What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningStearic Acid
Cleansing
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
PEG-8
HumectantPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Polyquaternium-7
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantParfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
PEG-90m
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Talc
Abrasive
Sodium Metabisulfite
Antioxidant
Sodium Metaphosphate
BufferingAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientPEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
BHT
Antioxidant
Sericin
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Hydrolyzed Silk
Humectant
Water, Stearic Acid, Myristic Acid, PEG-8, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Alcohol, Beeswax, Polyquaternium-7, CI 77891, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, PEG-90m, Sodium Benzoate, Talc, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Metaphosphate, Aluminum Hydroxide, PEG/PPG-14/7 Dimethyl Ether, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Silica, BHT, Sericin, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Hydrolyzed Silk
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Isostearic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Soymilk Isoflavones
Antioxidant
Milk Ferment
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCyclodextrin
AbsorbentGlycine Max Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPhytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lauroyl Methylalanine
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Myristic Acid, Isostearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Alcohol Denat., Lauric Acid, Soymilk Isoflavones, Milk Ferment, Decyl Glucoside, Ceramide Ng, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Cyclodextrin, Glycine Max Seed Extract, Phytosterols, Sodium Lauroyl Methylalanine, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol
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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 GlycerinLauric Acid is a saturated fatty acid naturally found in coconut oil, palm kernel oil, and even breast milk.
In cosmetics, it is an:
Lab studies have found that lauric acid is surprisingly good at killing acne-causing bacteria. However, these tests were done on bacteria in a petri dish and not on real skin, so we can't say for certain it works the same in a formulation on a real face.
The comedogenic rating of 4 comes from the 1972 rabbit ear model using undiluted ingredients. Comedogenicity is highly individual and one comedogenic ingredient cannot predict how a formula will behave on skin.
This ingredient is not fungal acne safe and research has confirmed Malassezia can use it as a food source.
Learn more about Lauric AcidMyristic Acid is a saturated fatty acid. It is naturally found in milk fat. Other sources include palm oil, coconut oil, and butter fat.
Myristic Acid is an emulsifer and cleanser. As an emulsifer, it stabilizes a product by preventing ingredients from separating. Myristic Acid helps clean your skin by acting as a surfactant. It tends to gather oil and dirt on your skin to be easily rinsed away.
One study from 2021 found Myristic Acid to have anti-inflammatory properties.
Learn more about Myristic AcidPotassium 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!
Learn more about Water
