What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Surfactant
Glycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Houttuynia Cordata Powder
Skin ConditioningMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Gluconolactone
Chelating
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingDisodium EDTA
ChelatingDextrin
AbsorbentHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPotassium Benzoate
Preservative
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Potassium Cocoate, Coco-Glucoside, Decyl Glucoside, Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Powder, Madecassoside, Ceramide NP, Panthenol, Gluconolactone, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Theobroma Cacao Seed Extract, Sodium Chloride, Disodium EDTA, Dextrin, Hexylene Glycol, Potassium Benzoate, Hydroxyacetophenone
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-8
HumectantBeeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
4-Butylresorcinol
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Pearl
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Kaolin
Abrasive
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Sodium Salicylate
Preservative
Carnitine
Cleansing
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
CI 77220
Cosmetic ColorantGlyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Acrylates Copolymer
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Arachidic Acid
Cleansing
Oleic Acid
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycol
HumectantSodium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Sulfate
Glucose
Humectant
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Trideceth-9
EmulsifyingCaramel
Cosmetic ColorantTrisodium EDTA
ChelatingParfum
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
CI 77268:1
Cosmetic ColorantCI 10316
Cosmetic ColorantCI 61570
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-8, Beeswax, 4-Butylresorcinol, Hydrolyzed Pearl, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Kaolin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Salicylate, Carnitine, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, CI 77220, Glyceryl Glucoside, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Lactic Acid, Arachidic Acid, Oleic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Sulfate, Glucose, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Trideceth-9, Caramel, Trisodium EDTA, Parfum, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, CI 77268:1, CI 10316, CI 61570
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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 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!
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