What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingHamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Parfum
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Phytic Acid
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Carica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Decyl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Polysorbate 20, Glycerin, Sodium Chloride, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Glycolic Acid, Sodium PCA, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Alcohol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Parfum, Linalool, Phytic Acid, Lactobacillus Ferment, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingDisodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingInulin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Sorbitan Caprylate
EmulsifyingSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialSaccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Sodium Phytate
Fructose
Humectant
Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil
Masking
Boswellia Neglecta Resin Oil
Emollient
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Sodium Citrate
BufferingHydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract
Antioxidant
Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Water, Decyl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Lauryl Glucoside, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Inulin, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Levulinate, Gluconolactone, Glyceryl Oleate, Sorbitan Caprylate, Sodium Anisate, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Phytate, Fructose, Citrus Aurantifolia Peel Oil, Boswellia Neglecta Resin Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Maltodextrin, Sodium Citrate, Hydrolyzed Gardenia Florida Extract, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Citric Acid
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineDecyl 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 GlucosideWe don't have a description for Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate yet.
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 GlycerinLauryl Glucoside sugar- and lipid-based cleansing agent. It is created from glucose and lauryl alcohol.
This ingredient is a surfactant, making it easier to rinse oil, dirt, and other pollutants away.
A British study found lauryl glucoside to cause skin sensitivity for some people. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have concerns.
Other names for this ingredient include "Lauryl Polyglucose", "Lauryl glycoside", and "D-Glucopyranoside".
Learn more about Lauryl GlucosideChances 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
