What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Dimethiconol
Emollient
Tea-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate
CleansingTrideceth-10
CleansingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPisum Sativum Extract
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingGuar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Parfum
Masking
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Dimethiconol, Tea-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Trideceth-10, Propylene Glycol, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Pisum Sativum Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Carbomer, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Salicylic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Citric Acid
Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Leaf Extract
BleachingMurraya Exotica Leaf Extract
Antioxidant
Azadirachta Indica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialAcetum
Sapindus Mukorossi Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningEmblica Officinalis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAcacia Concinna Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningBacillus/Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed/Soybean Ferment Filtrate
Antioxidant
Glycine Soja Extract
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Polyquaternium-10
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingMagnesium Sulfate
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Leaf Extract, Murraya Exotica Leaf Extract, Azadirachta Indica Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Acetum, Sapindus Mukorossi Fruit Extract, Emblica Officinalis Fruit Extract, Acacia Concinna Fruit Extract, Bacillus/Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed/Soybean Ferment Filtrate, Glycine Soja Extract, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Decyl Glucoside, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Polyquaternium-10, Xanthan Gum, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cellulose Gum, Magnesium Sulfate, Tocopheryl Acetate
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 BetaineGlycerin (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 GlycerinThis ingredient is derived from guar gum. It is a skin conditioning agent that creates a thin, breathable film to reduce water loss during cleansing.
This leaves the skin feeling soft rather than stripped and also contributes to a creamier lather.
Due to the large molecule size, this ingredient is unlikely to penetrate skin.
Learn more about Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium ChloridePhenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!).
It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome.
On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive.
Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10).
You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own.
Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU.
Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including for children of all ages.
Adverse systemic effects only showed up in animal studies at exposures roughly 200x higher than what people get from cosmetics. And despite its very widespread use, this ingredient is a rare sensitizer and allergic reactions are uncommon.
Learn more about PhenoxyethanolXanthan 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
