What's inside
What's inside
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingPEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Laureth-8 Sulfate
Cleansing
Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol
EmulsifyingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Magnesium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Oleth Sulfate
Cleansing
Polyquaternium-10
Magnesium Laureth-8 Sulfate
Cleansing
PEG-75 Shea Butter Glycerides
Emulsifying
Magnesium Oleth Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Acetate
BufferingBrassica Campestris Sterols
EmollientRaspberry Seed Oil/Palm Oil Aminopropanediol Esters
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Laureth-8 Sulfate, Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Magnesium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Oleth Sulfate, Polyquaternium-10, Magnesium Laureth-8 Sulfate, PEG-75 Shea Butter Glycerides, Magnesium Oleth Sulfate, Sodium Acetate, Brassica Campestris Sterols, Raspberry Seed Oil/Palm Oil Aminopropanediol Esters
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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 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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