What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCoco-Betaine
Cleansing
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate
Emulsifying
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmulsifyingZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium EDTA
Polyquaternium-47
Skin ConditioningMenthol
Masking
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Citric Acid
Buffering
Salicylic Acid 2%
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningPPG-15 Stearyl Ether
EmollientHydrated Silica
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Betaine
CleansingDistearyldimonium Chloride
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Steareth-21
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Synthetic Wax
Abrasive
Steareth-2
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Mek
Perfuming
Disodium EDTA
Isopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
BHT
Antioxidant
Lavandula Stoechas Extract
MaskingMethylchloroisothiazolinone
Preservative
Helichrysum Italicum Extract
AntiseborrhoeicMethylisothiazolinone
Preservative
Cistus Monspeliensis Extract
MaskingMica
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77510
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Blue 1 Lake
Cosmetic ColorantSalicylic Acid 2%, Water, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Hydrated Silica, Glycerin, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Betaine, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cetyl Alcohol, Alcohol Denat., Steareth-21, Sodium Chloride, Behenyl Alcohol, Synthetic Wax, Steareth-2, Xanthan Gum, Parfum, Mek, Disodium EDTA, Isopropyl Alcohol, BHT, Lavandula Stoechas Extract, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Helichrysum Italicum Extract, Methylisothiazolinone, Cistus Monspeliensis Extract, Mica, CI 77510, Titanium Dioxide, Blue 1 Lake
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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.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideWater. 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
