What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Isononanoate
EmollientBenzoic Acid
MaskingCeteareth-12
EmulsifyingCeteareth-20
CleansingCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientCitric Acid
BufferingDehydroacetic Acid
PreservativeDisodium EDTA
Glycerin
HumectantGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientPanthenol
Skin ConditioningPantolactone
HumectantPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeSodium Citrate
BufferingTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantCoffea Arabica Seed Powder
AbrasiveSucrose
HumectantButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningCocos Nucifera Oil
MaskingSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientPrunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
MaskingRosa Canina Fruit Oil
EmollientCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
MaskingPelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
MaskingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
MaskingCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
MaskingPogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
MaskingCitrus Aurantium Amara Leaf/Twig Oil
MaskingAnthemis Nobilis Flower Oil
MaskingBenzyl Alcohol
PerfumingDehydroacetic Acid
PreservativeBenzoic Acid
MaskingSorbic Acid
PreservativeLimonene
PerfumingCitronellol
PerfumingGeraniol
PerfumingLinalool
PerfumingCoffea Arabica Seed Powder, Sucrose, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara Leaf/Twig Oil, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzoic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Limonene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool
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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.
Benzoic Acid is used to preserve and adjust the pH of products.
The antimicrobial property of Benzoic Acid helps elongate a product's shelf life. Its main role is to reduce fungi growth and is not found to be effective at fighting bacteria. Therefore Benzoic Acid is always added along with other preservatives.
In its pure form, Benzoic Acid looks like a white crystalline solid. It has slight solubility in water.
The name of Benzoic Acid comes from gum benzoin, which used to be the sole source of deriving this ingredient. Benzoic Acid is the most simple aromatic carboxylic acid.
Benzoic Acid is naturally occuring in strawberries, mustard, cinnamon, and cloves. It has a slight scent but is not considered to be a fragrance.
Learn more about Benzoic AcidDehydroacetic Acid is fungicide and bactericide. It is used as a preservative in cosmetics. Preservatives help elongate the shelf life of a product.
Dehydroacetic Acid is not soluble in water.