What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate
CleansingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Jojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Esters
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Isethionate
CleansingEctoin
Skin Conditioning
Squalene
Emollient
Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Oligopeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Oligopeptide-3
Skin Conditioning
Hexapeptide-11
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Hydroxyectoin
Buffering
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Amylopectin
Bacillus
Skin ConditioningFolic Acid
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Phytosteryl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Acetyl Glutamine
Skin ConditioningChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Polyglutamic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingCitric Acid
Buffering
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate, Lauryl Glucoside, Coco-Glucoside, Coconut Acid, Jojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Esters, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Isethionate, Ectoin, Squalene, Oligopeptide-1, Oligopeptide-2, Oligopeptide-3, Hexapeptide-11, Ceramide EOP, Propanediol, Hydroxyectoin, Niacinamide, Amylopectin, Bacillus, Folic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pentylene Glycol, Inulin, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Lecithin, Acetyl Glutamine, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract, Lactic Acid, Phytosterols, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyglutamic Acid, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Carbomer, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Glycerin
Humectant
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract
AstringentLavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract
Cleansing
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Usnea Barbata Extract
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid
Skin ConditioningCitrus Medica Limonum Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningFumaria Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningFumaric Acid
BufferingEchinacea Purpurea Extract
MoisturisingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate
CleansingCetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientDisodium EDTA
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Bisabolol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Usnea Barbata Extract, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Citrus Medica Limonum Fruit Extract, Fumaria Officinalis Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Fumaric Acid, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Panthenol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate, Cetrimonium Chloride, Aminomethyl Propanol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Disodium EDTA
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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 GlycerinPentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolWater. 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
