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What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningLauramidopropyl Betaine
CleansingDisodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol Laurate
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
MaskingDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingHippophae Rhamnoides Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Squalane
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Cholesterol
Emollient
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Sodium Bicarbonate
Abrasive
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
C12-14 Pareth-12
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningLaurylpyridinium Chloride
AntimicrobialParfum
Masking
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Water, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol Laurate, Sodium Chloride, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Squalane, Ceramide NP, Betaine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, Cholesterol, Phytosphingosine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Citric Acid, Levulinic Acid, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Benzoate, C12-14 Pareth-12, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Hexylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Laurylpyridinium Chloride, Parfum, Hexyl Cinnamal
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 or alcohol, 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 GlycerinChances 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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