What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Trehalose
Humectant
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Artemisia Princeps Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingTaraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningGlucose
Humectant
Lactobacillus Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Bifida Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Chloride, Salicylic Acid, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Allantoin, Trehalose, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Artemisia Princeps Extract, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Hexylene Glycol, Taraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract, Glucose, Lactobacillus Ferment Filtrate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Bifida Ferment Filtrate
Water
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Brassica Napus Seed Oil
Emollient
Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate
Absorbent
Dimethicone
Emollient
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Sorbitan Tristearate
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPoloxamer 338
EmulsifyingAmmonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Sucrose Cocoate
Emulsifying
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
T-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
Chlorhexidine Digluconate
Antimicrobial
Parfum
Masking
Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycerin, Sorbitan Stearate, Paraffinum Liquidum, Niacinamide, Brassica Napus Seed Oil, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Dimethicone, Beeswax, Sorbitan Tristearate, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Poloxamer 338, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Disodium EDTA, Sucrose Cocoate, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, T-Butyl Alcohol, Cetyl Palmitate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Chlorhexidine Digluconate, Parfum
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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.
Citric Acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) naturally found in citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and limes.
Like other AHAs, citric acid can exfoliate skin by breaking down the bonds that hold dead skin cells together. This helps reveal smoother and brighter skin underneath.
However, this exfoliating effect only happens at high concentrations (20%) which can be hard to find in cosmetic products.
Due to this, citric acid is usually included in small amounts as a pH adjuster. This helps keep products slightly more acidic and compatible with skin's natural pH.
In skincare formulas, citric acid can:
While it can provide some skin benefits, research shows lactic acid and glycolic acid are generally more effective and less irritating exfoliants.
Most citric acid used in skincare today is made by fermenting sugars (usually from molasses). This synthetic version is identical to the natural citrus form but easier to stabilize and use in formulations.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Citric AcidGlycerin (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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