What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Tamarindus Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCharcoal Powder
Abrasive
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Menthol
Masking
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Palm Kernelate
CleansingSodium Shea Butterate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoate
Cleansing
Theobroma Cacao Husk
Abrasive
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Triethyl Citrate
Masking
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Water, Decyl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Ether, Sodium PCA, Glyceryl Oleate, Panthenol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Tamarindus Indica Fruit Extract, Charcoal Powder, Allantoin, Menthol, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Tocopherol, Parfum, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Sodium Shea Butterate, Sodium Cocoate, Theobroma Cacao Husk, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Triethyl Citrate, Benzoic Acid
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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 GlycerinWater. 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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