This glycolic acid cream cleanser is formulated around Glycolic Acid to exfoliate and smooth skin.
This mild cream cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Behentrimonium Methosulfate
SurfactantPolyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Succinate
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Bis-Lauryl Cocaminopropylamine/Hdi/PEG-100 Copolymer
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Chelating1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Tropolone
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Succinate, Cetyl Alcohol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Bisabolol, Bis-Lauryl Cocaminopropylamine/Hdi/PEG-100 Copolymer, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydroxyacetophenone, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tropolone, Caprylyl Glycol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. It is a primary fatty alcohol with a chain length above 12 carbons. A study from 2019 show Malassezia can feed on fatty alcohols in this range, so it may trigger fungal acne in those prone to it.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholWater. 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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