What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Cocamide Mipa
Emulsifying
Niacinamide
Smoothing
C12-13 Alketh-9
EmulsifyingDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingParfum
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolyquaternium-10
Sorbitol
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyquaternium-7
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Zinc Ricinoleate
Kojic Acid
Antioxidant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPropanediol
Solvent
Diospyros Kaki Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningChloramine T
AntimicrobialSodium Bicarbonate
Abrasive
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Antioxidant
Sodium Carbonate
BufferingLimonene
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Glycerin, Coco-Betaine, Cocamide Mipa, Niacinamide, C12-13 Alketh-9, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Parfum, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Salicylic Acid, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyquaternium-10, Sorbitol, Butylene Glycol, Polyquaternium-7, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Zinc Ricinoleate, Kojic Acid, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Hexylene Glycol, Propanediol, Diospyros Kaki Fruit Extract, Chloramine T, Sodium Bicarbonate, CI 19140, Ascorbic Acid, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Sodium Carbonate, Limonene, Geraniol, Citral, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningPumice
Abrasive
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Arginine
Masking
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
1,2-Hexanediol
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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