What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningLimnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
CleansingLauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingLauric Acid
CleansingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingGlycerin
HumectantSodium Chloride
MaskingStearic Acid
CleansingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingParfum
MaskingLinalool
PerfumingPolyquaternium-7
Citronellol
PerfumingPEG-14m
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Hexyl Cinnamal
PerfumingGeraniol
PerfumingHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientSodium Benzoate
MaskingTocopherol
AntioxidantSilica
AbrasiveBHT
AntioxidantWater, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Myristic Acid, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Lauric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Stearic Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Parfum, Linalool, Polyquaternium-7, Citronellol, PEG-14m, Disodium EDTA, Hexyl Cinnamal, Geraniol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopherol, Silica, BHT
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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