What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Bicarbonate
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentCellulose
Absorbent
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Milk Protein Extract
Menthol
Masking
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingPEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Disodium EDTA
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Illicium Verum Fruit Extract
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Water, Sodium Bicarbonate, Glycerin, Silica, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Milk Protein Extract, Menthol, Cellulose Gum, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Disodium EDTA, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Illicium Verum Fruit Extract, Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Limonene, Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Acrylates Copolymer
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Hydrogenated Coconut Acid
Emollient
Vigna Angularis Seed Extract
Skin ProtectingGlycine Max Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Powder
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Powder
HumectantPhaseolus Radiatus Seed Powder
Squalane
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingPotassium Benzoate
Preservative
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyquaternium-67
Hexadecene
Solvent1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Tetradecene
EmollientSorbitol
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Hydrogenated Coconut Acid, Vigna Angularis Seed Extract, Glycine Max Seed Extract, Oryza Sativa Powder, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Powder, Phaseolus Radiatus Seed Powder, Squalane, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Ceramide NP, Phytosphingosine, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Isethionate, Potassium Benzoate, Butylene Glycol, Polyquaternium-67, Hexadecene, 1,2-Hexanediol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Tetradecene, Sorbitol, Citric 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
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 GlycerinWater. 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
