What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Helichrysum Italicum Extract
AntiseborrhoeicLens Esculenta Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Polysorbate 20, Helichrysum Italicum Extract, Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract, Sodium PCA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Levulinic Acid, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Hydroxide, Pentylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citral, Limonene
Water
Skin ConditioningPEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmulsifyingPropanediol
Solvent
Carnitine
CleansingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingDisodium EDTA
PPG-33-Buteth-45
Skin ConditioningCetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Urea
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Copper Citrate
AntimicrobialIngredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
