This salicylic acid gel cleanser is formulated around Salicylic Acid to clear breakouts and unclog pores.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
PEG-32
HumectantCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Polyquaternium-7
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Surfactant
Parfum
Masking
Polyquaternium-67
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Fructooligosaccharides
Humectant
Saccharide Hydrolysate
HumectantDisodium EDTA
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pullulan
Propanediol
Solvent
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Acetate
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingPhytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Harpagophytum Procumbens Root Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin, Water, Potassium Hydroxide, Myristic Acid, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Lauric Acid, PEG-32, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyquaternium-7, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Parfum, Polyquaternium-67, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Chlorphenesin, Salvia Hispanica Seed Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Fructooligosaccharides, Saccharide Hydrolysate, Disodium EDTA, Butylene Glycol, Pullulan, Propanediol, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ceramide NP, Sodium Acetate, Sodium Chloride, Phytosphingosine, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Harpagophytum Procumbens Root Extract
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 GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinChances 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 Water
