What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate
EmulsifyingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Corallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Eclipta Prostrata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Melia Azadirachta Bark Extract
AntimicrobialMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Myosotis Sylvatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract
TonicOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPropanediol
Solvent
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Extract
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Fruit Juice
MaskingSodium Isethionate
CleansingSodium Sulfite
Preservative
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Trisodium EDTA
Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract
Antimicrobial
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Myristic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Cetyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Bisabolol, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Coconut Acid, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium EDTA, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Lauric Acid, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Melia Azadirachta Bark Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Myosotis Sylvatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Palmitic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Potassium Hydroxide, Propanediol, Propylene Glycol, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Juice, Sodium Isethionate, Sodium Sulfite, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Trisodium EDTA, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingButylene Glycol
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPotassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Potassium Cocoate
Emulsifying
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Perilla Ocymoides Seed Extract
Antioxidant
Glycine
Buffering
Bambusa Vulgaris Water
Skin ConditioningSerine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Leucine
Skin ConditioningAlanine
Masking
Lysine
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Tyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Histidine
Humectant
Cysteine
Antioxidant
Methionine
Skin ConditioningBisabolol
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningWater, Coco-Glucoside, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Potassium Cocoate, Hexylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Perilla Ocymoides Seed Extract, Glycine, Bambusa Vulgaris Water, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Alanine, Lysine, Arginine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Threonine, Valine, Isoleucine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Histidine, Cysteine, Methionine, Bisabolol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ceramide NP, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
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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.
Bisabolol is a gentle skin conditioner, antioxidant, and soothing ingredient.
It's primary claim to fame is soothing and research shows topically applied bisabolol can quiet the chemical messengers that cause your skin to become inflamed, helping to sooth any irritation.
A clinical study found that applying 0.5% bisabolol daily for 8 weeks produced an average 9% decrease in skin pigmentation. Researchers found it can also suppress the process that leads to excess melanin production in skin.
In vitro studies found that bisabolol combined with propylene glycol significantly increased skin permeability by increasing lipid fluidity in the stratum corneum.
You'll likely see use concentrations quite low, usually 0.1-0.2%.
Overall, this is a well-tolerated ingredient that works well in formulas designed for sensitive, reactive, or post-procedure skin.
Learn more about BisabololDisodium 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 EDTAEthylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (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 GlycerinHexylene Glycol is a multitasker ingredient that works as a solvent, humectant, emulsifier, viscosity reducer, and preservative booster.
It is able to dissolve both water and oil-soluble ingredients to stabilize tricky actives and make products spread more easily.
As a humectant, it pulls water into the skin. But it's a pretty minor moisturizing ingredient compared to other humectants, like glycerin.
Interestingly, it can act as a mild penetration enhancer. One in vitro study on human skin found a 12% concentration upped the absorption of mometasone furoate (a medicinal ingredient used to treat inflammatory skin conditions) up to 7%.
This ingredient is typically used at levels of 0.1-10% depending on the role it's playing.
A patch test study on eczema patients didn't find a significant increase in irritation versus the control group, but the potential for irritation rises at higher concentrations.
Learn more about Hexylene GlycolWe don't have a description for Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids yet.
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate is a chelating agent. Chelating agents help prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps prevent unwanted effects and reactions from a product. These metal ions may come from water and are found in miniscule amounts.
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate can also help other preservatives be more effective.
Water. 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
