What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCapric/Lauric/Myristic/Oleic Amidopropyl Betaine
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCharcoal Powder
Abrasive
Moroccan Lava Clay
Abrasive
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Water, Capric/Lauric/Myristic/Oleic Amidopropyl Betaine, Decyl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Xanthan Gum, Charcoal Powder, Moroccan Lava Clay, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glycerin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Betaine
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Artemisia Vulgaris Extract
Skin Conditioning
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polyquaternium-67
Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMalt Extract
Skin Protecting1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Salvia Officinalis Oil
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Butylene Glycol, Coco-Betaine, Betaine, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Artemisia Vulgaris Extract, Aspartic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyquaternium-67, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Malt Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Salvia Officinalis Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Madecassoside, Panthenol, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid
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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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