This mild foaming cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Glycerin
HumectantWater
Skin ConditioningPalmitic Acid
EmollientMyristic Acid
CleansingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingButylene Glycol
HumectantDiglycerin
HumectantLauric Acid
CleansingStearic Acid
CleansingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin ConditioningProtease
ExfoliatingPropylene Glycol
HumectantAlgin
MaskingHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPolyquaternium-7
Kaolin
AbrasiveTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic ColorantAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientBHT
AntioxidantSodium Pyrosulfate
Parfum
MaskingGlycerin, Water, Palmitic Acid, Myristic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Butylene Glycol, Diglycerin, Lauric Acid, Stearic Acid, Lauryl Glucoside, Ascorbic Acid, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Protease, Propylene Glycol, Algin, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Polyquaternium-7, Kaolin, Titanium Dioxide, Aluminum Hydroxide, Glyceryl Stearate, BHT, Sodium Pyrosulfate, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantCocoyl Glutamic Acid
CleansingPEG-8
HumectantCocamidopropyl Betaine
CleansingCocamide DEA
EmulsifyingPEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate
SurfactantGlycerin
HumectantSorbitol
HumectantSodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate
CleansingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Petrolatum
EmollientCitric Acid
BufferingPolyquaternium-7
Disodium EDTA
BHT
AntioxidantMethylparaben
PreservativeWater, Butylene Glycol, Cocoyl Glutamic Acid, PEG-8, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide DEA, PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Sodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Petrolatum, Citric Acid, Polyquaternium-7, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Methylparaben
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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.
BHT is a synthetic antioxidant and preservative.
As an antioxidant, it helps your body fight off free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells.
As a preservative, it is used to stabilize products and prevent them from degrading. Specifically, BHT prevents degradation from oxidation.
The concerns related to BHT come from oral studies; this ingredient is currently allowed for use by both the FDA and EU.
However, it was recently restricted for use in the UK as of April 2024.
Learn more about BHTButylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene 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 GlycerinPolyquaternium-7 is a light to clear colored liquid. It is commonly found in haircare products for its film-forming and anti-static properties.
According to a manufacturer, it is a non-paraben and specially developed for negatively charged surfactant systems. This makes it a great hairstyle holder and helps to improve wet hair detangling without adding buildup.
Water. 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