What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Talc
Abrasive
Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Isododecane
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingHydrogen Dimethicone
Magnesium Sulfate
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Aluminum Hydroxide
EmollientDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Tetrasodium EDTA
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Propylene Carbonate
SolventEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSilica
Abrasive
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
Water, Dimethicone, Talc, Phenyl Trimethicone, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Isododecane, Glycerin, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Magnesium Sulfate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Benzoic Acid, Tetrasodium EDTA, Dehydroacetic Acid, Propylene Carbonate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Silica, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, CI 77891, Iron Oxides
Water
Skin ConditioningOctyldodecanol
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Isododecane
EmollientAcrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientPolyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Algae Extract
EmollientArnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Tremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Fructose
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingEthyl Hexanediol
SolventIpomoea Batatas Root Extract
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Maltose
MaskingSodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Trehalose
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Glucose
Humectant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Octyldodecanol, Propanediol, Glycerin, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Isododecane, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Chloride, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Aluminum Hydroxide, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Algae Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Tocopherol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Fructose, Urea, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethyl Hexanediol, Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Maltose, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Trehalose, Allantoin, Glucose, Titanium Dioxide, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
This polymer has film-forming properties and helps leave behind a soft film on the skin with oxygen permeability.
That's why you'll most likely find this in sunscreen formulations.
Aluminum Hydroxide is a form of aluminum. It can be naturally found in nature as the mineral gibbsite. In cosmetics, Aluminum Hydroxide is used as a colorant, pH adjuster, and absorbent.
As a colorant, Aluminum Hydroxide may add opacity, or reduce the transparency. Aluminum hydroxide is contains both basic and acidic properties.
According to manufacturers, this ingredient is an emollient and humectant. This means it helps hydrate the skin.
In medicine, this ingredient is used to help relieve heartburn and help heal ulcers.
There is currently no credible scientific evidence linking aluminum hydroxide in cosmetics to increased cancer risk.
Major health organizations allow the use of aluminum hydroxide in personal care products and have not flagged it as a carcinogenic risk at typical usage levels.
Learn more about Aluminum HydroxideDisteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.
It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.
Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.
Learn more about Disteardimonium HectoriteGlycerin (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 GlycerinIsododecane is a fragrance, emollient, and solvent.
As an emollient, it helps your skin stay soft and hydrated. Emollients help trap moisture into your skin.
Isododecane's role as a solvent makes it a great texture enhancer. It spreads smoothly on skin and does not leave a sticky feeling behind. Isododecane also helps prevent color transfer in makeup products.
Isododecane is not absorbed into skin.
The chemical name for this ingredient is 2,2,4,6,6-PENTAMETHYLHEPTANE.
Learn more about IsododecaneChances 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
