What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Oryza Sativa Bran Water
Masking
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Rice Bran Acid
CleansingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Surfactant
Dipropylene Glycol
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Skin Conditioning
Xanthium Strumarium Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPortulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGinkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Rhus Semialata Gall Extract
Skin ConditioningAkebia Quinata Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Polyquaternium-7
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Oryza Sativa Bran Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Water, Potassium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Rice Bran Acid, Lauric Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Dipropylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Xanthium Strumarium Fruit Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Rhus Semialata Gall Extract, Akebia Quinata Extract, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Polyquaternium-7, PEG-100 Stearate, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Benzoate, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Betaine
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Artemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polyquaternium-67
Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMalt Extract
Skin Protecting1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Salvia Officinalis Oil
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Butylene Glycol, Coco-Betaine, Betaine, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Aspartic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyquaternium-67, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Malt Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Madecassoside, Panthenol, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid
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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 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 GlycerinHydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate is a modified starch used to help thicken a product.
It is also used in foods.
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 Water
