What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Palmate
CleansingSodium Cocoate
Cleansing
Sodium Palm Kernelate
CleansingWater
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingAvena Sativa Kernel Meal
Abrasive
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Plantago Major Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialTetrasodium Etidronate
Emulsion StabilisingCharcoal
Abrasive
Pentasodium Pentetate
Iron Oxides
Sodium Palmate, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Water, Glycerin, Parfum, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Chloride, Avena Sativa Kernel Meal, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Plantago Major Leaf Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Charcoal, Pentasodium Pentetate, Iron Oxides
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Bentonite
Absorbent
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Sulfur
Antiseborrhoeic
Emulsifying Wax Nf
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingButyl Avocadate
Skin Conditioning
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Glycerin
Humectant
Benzyl PCA
HumectantSalicylic Acid
Masking
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Tamarindus Indica Extract
SmoothingOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Mentha Spicata Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil
Masking
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Eucalyptus Globulus Oil
Water, Kaolin, Bentonite, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Sulfur, Emulsifying Wax Nf, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Butyl Avocadate, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Glycerin, Benzyl PCA, Salicylic Acid, Phytosterols, Panthenol, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Bisabolol, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Dehydroacetic Acid, Allantoin, Tamarindus Indica Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Mentha Spicata Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Oil
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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.
This ingredient is also known as shea butter. It is a plant-derived extract from the nuts of the Africa shea tree and one of the most well-studied emollients.
Because it has a high concentration of fatty acids (primarily oleic, stearic, and linoleic) it is able to form a protective barrier on the skin's surface. This helps seal in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL).
In vitro research found an increase in skin hydration by 58% and a decrease in TEWL by 37.8% after 24 hours of applying this ingredient (pretty impressive for a single ingredient!).
Besides hydration, shea butter also contains triterpenes that have anti-inflammatory potential. In particule, lupeol cinnamate has shown the highest anti-inflammatory activity in vivo.
Shea butter also contains vitamins A and E which may contribute to antioxidant activity.
While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement.
This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe because its fatty acids fall within the C11-C24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize.
Learn more about Butyrospermum Parkii ButterGlycerin (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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