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Ingredients Side-by-side
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
PEG-8
HumectantPPG-8-Ceteth-20
EmulsifyingSulfuric Acid
BufferingMilk Ferment
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantLauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Silk Powder
Skin ConditioningGlycol Distearate
Emollient
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, PEG-8, PPG-8-Ceteth-20, Sulfuric Acid, Milk Ferment, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Lauroyl Lysine, Silk Powder, Glycol Distearate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glyceryl Stearate, Alcohol, Ethylparaben, Methylparaben
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantPotassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Surfactant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Lauryl Betaine
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Serine
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Trisodium EDTA
PEG-3 Cocamide
Emulsifying
Glycerylamidoethyl Methacrylate/Stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer
HumectantSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Carbonate
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sorbitol, Potassium Cocoate, Lauryl Betaine, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Serine, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Trisodium EDTA, PEG-3 Cocamide, Glycerylamidoethyl Methacrylate/Stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Carbonate, Phenoxyethanol
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene 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
