La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Matte Face Moisturizer for Oily Skin Versus The Face Shop Herb Day 365 Master Blending Foaming Cleanser
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Betaine
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Cetearyl Isononanoate
Emollient
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPerlite
Absorbent
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingWater
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Aspalathus Linearis Extract
Skin ConditioningBorago Officinalis Extract
Emollient
Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
Astringent
Lilium Candidum Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSalvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingEuterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Malpighia Punicifolia Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Citronellol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Glycol Distearate, Polysorbate 20, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, Butylene Glycol, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Aspalathus Linearis Extract, Borago Officinalis Extract, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Lilium Candidum Flower Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Malpighia Punicifolia Fruit Extract, Citronellol, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool
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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 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!
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