What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Triethanolamine
BufferingTea-Stearate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Tallowate
Cleansing
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoate
Cleansing
Sodium Ricinoleate
CleansingSodium Oleate
CleansingCocamide Mea
EmulsifyingDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingSodium Stearate
CleansingBHT
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Tetrasodium Etidronate
Emulsion StabilisingTrisodium Hedta
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Withania Somnifera Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
EmollientHelianthus Annuus Extract
Emollient
Musa Sapientum Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMusa Sapientum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMusa Sapientum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMusa Sapientum Peel Extract
Skin ConditioningMusa Sapientum Pulp Extract
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Lysolecithin
EmulsifyingPolyquaternium-7
Pullulan
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Withania Somnifera Root Extract, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Helianthus Annuus Extract, Musa Sapientum Flower Extract, Musa Sapientum Fruit Extract, Musa Sapientum Leaf Extract, Musa Sapientum Peel Extract, Musa Sapientum Pulp Extract, Niacinamide, Lactobacillus, Lactobacillus Ferment, Lysolecithin, Polyquaternium-7, Pullulan, Sclerotium Gum, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Parfum, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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 is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
