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 ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingAcacia Concinna Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Gypsophila Paniculata Root Extract
Skin ConditioningChrysanthemum Parthenium Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Sea Whip Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Extract
Perfuming
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract
Emulsion Stabilising
Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Extract
AstringentGardenia Taitensis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningHibiscus Abelmoschus Seed Extract
Masking
Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hedychium Spicatum Extract
Skin ConditioningJasminum Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract
Masking
Plumeria Rubra Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningAscorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
PEG-9 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Phospholipids
Skin Conditioning
Glucose
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Balanites Aegyptiaca Fruit Extract
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Ethoxydiglycol
HumectantPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Salicylic Acid 2%, Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Acacia Concinna Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Gypsophila Paniculata Root Extract, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Sea Whip Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract, Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Extract, Gardenia Taitensis Flower Extract, Hibiscus Abelmoschus Seed Extract, Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Hedychium Spicatum Extract, Jasminum Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract, Plumeria Rubra Flower Extract, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, PEG-9 Dimethicone, Phospholipids, Glucose, Lactic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Panthenol, Balanites Aegyptiaca Fruit Extract, Bisabolol, Ethoxydiglycol, Propylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA
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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.
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 GlucosideGlycerin (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 Water
