What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
No concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Cocamide Methyl Mea
Acrylates Copolymer
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingTetrasodium EDTA
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningBoswellia Serrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-2 Oleate
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide Methyl Mea, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium EDTA, Propylene Glycol, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Maltodextrin, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Asiatic Acid, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Ceramide NP, Lactobacillus, Boswellia Serrata Extract, Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Oleate, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate
Reviews
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
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
