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The INKEY List PHA Body Water Cream Versus The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Inulin Body Lotion

Body Lotion
Body Lotion
British Brand United Kingdom
Canadian Brand Canada

Updated on August 26, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe body lotions. They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, scar healing and better texture

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Natural Moisturizing Factors + Inulin Body Lotion

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. 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. Stay hydrated!

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Emulsion Stabilising

Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 is a texture enhancer and pH adjuster.

It is be used to thicken water-based products and create a gel-texture with a velvet feel.

One manufacturer claims this ingredient to have a pH range of 2-8 and to be biodegradable.

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Preservative

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.

It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.

Buffering

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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Skin Conditioning

Ethylhexylglycerin (we can't pronounce this either) is commonly used as a preservative and skin softener. It is derived from glyceryl.

You might see Ethylhexylglycerin often paired with other preservatives such as phenoxyethanol. Ethylhexylglycerin has been found to increase the effectiveness of these other preservatives.

When to use

6 Routines
50% use in am
50% use in pm
67% use every day
18 Routines
61% use in am
39% use in pm
72% use every day

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The INKEY List PHA Body Water Cream 13 ingredients

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The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + Inulin Body Lotion 44 ingredients

4.5 /5
from 2 ratings
Absorbs Well (1) Hydrating (1) Light (1)
Daniel.Chin's avatar

Daniel Chin

6 months ago
Review

This replaced the Beauty Kitchen fragrance-free hand cream next to my sinks as it’s always out of stock.

This stuff is good! Can be used regularly throughout the day without aggravating and drying out the skin on my hands as many other creams do. The bottle could be a little bigger, the lotion could be a little closer to a cream, but overall - this is a great product in a form that suits my Show more

#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well
#works well