This mild cream cleanser is made to cleanse while calming and soothing your skin.
This gel cleanser uses mild cleansing ingredients, but contains alcohol that may feel drying for some.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingSodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin ConditioningLonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningInulin
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Dextrin
AbsorbentOryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCamellia Oleifera Leaf Extract
AstringentAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSaccharomyces Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningDisodium Succinate
MaskingGlycine
Buffering
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Valine
MaskingThreonine
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Behenyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Glycol Distearate, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein, Caprylyl Glycol, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Inulin, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Dextrin, Oryza Sativa Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Sodium Gluconate, Xanthan Gum, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Sodium Hydroxide, Saccharomyces Lysate, Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract, Disodium Succinate, Glycine, Glutamic Acid, Valine, Threonine
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Fomes Officinalis Extract
Skin ProtectingCamellia Oleifera Leaf Extract
AstringentPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Citric Acid
Buffering
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Decyl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Fomes Officinalis Extract, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Panthenol, Disodium EDTA, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Citric Acid, Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract comes from the leaves of the tea oil plant, the cousin of the green tea plant Camellia Sinensis. This ingredient is mainly added to skincare as a mild skin-conditioning and astringent ingredient.
Early lab studies show it can calm inflammation and slightly inhibit the enzyme that triggers dark spots. Modern studies also show it to have antibacterial and antioxidant effects that support anti-inflammatory use.
There's no dedicated safety review for this ingredient for now, but its cousin Camellia Sinensis has been reviewed and found to be without safety concerns.
Like most botanical extracts, this ingredient carries a low but real chance of contact allergy or mild irritation in sensitive individuals.
Learn more about Camellia Oleifera Leaf ExtractGlycerin (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!
Learn more about WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
