What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Agave Rigida Extract
Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningOpuntia Ficus-Indica Extract
Skin Conditioning
Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Chloride
MaskingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Decyl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Agave Rigida Extract, Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Extract, Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-30 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Capryl/Capramidopropyl Betaine
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingAnanas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAscorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
PEG-32
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
Papain
Skin Conditioning
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Water, Propylene Glycol, PEG-30 Glyceryl Cocoate, Capryl/Capramidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-32, Xanthan Gum, Benzoic Acid, Propanediol, Papain, Glycolic Acid, Parfum
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideWater. 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
