What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Salicylic Acid 1.5%
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Hamamelis Virginiana Bark/Leaf/Twig Extract
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Coconut Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Cymbopogon Citratus Extract
Skin ConditioningSalicylic Acid 1.5%, Water, Coco-Glucoside, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Coco-Betaine, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Hamamelis Virginiana Bark/Leaf/Twig Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Coconut Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Cymbopogon Citratus Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningCapric/Lauric/Myristic/Oleic Amidopropyl Betaine
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCharcoal Powder
Abrasive
Moroccan Lava Clay
Abrasive
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Mentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Water, Capric/Lauric/Myristic/Oleic Amidopropyl Betaine, Decyl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Xanthan Gum, Charcoal Powder, Moroccan Lava Clay, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glycerin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
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
