What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Oenocarpus Bataua Fruit Oil
Emollient
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
Perfuming
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialMedicago Sativa Extract
TonicSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingHydrolyzed Quinoa
Skin ConditioningCaprylic Acid
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Oenocarpus Bataua Fruit Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Medicago Sativa Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Hydrolyzed Quinoa, Caprylic Acid, Glycerin, Capryloyl Glycine, Panthenol, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
PEG-4 Rapeseedamide
Sodium Laureth-8 Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingDisodium Undecylenamido Mea-Sulfosuccinate
CleansingClimbazole
Antimicrobial
Piroctone Olamine
Preservative
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Oleth Sulfate
Cleansing
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Menthol
Masking
Sorbitol
Humectant
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, PEG-4 Rapeseedamide, Sodium Laureth-8 Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Disodium Undecylenamido Mea-Sulfosuccinate, Climbazole, Piroctone Olamine, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Oleth Sulfate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Propylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Menthol, Sorbitol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Potassium Sorbate is a preservative used to prevent yeast and mold in products. It is commonly found in both cosmetic and food products.
This ingredient comes from potassium salt derived from sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is a natural antibiotic and effective against fungus.
Both potassium sorbate and sorbic acid can be found in baked goods, cheeses, dried meats, dried fruit, ice cream, pickles, wine, yogurt, and more.
You'll often find this ingredient used with other preservatives.
Learn more about Potassium SorbateThis is a botanical extract from the rosemary plant (the same one you cook with). In skincare, it mostly works as a skin conditioning agent.
Its activity comes from a handful of polyphenols, carnosic acid, carnosol, and rosmarinic acid. Almost 90% of the antioxidant activity of this ingredient can be attributed to canosol and carnosic acid.
These compounds protect your skin two ways:
1) They fight off free radicals, or the unstable molecules from things like sun and pollution that age and damage skin.
2) They help calm inflammation by switching off the chemical signals that tell skin to get red and irritated.
Lab studies also suggest that rosmarinic acid may help protect collagen and slow sugar-related damage to it.
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review has concluded rosemary-derived ingredients to be safe when formulated to be non-sensitizing.
Rosemary can occasionally cause allergic contact dermatitis (due to carnosol), so be sure to patch test if you have reactive or fragrance-sensitive skin.
Learn more about Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf ExtractChances 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!
Learn more about Water
