What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingBetaine
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Ammonium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Hydroxypropylcellulose
EmulsifyingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialMentha Piperita Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningOrbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Tussilago Farfara Flower Extract
AstringentAchillea Millefolium Extract
CleansingEquisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentAlthaea Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningThymus Vulgaris Extract
Perfuming
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
MaskingParfum
Masking
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Water, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Ammonium Cocoyl Isethionate, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Mentha Piperita Leaf Extract, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Panthenol, Glycerin, Tussilago Farfara Flower Extract, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Althaea Officinalis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Thymus Vulgaris Extract, Polysorbate 20, Citric Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Chloride, Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Coco-Sulfate
Cleansing
Propanediol
Solvent
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Chloride
MaskingLysolecithin
EmulsifyingAscorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Beta-Sitosterol
Emulsion Stabilising
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate
Skin ConditioningSqualene
Emollient
Xylitol
Humectant
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Emollient
Lecithin
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Coco-Sulfate, Propanediol, Lauryl Glucoside, Glycerin, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Chloride, Lysolecithin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Beta-Sitosterol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Squalene, Xylitol, Glyceryl Oleate, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Lactic Acid
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 GlycerinChances 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 ChlorideWater. 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
