What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Salicylic Acid 2%
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Rapeseed Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Isopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSqualane
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMicrocrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingArnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Brassica Campestris Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil
Perfuming
Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Curcumin
Antioxidant
Lactobacillus/Kelp Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningPorphyridium Cruentum Extract
Skin ConditioningFucoxanthin
Skin ConditioningAstaxanthin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil
Emollient
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Salicylic Acid 2%, Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate, Glyceryl Oleate, Hydrogenated Rapeseed Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Phenethyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Squalane, Xanthan Gum, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose Gum, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Brassica Campestris Seed Oil, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Curcumin, Lactobacillus/Kelp Ferment Filtrate, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Fucoxanthin, Astaxanthin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Tocopherol
Benzoyl Peroxide 5.5%
Water
Skin ConditioningIsostearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCapryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin Conditioning
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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 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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