What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Coco-Sulfate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningBisabolol
Antioxidant
Epilobium Fleischeri Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningPeucedanum Japonicum Root Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialHydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Skin ConditioningCoconut Acid
Cleansing
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Triticum Vulgare Bran Extract
Skin ConditioningYeast Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Emollient
Methyl Benzoate
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Water, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Coco-Sulfate, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Glyceryl Oleate, Sodium Levulinate, Bisabolol, Epilobium Fleischeri Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Peucedanum Japonicum Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Anisate, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Coconut Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Triticum Vulgare Bran Extract, Yeast Ferment Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Methyl Benzoate, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate
EmulsifyingPropanediol
Solvent
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Betaine
Humectant
Glycosaminoglycans
EmollientChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Malachite Extract
Antioxidant
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Xylitol
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Glucose
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Starch Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningBenzoic Acid
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingWater, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Propanediol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Betaine, Glycosaminoglycans, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Malachite Extract, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Allantoin, Sodium Lactate, Lactic Acid, Glucose, Urea, Butylene Glycol, Starch Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Chloride
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineGlycerin (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 GlycerinPolyglyceryl-4 Caprate comes from Capric Acid and Polyglycerin-4. It is an emulsifier.
Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. They do this by preventing ingredients from separating, such as oils and water which do not mix naturally.
Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideWater. 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
