What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
C15-19 Alkane
SolventPotassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingC12-13 Alkyl Lactate
EmollientStearic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Ammonia
Buffering
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Biotin
AntiseborrhoeicSalicylic Acid
Masking
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingCaprylic Acid
CleansingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, C15-19 Alkane, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, C12-13 Alkyl Lactate, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Glycolic Acid, Zinc Gluconate, Ammonia, Lactic Acid, Bisabolol, Biotin, Salicylic Acid, Capryloyl Glycine, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningEthylhexyl Stearate
Emollient
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV Absorber
Glycerin
Humectant
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Octocrylene
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Triazone
UV Absorber
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingDiethylhexyl Butamido Triazone
UV Absorber
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentPhenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid
UV Absorber
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Decylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningPiroctone Olamine
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDiethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate
CleansingSilver Chloride
Preservative
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Water, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Ether, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cellulose Gum, Titanium Dioxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Decylene Glycol, Piroctone Olamine, Xanthan Gum, Diethylhexyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate, Silver Chloride, Propylene Glycol
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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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
