What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate
Emulsifying
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Distarch Phosphate
AbsorbentButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Bran
Abrasive
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Quercetin
Antioxidant
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantSodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Water, Glycerin, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Distarch Phosphate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Avena Sativa Bran, Panthenol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Maltodextrin, Quercetin, CI 77891
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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 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!
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