What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Betula Alba Bud Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycine Max Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSilica
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Coconut Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters
Emollient
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Soy Isoflavones
Skin ConditioningLauric Acid
Cleansing
Cholesteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningDiglycerin
Humectant
Polyquaternium-10
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Maltitol
HumectantPentasodium Pentetate
Decyl Glucoside
CleansingDipropylene Glycol
HumectantLecithin
Emollient
Milk Ferment
Skin ConditioningWater, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Glyceryl Stearate, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Glycine Soja Oil, Betula Alba Bud Extract, Glycine Max Seed Extract, Silica, Tocopherol, Coconut Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Esters, Palmitic Acid, Polysorbate 80, Soy Isoflavones, Lauric Acid, Cholesteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Diglycerin, Polyquaternium-10, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Maltitol, Pentasodium Pentetate, Decyl Glucoside, Dipropylene Glycol, Lecithin, Milk Ferment
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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.
Alcohol Denat. is an alcohol with a denaturant property. It is created by mixing ethanol with other additives.
This ingredient gets a bad rep because it is irritating and drying - mostly due to its astringent property. Astringents draw out natural oils in tissue, constricting pores and leaving your skin dried out.
However, alcohol denat. is not all that bad.
Due to its low molecular weight, alcohol denat. tends to evaporate quickly. One study on pig skin found half of applied alcohol evaporated in 10 seconds and less than 3% stayed on skin.
This also helps other ingredients become better absorbed upon application.
Studies are conflicted about whether this ingredient causes skin dehydration. One study from 2005 found adding emollients to propanol-based sanitizer decreased skin dryness and irritation. Another study found irritation only occurs if your skin is already damaged.
Small amounts of alcohol are generally tolerated by oily skin or people who live in humid environments.
The rule of thumb is if this alcohol is near the end of an ingredients list, it will probably not affect your skin much.
Also...
This ingredient has antimicrobial and solvent properties.
The antimicrobial property helps preserve products and increase their shelf life. As a solvent, it helps dissolve other ingredients.
Other types of astringent alcohols include:
Learn more about Alcohol Denat.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 GlycolWe don't have a description for Maltitol yet.
We don't have a description for Milk Ferment yet.
Potassium hydroxide is commonly known as caustic potash. It is used to fix the pH of a product or as a cleaning agent in soap. In cleansers, it is used for the saponification of oils.
Sapnification is the process of creating fatty acid metal salts from triglycerides and a strong base. During this process, Potassium Hydroxide is used up and is not present in the final product.
Using high concentrations of Potassium Hydroxide have shown to irritate the skin.
Learn more about Potassium HydroxideWater. 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. Stay hydrated!
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