Pond's Healthy Hydration Orange Nectar Gel Cleanser Versus Simple Skincare Protect 'N' Glow Express Glow Clay Polish
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Sodium Lauroamphoacetate
CleansingAcrylates Copolymer
Sodium Chloride
MaskingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Lauramidopropyl Betaine
CleansingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Polyquaternium-6
Citric Acid
Buffering
PEG-150 Distearate
Emulsifying
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Tetrasodium EDTA
Benzophenone-4
UV Absorber
BHT
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingNiacinamide
Smoothing
Trideceth-9
EmulsifyingCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Juice
Skin ConditioningBisabolol
Antioxidant
Sodium Carbonate
BufferingSodium Sulfate
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
CI 15510
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Decyl Glucoside, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Caprylyl Glycol, Coconut Acid, Polyquaternium-6, Citric Acid, PEG-150 Distearate, Stearic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Benzophenone-4, BHT, Sodium Hydroxide, Niacinamide, Trideceth-9, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Juice, Bisabolol, Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Sulfate, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, CI 15510
Water
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Bentonite
Absorbent
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningPEG-100 Stearate
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTriethanolamine
BufferingSodium Sulfate
Ceteareth-20
CleansingPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Disodium EDTA
PEG-4 Dilaurate
Emulsifying
PEG-4 Laurate
Emulsifying
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
PEG-4
HumectantZingiber Officinale Root Juice
Skin ConditioningWater, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Bentonite, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cetyl Alcohol, Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract, PEG-100 Stearate, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Sodium Sulfate, Ceteareth-20, Polysorbate 60, Disodium EDTA, PEG-4 Dilaurate, PEG-4 Laurate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, PEG-4, Zingiber Officinale Root Juice
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Chances 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 ChlorideSodium Sulfate is a type of sulfate.
Water. 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
