What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningJuglans Regia Shell Powder
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Acrylates Copolymer
Acrylates/Palmeth-25 Acrylate Copolymer
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate
CleansingCitrus Limon Peel Powder
AbsorbentCocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Polyacrylamide
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
Citrus Nobilis Peel Extract
Masking
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Juglans Regia Shell Powder, Glycerin, Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate, Decyl Glucoside, Acrylates Copolymer, Acrylates/Palmeth-25 Acrylate Copolymer, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate, Citrus Limon Peel Powder, Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, Polyacrylamide, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Citrus Nobilis Peel Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, CI 77891, CI 17200
Sucrose
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Acrylates Copolymer
Erythritol
Humectant
Tromethamine
BufferingGlyceryl Caprylate
Emollient1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caramel
Cosmetic ColorantBetaine
Humectant
Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSaccharum Officinarum Extract
MoisturisingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Salix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Sucrose, Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Butylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Erythritol, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Caprylate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caramel, Betaine, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ceramide NP, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
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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.
Acrylates Copolymer is used as a film-forming agent and texture enhancer.
After applied, Acrylates Copolymer forms a thin film cover that helps skin feel more soft. It can help sunscreens become more water-resistant.
It is also used to make a product more thick.
Learn more about Acrylates CopolymerCitrus Limon Fruit Extract comes from lemons. While lemon extract is exfoliating and antimicrobial, it can also cause skin sensitivity.
Lemons contains antioxidants, which may help with anti-aging. They are also rich in citric acid, an AHA.
And of course, lemons are rich in Vitamin C. Vitamin C helps with skin-brightening and increasing collagen production.
The acidity of lemons may work as an astringent for acne.
However, lemons can also cause skin sensitivity due to its limonene content. It can also increase photosensitivity, or sensitivity to the sun.
This ingredient is also used to add a lemon scent to products.
Learn more about Citrus Limon Fruit ExtractGlycerin (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
