What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Behenic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Illicium Verum Leaf Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Myristica Fragrans Kernel Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil
Masking
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Medica Peel Oil
Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil
Masking
Hibiscus Abelmoschus Extract
MaskingLinalool
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Anogeissus Leiocarpus Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Jasminum Officinale Flower Wax
EmollientSodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids
CleansingPEG-3 Distearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Phytantriol
HumectantDisodium EDTA
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Preservative
Methylisothiazolinone
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Behenic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Lauric Acid, Stearic Acid, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Illicium Verum Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Myristica Fragrans Kernel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil, Citrus Medica Peel Oil, Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil, Hibiscus Abelmoschus Extract, Linalool, Citronellol, Limonene, Anogeissus Leiocarpus Bark Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Jasminum Officinale Flower Wax, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, PEG-3 Distearate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phytantriol, Disodium EDTA, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Acrylates Copolymer
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Camellia Sinensis Leaf
Perfuming
Luffa Cylindrica Fruit/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningLuffa Cylindrica Fruit
Abrasive
Sodium Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Silk
Skin ConditioningRosa Multiflora Fruit Extract
MaskingBelamcanda Chinensis Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingPolyglyceryl-10 Dioleate
Emulsifying
Polyglyceryl-2 Sesquicaprylate
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTetrasodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Propanediol, Glycerin, Acrylates Copolymer, Coco-Betaine, Camellia Sinensis Leaf, Luffa Cylindrica Fruit/Leaf/Stem Extract, Luffa Cylindrica Fruit, Sodium Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Silk, Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract, Belamcanda Chinensis Root Extract, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Chloride, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Sesquicaprylate, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Parfum, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol
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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.
Potassium hydroxide is commonly known as caustic potash. It is used to fix the pH of a product or as a cleaning agent in soap. In cleansers, it is used for the saponification of oils.
Sapnification is the process of creating fatty acid metal salts from triglycerides and a strong base. During this process, Potassium Hydroxide is used up and is not present in the final product.
Using high concentrations of Potassium Hydroxide have shown to irritate the skin.
Learn more about Potassium HydroxideWater. 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 Water
