What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Propanediol
Solvent
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Dna
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDiospyros Kaki Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Coffea Arabica Seed Extract
Masking
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Sophora Flavescens Root Extract
Antioxidant
Morus Alba Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Caffeine Salicylate
Skin ConditioningGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-100 Stearate
Disodium EDTA
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Lauric Acid, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Propanediol, Sorbitan Olivate, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Glyceryl Stearate, Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Dna, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Diospyros Kaki Fruit Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Sophora Flavescens Root Extract, Morus Alba Bark Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Caffeine Salicylate, Gluconolactone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Potassium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Sodium Chloride, Polysorbate 20, Butylene Glycol, PEG-100 Stearate, Disodium EDTA, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Propanediol
Solvent
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
Emulsifying
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Capryloyl Glycine
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates Copolymer
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Coco-Betaine, Propanediol, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyacetophenone, Capryloyl Glycine, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Ceramide NP, Niacinamide, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Pentylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Tocopherol
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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.
Disodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.
This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:
On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.
One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin).
Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.
You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAGlycerin (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 PropanediolChances 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
