What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Acrylates Copolymer
Sodium Lauroyl Methylaminopropionate
CleansingCitric Acid
Buffering
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium PCA
Humectant
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Surfactant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Mannitol
Humectant
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentSucrose
Humectant
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingMica
Cosmetic ColorantTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Salicylic Acid, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Lauroyl Methylaminopropionate, Citric Acid, Allantoin, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium PCA, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Panthenol, Potassium Cocoate, Mannitol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Sucrose, Zea Mays Starch, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Ectoin
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPEG-8
HumectantLauric Acid
Cleansing
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Glyceryl Hydroxystearate
Emollient
Sodium Methyl Lauroyl Taurate
CleansingHydroxystearic Acid
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPEG-6
HumectantRosa Damascena Flower Water
Masking
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Collagen
Moisturising
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
PPG-24-Glycereth-24
EmulsifyingPolyquaternium-7
PEG/PPG-25/30 Copolymer
SolventButylene Glycol
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingPolyquaternium-43
Castoryl Maleate
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
CI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77266
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantParfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Myristic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, PEG-8, Lauric Acid, Niacinamide, Potassium Cocoate, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Glyceryl Hydroxystearate, Sodium Methyl Lauroyl Taurate, Hydroxystearic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, PEG-6, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Collagen, Beta-Glucan, PPG-24-Glycereth-24, Polyquaternium-7, PEG/PPG-25/30 Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Polyquaternium-43, Castoryl Maleate, Disodium EDTA, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polysorbate 80, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, CI 19140, CI 77266, CI 42090, Parfum
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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.
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 GlycerinThis ingredient is the potassium salt of coconut acid. Coconut acid is created by mixing fatty acids from coconut oil.
It is an emulsifier, surfactant, and cleanser. According to a manufacturer, it contains glycerin.
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. Remember to stay hydrated!
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