What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Palmate
CleansingSodium Palm Kernelate
CleansingMagnesium Oxide
AbsorbentWater
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Alumina
Abrasive
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Spirulina Maxima Extract
SmoothingMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningSodium Chloride
MaskingCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77007
Cosmetic ColorantCI 42053
Cosmetic ColorantCI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantWater
Skin ConditioningPumice
Abrasive
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Charcoal Powder
Abrasive
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentMannitol
Humectant
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Volcanic Sand
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract
Skin ConditioningAvena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialSalix Nigra Bark Extract
Skin ProtectingLactic Acid
Buffering
Sea Water
HumectantCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSteareth-20
CleansingSteareth-21
CleansingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaramel
Cosmetic ColorantTetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Pumice, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Dimethicone, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, Charcoal Powder, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Zea Mays Starch, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Niacinamide, Volcanic Sand, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Lactic Acid, Sea Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Xanthan Gum, Steareth-20, Steareth-21, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caramel, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
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 GlycerinWater. 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
