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Ingredients Side-by-side
Urea
Buffering
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantCetearyl Ethylhexanoate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
PEG-90
HumectantMethicone
Emollient
Xylitol
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Amethyst Powder
Abrasive
Glycine
Buffering
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylcellulose
3-Hydroxybenzoic Acid
Skin ConditioningCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantWater
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Myristyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Lauryl Alcohol
Emollient
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAlpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Extract
Skin Conditioning
Mentha Piperita Extract
CleansingMonarda Didyma Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningRosmarinus Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialWater, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Paraffinum Liquidum, Dipropylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Stearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 60, Chlorphenesin, Myristyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Stearate, Parfum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Lauryl Alcohol, Potassium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, Linalool, Benzyl Alcohol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Coumarin, Butylene Glycol, Benzyl Benzoate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Geraniol, Limonene, Benzyl Salicylate, Allantoin, Panthenol, Citric Acid, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract, Mentha Piperita Extract, Monarda Didyma Leaf Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract
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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.
Dipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent.
This ingredient helps:
Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol.
As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.
Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.
Learn more about Dipropylene GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinParaffinum Liquidum is a highly-refined cosmetic-grade mineral oil. It is also known as liquid paraffin.
Despite its controversial reputation, the science is pretty clear: it's one of the most well-studied and effective moisturizing ingredients out there.
As an occlusive, it forms a protective layer on the skin that locks in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL). This makes it especially great for compromised skin barriers.
The "it clogs your pores" myth has been around for decades; a study found that industrial-grade mineral oil may be comedogenic but cosmetic-grade mineral oil is not (these two are very, very different).
A 2017 review concluded that cosmetic use of mineral oils and waxes does not present a risk to consumers due to absorption.
Mineral oil got a bad rap from the old rabbit ear studies. When tested on actual human skin, cosmetic-grade mineral oil showed no comedogenic activity. The rating of 0 is a correction of outdated science.
Mineral oil is an inert substance with no fatty acids so there's nothing to feed Malassezia. This ingredient is fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Paraffinum LiquidumPotassium 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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