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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Bentonite
Absorbent
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Sea Silt
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingHoney
Humectant
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Coffea Arabica Seed Oil
Masking
Kaolin
Abrasive
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Santalum Album Wood Oil
Perfuming
Pelargonium Graveolens Oil
Masking
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Powder
Skin Conditioning
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Citric Acid
Buffering
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Water, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Decyl Glucoside, Bentonite, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Sea Silt, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Honey, Cetearyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Oil, Kaolin, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Santalum Album Wood Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Powder, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Citronellol, Geraniol
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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.
Decyl Glucoside is a plant-derived surfactant and emulsion stabilizer. It is created by reacting glucose with the fatty acids from plants.
Like all surfactants, it works by lowering the surface tension between water and oil. This makes it so that dirt, sebum, and makeup can be lifted off your skin and rinsed away. It also produces a dense and creamy foam.
Because it has a neutral charge, it is compatible with a wide range of ingredients and stays stable across a broad pH range/water hardiness conditions.
Patch testing has shown it to have the lowest irritation potential among common cleansing surfactants (like SLS).
Typical use levels range from 5-20% in rinse-off cleansers.
One thing worth knowing: The American Contact Dermatitis Society named the parent family, alkyl glucosides, "Allergen of the Year" in 2017. The prevalence of allergy is pretty low but be sure to patch test if you've reacted to "gentle" or sulfate-free cleansers before.
This ingredient is fungal acne safe because the fatty alcohol portion of this ingredient is not within the C11-24 chain length that Malassezia can metabolize.
Learn more about Decyl GlucosideGlycerin (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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