What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Papain
Skin Conditioning
Coptis Japonica Root Extract
Skin ConditioningVigna Radiata Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Serotina Fruit Extract
MaskingHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Polyglutamic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Hordeum Distichon Extract
Skin ProtectingVaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract
AstringentPunica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Beta Vulgaris Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPrunus Armeniaca Seed Powder
Abrasive
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Powder
Collagen Extract
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Bran
Abrasive
Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Powder
HumectantSedum Sarmentosum Extract
HumectantOrchis Mascula Extract
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Glucose
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingLauryl Betaine
CleansingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Cimicifuga Dahurica Root Extract
Antioxidant
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Phytate
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Papain, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Vigna Radiata Seed Extract, Prunus Serotina Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Polyglutamic Acid, Hordeum Distichon Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Butylene Glycol, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Prunus Armeniaca Seed Powder, Glyceryl Glucoside, Oryza Sativa Powder, Collagen Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Powder, Sedum Sarmentosum Extract, Orchis Mascula Extract, Allantoin, Glucose, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Lauryl Betaine, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Cimicifuga Dahurica Root Extract, Coconut Acid, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Phytate
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Zea Mays Oil
Emulsifying
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCalcium Gluconate
HumectantSodium Chloride
MaskingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingCholecalciferol
Cholesterol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Tetrasodium EDTA
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Niacinamide, Gluconolactone, PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Zea Mays Oil, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Carbomer, Calcium Gluconate, Sodium Chloride, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Cholecalciferol, Cholesterol, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Tetrasodium EDTA, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Phytosphingosine, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin
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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 GlycerinHydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid is hyaluronic acid (HA) that is broken down into lower molecular weight fragments.
It's a humectant that pulls and holds water in the skin to help with hydration, plumpness, and reduce transepidermal water loss.
Because hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid is smaller in size, it can slip past your outermost layer of skin more easily than full-sized HA.
Most formulations will combine all sizes to get the best of both worlds.
Typical usage levels range from 0.01-1%. Any percentage higher than 2% might become goopy and tacky.
Learn more about Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic AcidChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideThis gentle cleansing and foaming ingredient is known for leaving a smooth feeling in skin and hair. It is made using coconut oil.
According to the manufacturer, it is soluble in water and has resistance to hard water, acid, and alkali.
Due to its coconut base, it may not be Malassezia folliculitis safe.
Learn more about Sodium Methyl Cocoyl TaurateWater. 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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