TonicSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingSorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingSorbitan Laurate
Emulsifying
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract
Skin Conditioning
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Riboflavin
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glycerin, Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Lactic Acid, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Niacinamide, Sorbeth-230 Tetraoleate, Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Decyl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Musa Sapientum Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Pyrus Communis Fruit Extract, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract, Sodium Gluconate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Sodium Chloride, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Sorbitan Laurate, Sodium PCA, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract, Disodium Phosphate, Panthenol, Riboflavin, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Olivate
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Sorbitol
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Carica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Palmitate
Emulsifying
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Phytic Acid
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract
Emulsion Stabilising
Citrus Grandis Fruit Extract
Astringent
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cucumis Melo Cantalupensis Fruit Extract
AstringentImpatiens Balsamina Flower Extract
AstringentSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Masking
Hydrolyzed Quinoa
Skin ConditioningHaematococcus Pluvialis Extract
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitrus Aurantifolia Peel Extract
Cleansing
Mangifera Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMentha Piperita Extract
CleansingPrunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningRubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentVanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Water, Glycerin, Cetearyl Olivate, Decyl Glucoside, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sorbitan Olivate, Sorbitol, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Cetyl Palmitate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Lecithin, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Sorbitan Palmitate, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Phytic Acid, Tocopherol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract, Citrus Grandis Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Cucumis Melo Cantalupensis Fruit Extract, Impatiens Balsamina Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Hydrolyzed Quinoa, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Xanthan Gum, Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Extract, Mangifera Indica Fruit Extract, Mentha Piperita Extract, Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine is a synthetic cleansing agent, though it is derived from coconut oil.
It is used to enhance the texture of products by boosting lather and thickening the texture. As a cleanser, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine is mild.
Decyl Glucoside is a plant-derived surfactant and emulsion stabilizer. It is created by reacting glucose with the fatty acids from plants.
Like all surfactants, it works by lowering the surface tension between water and oil. This makes it so that dirt, sebum, and makeup can be lifted off your skin and rinsed away. It also produces a dense and creamy foam.
Because it has a neutral charge, it is compatible with a wide range of ingredients and stays stable across a broad pH range/water hardiness conditions.
Patch testing has shown it to have the lowest irritation potential among common cleansing surfactants (like SLS).
Typical use levels range from 5-20% in rinse-off cleansers.
One thing worth knowing: The American Contact Dermatitis Society named the parent family, alkyl glucosides, "Allergen of the Year" in 2017. The prevalence of allergy is pretty low but be sure to patch test if you've reacted to "gentle" or sulfate-free cleansers before.
This ingredient is fungal acne safe because the fatty alcohol portion of this ingredient is not within the C11-24 chain length that Malassezia can metabolize.
Learn more about Decyl GlucosideEthylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (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 GlycerinThis ingredient is made when the Lactobacillus bacteria (the same kind that makes yogurt and kimchi) are allowed to ferment a nutrient medium.
As it ferments, it collects lactic acid, peptides, enzymes, and other bioactive metabolites to provide:
A 2023 review noted that probiotic fermentation ingredients like this one can enhance antioxidant capacity, reduce UV-induced oxidative damage, and support barrier function.
One clinical study from the same year showed a Lactobacillus ferment lysate significantly reduced transepidermal water loss and improved skin hydration.
Another review highlighted that topical Lactobacillus-based preparations can improve ceramide levels in the stratum corneum, support barrier integrity, and even help reduce S. aureus colonization in atopic dermatitis.
Why is this so cool?
Basically, your skin's outer layer works as a brick wall; skin cells are bricks and ceramides are the mortar holding it together. Moisture escapes, irritants get in, and your skin gets dry and reactive when ceramide levels drop. On top of that, "bad" skin bacteria S. aureus loves to move in when your barrier is weak to make inflammation and irritation worse.
So Lactobacillus ferment is basically patching the wall and evicting the troublemaker when it boosts ceramide production and help keep S. aureus in check.
On top of all this, it also acts as a mild antimicrobial preservative booster.
Just so you know, most studies focus on specific strains or the lysate form rather than this generic "Lactobacillus Ferment", so results can vary.
Though it's a promising ingredient, it doesn't have decades of robust clinical data behind it just yet.
Lactobacillus Ferment is generally considered safe for fungal-acne prone skin. The key thing to understand is that it comes from bacteria, not yeast or fungus.
Yeast-derived ferments (like galactomyces) have been shown to activate a protein that's linked to Malassezia-related skin issues whereas lactobacillus doesn't have that problem.
Its byproducts also don't contain the types of fatty acids (C11-24 chain lengths) that Malassezia feeds on.
Learn more about Lactobacillus FermentPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract is extract from Apples. Apples are rich in Vitamin C, sugars, and antioxidants.
The sugar in Apples are humectants and help hydrate the skin. On top of that, apples also contain some acids, such as malic acid. These acids may have a mild exfoliating effect.
Last, the phytochemicals found in apples are strong antioxidants. These antioxidants help with anti-aging as they protect your skin cells against oxidative damage.
Learn more about Pyrus Malus Fruit ExtractWe don't have a description for Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract yet.
Water. 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 Water
