This mild gel cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped.
This mild foaming cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol
EmulsifyingSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Linum Usitatissimum Seed Extract
Perfuming
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
ChelatingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Parfum
Masking
Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Glycerin, Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hyaluronate, Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Extract, Zinc PCA, Panthenol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Tocopherol, Lactic Acid, Hydroxyacetophenone, Glyceryl Oleate, Butylene Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingPotassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Surfactant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Disodium EDTA
ChelatingHexylene Glycol
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CleansingMadecassoside
Antioxidant
Propanediol
Solvent
Benzyl Glycol
SolventHydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Glycerin, Coco-Betaine, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Coco-Glucoside, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Disodium EDTA, Hexylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Madecassoside, Propanediol, Benzyl Glycol, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
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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
Citric Acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) naturally found in citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and limes.
Like other AHAs, citric acid can exfoliate skin by breaking down the bonds that hold dead skin cells together. This helps reveal smoother and brighter skin underneath.
However, this exfoliating effect only happens at high concentrations (20%) which can be hard to find in cosmetic products.
Due to this, citric acid is usually included in small amounts as a pH adjuster. This helps keep products slightly more acidic and compatible with skin's natural pH.
In skincare formulas, citric acid can:
While it can provide some skin benefits, research shows lactic acid and glycolic acid are generally more effective and less irritating exfoliants.
Most citric acid used in skincare today is made by fermenting sugars (usually from molasses). This synthetic version is identical to the natural citrus form but easier to stabilize and use in formulations.
Rosacea skin has a lower threshold for acids generally, with 62.5% of rosacea subjects in one study reacting to lactic acid in a sting test. This is why we mark citric acid as a potential rosacea trigger.
However, this ingredient shows up as a pH adjuster or chelator at roughly 0.1-1% in many products. These low levels are unlikely to be an issue for rosacea skin and becomes a potential trigger at exfoliating concentrations (20%). Because everybody's skin is unique, we recommend a patch test if you are unsure.
Learn more about Citric AcidCoco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.
Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away.
This ingredient is considered gentle and non-comedogenic. However, it may still be irritating for some.
Learn more about Coco-GlucosideGlycerin (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 ChlorideSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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
