What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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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
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Sorbitol
Humectant
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Isostearate
Emollient
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Milk Ferment
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Extract
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
C18-22 Alkyl PEG-25 Methacrylate/Diethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Cocoyl Glutamate
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Glycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Toluenesulfonate
Sodium Lauroyl Methylalanine
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Sorbitol, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Glyceryl Isostearate, Lauric Acid, Milk Ferment, Glycine Soja Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Butylene Glycol, C18-22 Alkyl PEG-25 Methacrylate/Diethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Potassium Cocoyl Glutamate, Alcohol Denat., Glycosyl Trehalose, Sodium Toluenesulfonate, Sodium Lauroyl Methylalanine
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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 GlycolGlycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinLauric Acid is a fatty acid or lipid. About half of fatty acids in coconut oil is lauric acid.
This ingredient helps hydrate and sooth skin. As a humectant, it helps trap moisture. It also aids in cleaning and enhancing the texture of products.
Lauric acid may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal acne, safe.
Learn more about Lauric AcidWe don't have a description for Milk Ferment yet.
Myristic Acid is a saturated fatty acid. It is naturally found in milk fat. Other sources include palm oil, coconut oil, and butter fat.
Myristic Acid is an emulsifer and cleanser. As an emulsifer, it stabilizes a product by preventing ingredients from separating. Myristic Acid helps clean your skin by acting as a surfactant. It tends to gather oil and dirt on your skin to be easily rinsed away.
One study from 2021 found Myristic Acid to have anti-inflammatory properties.
Learn more about Myristic AcidPalmitic Acid is a fatty acid naturally found in our skin and in many plant and animal sources. In cosmetics, it is usually derived from palm oil. It serves many purposes in skincare, acting as a cleanser, emollient, and emulsifier.
As an emollient, palmitic acid helps soften and smooth the skin by preventing water loss. In cleansers, it helps remove oil and dirt while creating foam.
Its emulsifying properties help stabilize products by keeping water and oil-based ingredients from separating.
This may not be suitable for fungal acne-prone skin, as fatty acids like this can sometimes trigger breakouts in sensitive individuals.
Learn more about Palmitic AcidPotassium 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 HydroxideStearic Acid is a fatty acid. It is an emollient, emulsifier, and texture enhancer.
As an emollient, stearic acid helps soften skin. It aids the skin's protective barrier by preventing water loss. It also provides a gentle cleansing effect without stripping away natural oils.
Stearic acid may also be used to enhance the texture of products. It can add volume and stabilize ingredients such as water and oil. This can help water and oil ingredients from separating.
Sources of stearic acid include animal or vegetable fats/oils such as coconut or shea. It can be naturally found in butter, cocoa butter, shea butter, vegetable fats, and animal tallow.
This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne safe.
Learn more about Stearic AcidWater. 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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