What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Salicylic Acid 0.45%
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Silica
Abrasive
Parfum
Masking
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
Polyquaternium-67
Dextrin
AbsorbentZea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentMannitol
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Sucrose
Humectant
Gardenia Florida Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Acetate
BufferingUltramarines
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Isopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Mandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Melaleuca Viminalis Extract
Flower Extract
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Coffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
HumectantPinus Palustris Leaf Extract
TonicOenothera Biennis Flower Extract
AstringentUlmus Davidiana Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Mentha Citrata Leaf Extract
Astringent
Pinus Pinaster Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Coco-Glucoside, Decyl Glucoside, 1,2-Hexanediol, Salicylic Acid 0.45%, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Silica, Parfum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Citric Acid, Polyquaternium-67, Dextrin, Zea Mays Starch, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Disodium EDTA, Sucrose, Gardenia Florida Flower Extract, Sodium Acetate, Ultramarines, Tocopheryl Acetate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Gluconolactone, Mandelic Acid, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Melaleuca Viminalis Extract, Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Mentha Citrata Leaf Extract, Pinus Pinaster Leaf Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningStearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sorbitol
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Polyquaternium-7
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Tetrasodium EDTA
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Preservative
Methylisothiazolinone
Preservative
Water, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Myristic Acid, Niacinamide, Sorbitol, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Coco-Glucoside, Decyl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycol Distearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Palmitic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium PCA, Polyquaternium-7, Glycolic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolCoco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.
Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away.
This ingredient is considered gentle and non-comedogenic. However, it may still be irritating for some.
Learn more about Coco-GlucosideDecyl Glucoside is a plant-derived surfactant and emulsion stabilizer. It is created by reacting glucose with the fatty acids from plants.
Like all surfactants, it works by lowering the surface tension between water and oil. This makes it so that dirt, sebum, and makeup can be lifted off your skin and rinsed away. It also produces a dense and creamy foam.
Because it has a neutral charge, it is compatible with a wide range of ingredients and stays stable across a broad pH range/water hardiness conditions.
Patch testing has shown it to have the lowest irritation potential among common cleansing surfactants (like SLS).
Typical use levels range from 5-20% in rinse-off cleansers.
One thing worth knowing: The American Contact Dermatitis Society named the parent family, alkyl glucosides, "Allergen of the Year" in 2017. The prevalence of allergy is pretty low but be sure to patch test if you've reacted to "gentle" or sulfate-free cleansers before.
This ingredient is fungal acne safe because the fatty alcohol portion of this ingredient is not within the C11-24 chain length that Malassezia can metabolize.
Learn more about Decyl GlucosideGlycerin (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 Cocoyl Glycinate is a cleansing agent. It can be naturally derived or synthetically-created.
As a surfactant, it helps clean your skin by gathering dirt, oil, and other pollutants to be rinsed away more easily.
Water. 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 Water
