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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingCaprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Saccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Caryodendron Orinocense Seed Oil
Emollient
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Sodium Phytate
Water, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Niacinamide, Tocopherol, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Caryodendron Orinocense Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Phytate
Water
Skin ConditioningAmmonium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Polyquaternium-7
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Polyquaternium-39
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lauroamphoacetate
CleansingSodium Trideceth Sulfate
Cleansing
Parfum
Masking
Cocamide Mea
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
MaskingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Oil
Masking
Maris Aqua
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Methylisothiazolinone
Preservative
DMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Styrene/Acrylamide Copolymer
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantMica
Cosmetic ColorantBenzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Water, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Polyquaternium-7, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Glycerin, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Polyquaternium-39, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Sodium Trideceth Sulfate, Parfum, Cocamide Mea, Sodium Chloride, Allantoin, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Oil, Maris Aqua, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Methylisothiazolinone, DMDM Hydantoin, Styrene/Acrylamide Copolymer, CI 77891, Mica, Benzyl Salicylate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Butylphenyl Methylpropional
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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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