This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse while respecting your skin barrier.
This glycolic acid gel cleanser is formulated around Glycolic Acid to exfoliate and smooth skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingLauryl Betaine
CleansingStyrene/Acrylate Crosspolymer
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingMethylparaben
Preservative
Ethylparaben
Preservative
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCeramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingWater, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Lauryl Betaine, Styrene/Acrylate Crosspolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Niacinamide, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ceramide AP, Ceramide NP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate
CleansingDisodium 2-Sulfolaurate
CleansingGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Malic Acid
Buffering
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sucrose Cocoate
Emulsifying
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Riboflavin Phosphate
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate, Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate, Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Malic Acid, Allantoin, Citric Acid, Sucrose Cocoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Riboflavin Phosphate, Phenoxyethanol, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, 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.
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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