What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Prunus Armeniaca Seed Powder
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Charcoal Powder
Abrasive
Maranta Arundinacea Root Powder
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate
Emollient
Hydrolyzed Verbascum Thapsus Flower
Antioxidant
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDiheptyl Succinate
EmollientCapryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Prunus Armeniaca Seed Powder, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Charcoal Powder, Maranta Arundinacea Root Powder, Coco-Caprylate, Hydrolyzed Verbascum Thapsus Flower, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Decyl Glucoside, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Farnesol
Perfuming
Silica
Abrasive
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Charcoal
Abrasive
Kaolin
Abrasive
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Malic Acid
Buffering
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Oil
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Alternatives
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!
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
