What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Potassium Myristate
EmulsifyingPotassium Stearate
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingPotassium Palmitate
EmulsifyingMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Potassium Laurate
EmulsifyingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polyquaternium-10
Parfum
Masking
Pentasodium Pentetate
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Potassium Myristate, Potassium Stearate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Potassium Palmitate, Myristic Acid, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Potassium Laurate, Lauric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Polyquaternium-10, Parfum, Pentasodium Pentetate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Limonene, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningPotassium Myristate
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Potassium Behenate
CleansingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Potassium Palmitate
EmulsifyingPotassium Laurate
EmulsifyingPotassium Stearate
CleansingPEG-3 Distearate
Emulsifying
Cholesteryl Hydroxystearate
EmollientButylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Trisodium EDTA
Disodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
CI 60730
Cosmetic ColorantCI 14700
Cosmetic Colorant
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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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
We don't have a description for Potassium Laurate yet.
We don't have a description for Potassium Myristate yet.
We don't have a description for Potassium Palmitate yet.
We don't have a description for Potassium Stearate yet.
Water. 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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