What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingOlea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Sapindus Mukorossi Peel Extract
Skin ConditioningDextrin
AbsorbentPerilla Ocymoides Leaf Extract
TonicWater, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Salicylic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Bakuchiol, Bisabolol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sapindus Mukorossi Peel Extract, Dextrin, Perilla Ocymoides Leaf Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
CleansingArachidyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Citric Acid
Buffering
Arachidyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningNiacinamide
Smoothing
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Citrate
BufferingCocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Galactoarabinan
Quillaja Saponaria Wood Extract
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Lansium Domesticum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Alanyl Glutamine
HumectantArginine
Masking
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Glycine
Buffering
Lysine
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Cleansing
Orobanche Rapum Extract
Skin ProtectingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Behenic Acid
Cleansing
Brassica Alba Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningOleic Acid
Emollient
Oligopeptide-177
Oligopeptide-6
Skin Conditioning
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Phenylalanine
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Chloride
MaskingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Sunflower Seed Acid
CleansingWater, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Behenyl Alcohol, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Arachidyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Citric Acid, Arachidyl Glucoside, Hydroxyacetophenone, Lactobacillus, Niacinamide, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Citrate, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Galactoarabinan, Quillaja Saponaria Wood Extract, Propanediol, Lansium Domesticum Leaf Extract, Maltodextrin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Tocopheryl Acetate, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Alanyl Glutamine, Arginine, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Glycine, Lysine, Pentylene Glycol, Phytosterols, Proline, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Orobanche Rapum Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Ascorbic Acid, Behenic Acid, Brassica Alba Seed Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract, Oleic Acid, Oligopeptide-177, Oligopeptide-6, Palmitic Acid, Phenylalanine, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Chloride, Stearic Acid, Sunflower Seed Acid
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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 GlycerinChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
