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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingGlycol Distearate
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein
Skin Conditioning
Yogurt Extract
Skin ConditioningGoat Milk
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Hydroxide
AbsorbentOlea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cucumis Sativus Oil
Emollient
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Betula Alba Bark Extract
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Glycol Distearate, Behenyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein, Yogurt Extract, Goat Milk, Magnesium Hydroxide, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Cucumis Sativus Oil, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Alcohol
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl 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 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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