What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Luffa Cylindrica Fruit Powder
Abrasive
Kaolin
Abrasive
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Microcitrus Australis Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Glauca Fruit Extract
HumectantMicrocitrus Australasica Fruit Extract
Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Oil
Masking
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Water, Propanediol, Decyl Glucoside, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Glycerin, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Luffa Cylindrica Fruit Powder, Kaolin, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Alcohol, Microcitrus Australis Fruit Extract, Citrus Glauca Fruit Extract, Microcitrus Australasica Fruit Extract, Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Oil, Bisabolol, Allantoin, Parfum, CI 77491, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantSodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Emulsion StabilisingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Centipeda Cunninghamii Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Australasica Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Sodium Citrate
BufferingTasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract
Antioxidant
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Lauryl Glucoside, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Salicylic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Inulin, Sodium Lactate, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Centipeda Cunninghamii Extract, Citrus Australasica Fruit Extract, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Sodium Citrate, Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract, CI 19140, CI 42090
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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 GlycerinPolyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 is a texture enhancer and pH adjuster.
It is be used to thicken water-based products and create a gel-texture with a velvet feel.
One manufacturer claims this ingredient to have a pH range of 2-8 and to be biodegradable.
This ingredient is also known as Sepimax Zen.
Learn more about Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6Water. 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
