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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAlthaea Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract
EmollientCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Threonine
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Coco-Glucoside, Glycol Distearate, Glycerin, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Xanthan Gum, Althaea Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Arginine, Serine, Threonine, Decyl Glucoside, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingColloidal Oatmeal
Absorbent
Maltooligosyl Glucoside
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantAvena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPropanediol
Solvent
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
CleansingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein
Skin Conditioning
Caprylic Acid
CleansingXylitol
Humectant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Agastache Mexicana Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Colloidal Oatmeal, Maltooligosyl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Lauryl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Propanediol, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Benzyl Alcohol, Lactic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein, Caprylic Acid, Xylitol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Tocopherol, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Agastache Mexicana Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Butylene Glycol
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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 GlycerinSodium Cocoyl Glutamate is a gentle cleanser and surfactant. It is the sodium salt of the Cocoyl Glutamic Acid and comes from coconut oil. As a surfactant, it helps lift dirt and oil to be washed away.
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate also has an emolliating effect and can help leave the skin feeling soft.
Water. 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
