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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Hydrated Silica
Abrasive
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Acrylates Copolymer
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil
Masking
Menthyl Lactate
Masking
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPolyquaternium-7
Montmorillonite
AbsorbentIllite
Abrasive
Kaolin
Abrasive
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Hydrated Silica, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Acrylates Copolymer, Glycerin, Sodium Gluconate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Glycol Distearate, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Panthenol, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Oil, Menthyl Lactate, Mentha Piperita Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyquaternium-7, Montmorillonite, Illite, Kaolin, Citric Acid
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 GlycerinSodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from coconut oil. It is an ultra gentle cleanser that gives a nice foam without drying the skin or impacting the skin barrier.
The amount of foam created depends on the amount of sodium cocoyl isethionate used in the product.
This ingredient also helps improve the spreadability of a product.
This ingredient hasn’t been shown in studies to feed fungal acne yeast.
Learn more about Sodium Cocoyl IsethionateWater. 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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