What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Glycerin
Humectant
Bentonite
Absorbent
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
Buffering1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Ficus Carica Fruit Extract
Humectant
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Acmella Oleracea Extract
Skin ProtectingCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Shell Extract
HumectantUlmus Davidiana Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Water
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Oil
Astringent
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Absorbent
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Decylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningTorreya Nucifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Kaolin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Oryza Sativa Extract, Glycerin, Bentonite, Myristic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Lauric Acid, Glycol Distearate, Titanium Dioxide, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Acmella Oleracea Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Shell Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract, Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Water, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Decylene Glycol, Torreya Nucifera Seed Oil, Ceramide NP, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
PEG-200 Glyceryl Stearate
Surfactant
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Mannose
HumectantSodium Hydroxide
BufferingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Vitreoscilla Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Acrylates Copolymer
Citric Acid
Buffering
Cocamide Mea
Emulsifying
PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate
Surfactant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polyquaternium-11
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Coco-Betaine, Polysorbate 20, PEG-200 Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Niacinamide, Mannose, Sodium Hydroxide, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Vitreoscilla Ferment, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glycol Distearate, Acrylates Copolymer, Citric Acid, Cocamide Mea, PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate, Pentylene Glycol, Polyquaternium-11, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate
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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.
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 GlycerinGlycol Distearate is an emulsifier and emollient that adds a "pearly" appearance to formulations.
That lustrous look you see in many shampoos is due to this ingredient: when cooled, it crystallizes into small platelets that reflect light to give products that rich, shimmering look.
This ingredient is considered safe at present practices of use and concentration and repeated insult patch test with 50% Glycol Distearate on 125 subjects found no evidence of skin irritation, hypersensitivity, or acute toxicity.
Typical use concentrations range from 0.1-10%.
Because it's an ester of stearic acid, it falls into the range that Malassezia likes to metabolize. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Glycol DistearateWater. 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
