What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Sodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate
Cleansing
Potassium Olivate
EmulsifyingSorbitol
Humectant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tuber Magnatum Extract
Skin ConditioningPhosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Lactobacillus/Soymilk Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Bifida Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Lysine
Skin ConditioningHistidine
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Threonine
Serine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningLeucine
Skin ConditioningTyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
Masking
C12-13 Alkyl Lactate
EmollientCitric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Maltooligosyl Glucoside
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantSodium PCA
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate, Potassium Olivate, Sorbitol, Ceramide NP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide As, Ceramide Ns, Centella Asiatica Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tuber Magnatum Extract, Phosphatidylcholine, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Lactobacillus/Soymilk Ferment Filtrate, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Bifida Ferment Filtrate, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Lysine, Histidine, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Threonine, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Proline, Glycine, Alanine, Valine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, C12-13 Alkyl Lactate, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Maltooligosyl Glucoside, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Sodium PCA, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingTrehalose
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Polyglutamate
HumectantFerulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Disodium EDTA
DNA
Skin ConditioningGlycyrrhizic Acid
HumectantResveratrol
Antioxidant
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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.
Disodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.
This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:
On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.
One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin).
Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.
You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.
Learn more about Disodium EDTASodium PCA (the salt of PCA) is one of the most well-established humectants in skincare.
Why is it so special? Your skin already makes it naturally; it's a natural component of your skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF), or the mix of water-binding compounds inside your skin cells that keeps things soft and hydrated.
As a cosmetic ingredient, it grabs water and holds it in the upper layers of skin to smooth roughness and ease dehydration.
There's some clinical support for the NMF approach with a study showing that a cream built to mimic the skin's NMF significantly boosted hydration.
Safety-wise, this ingredient non-irritating, non-comedogenic, and non-phototoxic in testing, with minimal skin absorption.
It also works really well with other hydrators like glycerin or hyaluronic acid, and typical usage is somewhere between 0.2-4%.
Learn more about Sodium PCAWater. 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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