What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Polyglyceryl-2 Caprate
EmulsifyingSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Caprylate/Caprate
EmollientMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Citric Acid
Buffering
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningMenthol
Masking
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sr-Spider Polypeptide-1
Skin Protecting
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Polyglyceryl-2 Caprate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Glyceryl Caprylate/Caprate, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Sodium Gluconate, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Citric Acid, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Menthol, Salicylic Acid, Sr-Spider Polypeptide-1, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycol Stearate
Emollient
Stearamide Amp
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Triethanolamine
BufferingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
BHT
Antioxidant
Cocos Nucifera Water
Masking
Acacia Decurrens Flower Extract
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Coumarin
Perfuming
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Glycol Stearate, Stearamide Amp, Glycine Soja Oil, Triethanolamine, Glyceryl Stearate, Parfum, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Cocos Nucifera Water, Acacia Decurrens Flower Extract, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citral, Citronellol, Geraniol, Coumarin, Benzyl Alcohol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid or alcohol, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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
