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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Lauramide DEA
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Glyceryl Caprate
EmollientPolyglyceryl-2 Laurate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate
Emulsifying
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Tetrasodium EDTA
Methylparaben
Preservative
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Lauric Acid, Lauramide DEA, Potassium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Salicylic Acid, Glyceryl Caprate, Polyglyceryl-2 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Tetrasodium EDTA, Methylparaben, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingHoney Extract
Humectant
PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
PEG-150 Distearate
Emulsifying
Polyquaternium-7
Citric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Butter Extract
Emollient
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Nitrate
Magnesium Chloride
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Preservative
Methylisothiazolinone
Preservative
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Honey Extract, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polysorbate 20, PEG-150 Distearate, Polyquaternium-7, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Butter Extract, Beta-Glucan, Magnesium Nitrate, Magnesium Chloride, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineGlycerin (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 Laureth Sulfate (SLES) is a foaming, cleansing, and emulsifying ingredient. It is created from palm kernel oil or coconut oil. SLES is not the same as sodium lauryl sulfate. It is much milder and less likely to irritate.
SLES helps create foam in personal products. It also prevents ingredients from separating, helping to elongate the shelf life.
Sodium Laureth Sulfate is a type of sulfate. It can be drying. We recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient if you have concerns.
Learn more about Sodium Laureth SulfateWater. 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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