What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sorbitol
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
Cleansing1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Cucurbita Pepo Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Vigna Angularis Seed Extract
Skin ProtectingLauryl Betaine
CleansingOryza Sativa Powder
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingHydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPolyquaternium-22
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sorbitol, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Oryza Sativa Extract, Cucurbita Pepo Fruit Extract, Vigna Angularis Seed Extract, Lauryl Betaine, Oryza Sativa Powder, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Sodium Chloride, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polyquaternium-22, Hexylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
PEG-40 Stearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
Skin Protecting
Disodium EDTA
Polyquaternium-39
PEG-14m
Emulsion StabilisingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Capric Acid
Cleansing
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Silica
Abrasive
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Centella Asiatica Callus Extracellular Vesicles
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
BHT
Antioxidant
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Hexapeptide-11
Skin Conditioning
Hexapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG-40 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Disodium EDTA, Polyquaternium-39, PEG-14m, Allantoin, Panthenol, Capric Acid, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ceramide NP, Silica, Centella Asiatica Extract, Centella Asiatica Callus Extracellular Vesicles, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Madecassoside, Caprylyl Glycol, BHT, Asiaticoside, Copper Tripeptide-1, Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Hexapeptide-11, Hexapeptide-9
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
Butylene 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 GlycerinChances 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
