What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingMoringa Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Tremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CleansingMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Betaine
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Mannitol
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Kaolin
Abrasive
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Microcrystalline Cellulose
AbsorbentCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Glycine
Buffering
Serine
Masking
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Phytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Leucine
Skin ConditioningAlanine
Masking
Lysine
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Tyrosine
MaskingPhenylalanine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningHistidine
Humectant
Cysteine
Antioxidant
Methionine
Skin ConditioningDiamond Powder
Abrasive
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate
Sodium Citrate
BufferingZea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Coco-Betaine, Stearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Chloride, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Ascorbic Acid, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Adenosine, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Niacinamide, Betaine, Trehalose, Mannitol, Citric Acid, Kaolin, Coco-Glucoside, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Ceramide NP, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glycine, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Phytosphingosine, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Alanine, Lysine, Arginine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Threonine, Valine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Cysteine, Methionine, Diamond Powder, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Citrate, Zea Mays Starch, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
PEG-75
HumectantGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract
CleansingOriganum Majorana Leaf Extract
AntiseborrhoeicOcimum Basilicum Leaf
TonicLepidium Meyenii Root Extract
Skin ConditioningBambusa Vulgaris Water
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Poloxamer 184
EmulsifyingDisodium EDTA
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Parfum
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Salicylic Acid, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Propylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Lauric Acid, PEG-75, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Origanum Majorana Leaf Extract, Ocimum Basilicum Leaf, Lepidium Meyenii Root Extract, Bambusa Vulgaris Water, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Poloxamer 184, Disodium EDTA, Maltodextrin, Parfum, Phenoxyethanol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool, Benzyl Benzoate
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 GlycerinGlyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coconut). It's an emulsifier, emollient, and mild occlusive.
Emulsifiers help ingredients like oil and water stay mixed so your formula stays nicely blended and uniform in texture.
This ingredient is typically used in concentrations between 1-10%. Studies have found it to be non-sensitizing, non-phototoxic, and non-photoallergenic.
A close cousin of this ingredient is Glyceryl Stearate SE ("self-emulsifying"). This just has a small amount of sodium or potassium stearate added so it can emulsify without a co-emulsifier.
Since this ingredient is an ester of a C18 fatty acid, it may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast can potentially metabolize within the C11-C24 range.
Fun fact: The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.
Learn more about Glyceryl StearateWater. 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
