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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningLauryl Glucoside
CleansingPropanediol
Solvent
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Cucumis Sativus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Chamomilla Recutita Extract
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialAloe Barbadensis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Melilotus Officinalis Extract
AstringentThymus Zygis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Phytate
Mentha Aquatica Leaf Oil
Masking
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Water, Lauryl Glucoside, Propanediol, Decyl Glucoside, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Centella Asiatica Extract, Cucumis Sativus Extract, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Melilotus Officinalis Extract, Thymus Zygis Oil, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glycerin, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Phytate, Mentha Aquatica Leaf Oil, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylhydroxamic Acid is a chelating agent that helps cosmetics stay fresh, stable, and consistent over time.
Chelating agents help prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps prevent unwanted reactions and effects from using the product. It also helps prevent the growth of unwanted microbes in products that contain water.
Caprylhydroxamic Acid is often used with natural antimicrobial products as an alternative to preservatives.
Learn more about Caprylhydroxamic AcidDecyl Glucoside is a plant-derived surfactant and emulsion stabilizer. It is created by reacting glucose with the fatty acids from plants.
Like all surfactants, it works by lowering the surface tension between water and oil. This makes it so that dirt, sebum, and makeup can be lifted off your skin and rinsed away. It also produces a dense and creamy foam.
Because it has a neutral charge, it is compatible with a wide range of ingredients and stays stable across a broad pH range/water hardiness conditions.
Patch testing has shown it to have the lowest irritation potential among common cleansing surfactants (like SLS).
Typical use levels range from 5-20% in rinse-off cleansers.
One thing worth knowing: The American Contact Dermatitis Society named the parent family, alkyl glucosides, "Allergen of the Year" in 2017. The prevalence of allergy is pretty low but be sure to patch test if you've reacted to "gentle" or sulfate-free cleansers before.
This ingredient is fungal acne safe because the fatty alcohol portion of this ingredient is below the C11-24 chain length that Malassezia can metabolize.
Learn more about Decyl GlucosideGlycerin (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 GlycerinPropanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.Â
It’s often used to:
Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.
Learn more about PropanediolVanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract comes from the vanilla orchid native to central America. It is a skin-soothing ingredient.
This ingredient is skin-soothing and contains polyphenols that give it antioxidant properties.
This ingredient is not known to sensitize or irritate skin (unlike Vanilla Tahitensis). Vanilla tahitensis has shown to irritate skin in low amounts.
Learn more about Vanilla Planifolia Fruit ExtractWater. 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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