Rainbow Research Colloidal Oatmeal Bath & Body Wash Versus Naturium The Soother Sensitive Skin Body Wash
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Calendula Officinalis Flower
Skin Conditioning
Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSorbic Acid
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Water, Decyl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, Sodium PCA, Sodium Chloride, Sorbic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Panthenyl Hydroxypropyl Steardimonium Chloride
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Seed Extract
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Cocamide Mipa
Emulsifying
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glycerin, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Panthenyl Hydroxypropyl Steardimonium Chloride, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Glycol Distearate, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Seed Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Cocamide Mipa, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Citric Acid
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Oatmeal flour is created by grinding down the kernels of oats. Oatmeal helps sooth, hydrate, and protect the skin.
Oatmeal kernel flour has abrasive, or exfoliating, properties.
Learn all about the skin benefits of colloidal oatmeal here.
Learn more about Avena Sativa Kernel FlourGlycerin (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!
Learn more about Water
