What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Chloride 55%
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Coffea Arabica Seed Powder 8%
Abrasive
Water
Skin ConditioningHoney
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
C12-14 Pareth-12
EmulsifyingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPropolis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingOrbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Serum Albumin
HumectantGlycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Carica Papaya Seed Oil
Humectant
Kaolin
Abrasive
Sodium Chloride 55%, Glycerin, Coffea Arabica Seed Powder 8%, Water, Honey, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, C12-14 Pareth-12, Cellulose Gum, Propolis Extract, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Xanthan Gum, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Serum Albumin, Glycine Soja Oil, Tocopherol, Carica Papaya Seed Oil, Kaolin
Glycerin
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningSucrose
Humectant
Coffea Arabica Seed Powder
Abrasive
Methylpropanediol
Solvent1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Cellulose Acetate
Diglycerin
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water
Masking
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Quartz
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin, Water, Sucrose, Coffea Arabica Seed Powder, Methylpropanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine, Cellulose Acetate, Diglycerin, Decyl Glucoside, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Sodium Chloride, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Polyacrylate, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Water, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Quartz, Tocopherol, Schisandra Chinensis Fruit Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.Â
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 preservativesÂ
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 GlycolCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (tea extract) is one of the most well-researched plant extracts in skincare with an impressive resume.
Black tea, green tea, and oolong tea are all harvested from the Camellia Sinensis plant.
Studies show green tea extract and its catechins (like epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)) help your skin cells product energy more efficiently and reducing the number of free-radicals that can damage your skin from the inside.
In lab-grown skin models, this translated to younger, healthier, and stronger skin.
There's also good sun protection data; researchers saw less DNA damage and redness on human skin when green tea was applied before UVB exposure. And the more they applied, the better the protection.
Needless to say, this ingredient shouldn't replace your sunscreen. But it is a great supportive ingredient that you can already find in many sunscreens and antioxidant serums.
A 2009 study found a 2% green tea lotion was effective for mild-to-moderate acne thanks to its anti-inflammatory and mild antimicrobial activity.
The quality of the extract matters a lot here:
Good extracts contain 50-90% catechins while lower quality ones are mostly there for marketing. We recommend reaching out to the brand if you have questions about the quality or source of their ingredients.
Human Repeated Insult Patch Testing showed no irritation or sensitization at use concentrations (0.86% in leave-on products and up to 30% as leaf water).
Learn more about Camellia Sinensis Leaf ExtractCoffea Arabica Seed Powder is created by grinding down the beans of the coffee plant. (Coffee beans and seeds are the same thing).
Like other powders, it can have exfoliating properties due to the texture.
Glycerin (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 ChlorideTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
