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Ingredients Side-by-side
Avena Sativa Kernel Meal
Abrasive
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Water
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Sodium Isethionate
CleansingCoco-Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Methylpropanediol
SolventAvena Sativa Meal Extract
SoothingAvena Sativa Kernel Oil
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Leaf Extract
AstringentButylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingOctyldodecanol
Emollient
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Avena Sativa Kernel Meal, Zea Mays Starch, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glycerin, Coconut Acid, Water, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Sodium Isethionate, Coco-Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Propanediol, Methylpropanediol, Avena Sativa Meal Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Ceramide NP, Avena Sativa Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Octyldodecanol, Hexylene Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Caprylyl Glycol
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingAcrylates Copolymer
Sodium Chloride
MaskingArginine
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingGuar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingZeolite
AbsorbentColloidal Oatmeal
Absorbent
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Arginine, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Benzyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Hexylene Glycol, Zeolite, Colloidal Oatmeal
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinHexylene Glycol is a multitasker ingredient that works as a solvent, humectant, emulsifier, viscosity reducer, and preservative booster.
It is able to dissolve both water and oil-soluble ingredients to stabilize tricky actives and make products spread more easily.
As a humectant, it pulls water into the skin. But it's a pretty minor moisturizing ingredient compared to other humectants, like glycerin.
Interestingly, it can act as a mild penetration enhancer. One in vitro study on human skin found a 12% concentration upped the absorption of mometasone furoate (a medicinal ingredient used to treat inflammatory skin conditions) up to 7%.
This ingredient is typically used at levels of 0.1-10% depending on the role it's playing.
A patch test study on eczema patients didn't find a significant increase in irritation versus the control group, but the potential for irritation rises at higher concentrations.
Learn more about Hexylene GlycolChances 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!
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