What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Propanediol
Solvent
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
Emulsifying
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates Copolymer
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Coco-Betaine, Propanediol, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyacetophenone, Capryloyl Glycine, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Ceramide NP, Niacinamide, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Pentylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Olivate
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Sodium Citrate
BufferingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Citrus Reticulata Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingCurcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingAmyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Persea Gratissima Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Sodium Citrate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Parfum, Salicylic Acid, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Citrus Reticulata Fruit Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Amyl Cinnamal, Citral, Limonene
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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 GlycerinSodium 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. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
