What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmulsifyingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Methyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Poloxamer 184
EmulsifyingHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingAvena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Lauryl Glucoside, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Methyl Gluceth-20, Poloxamer 184, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Inulin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Allantoin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Maltooligosyl Glucoside
Skin ConditioningSalicylic Acid
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Copper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSucrose
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids
CleansingCeratonia Siliqua Gum
EmollientChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingWater, Decyl Glucoside, Pentylene Glycol, Maltooligosyl Glucoside, Salicylic Acid, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Copper Gluconate, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Sodium Chloride, Sucrose, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Cellulose Gum
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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.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineGlycerin (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!
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