What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Chloride 65%
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Honey 5%
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
C12-14 Pareth-12
EmulsifyingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Serum Albumin
HumectantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Arnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingWater
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Parfum
Masking
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Methyl Isethionate
EmulsifyingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caramel
Cosmetic ColorantMenthol
Masking
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Hydroxide
BufferingLaminaria Japonica Powder
Skin ConditioningGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientDisodium EDTA
Sea Water
HumectantSea Salt
Abrasive
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Spirulina Platensis Extract
Skin ProtectingUndaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningLaminaria Japonica Extract
Skin Protecting
Enteromorpha Compressa Extract
Skin ProtectingGelidium Cartilagineum Extract
Skin ProtectingSodium Chloride, Water, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Glycerin, Coco-Betaine, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Parfum, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Methyl Isethionate, Lauric Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Caramel, Menthol, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Laminaria Japonica Powder, Glyceryl Caprylate, Disodium EDTA, Sea Water, Sea Salt, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Gelidium Cartilagineum Extract
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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.
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
