What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingDisodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Laureth-2
CleansingMichelia Alba Flower Oil
Masking
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPaeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
Skin ProtectingDianthus Chinensis Extract
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Cholesterol
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Phenoxyethanol, Laureth-2, Michelia Alba Flower Oil, Chlorphenesin, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Dianthus Chinensis Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Propylene Glycol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cholesterol, Ceramide NP
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Palm Kernelamide DEA
EmulsifyingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Hydroxypropylsulfonate Laurylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingPEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
Emulsifying
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Maltose
MaskingCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Polyquaternium-7
DMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantSucrose
Humectant
Sodium Sulfate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingSucrose Distearate
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Fructose
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Cyclodextrin
AbsorbentSodium Benzoate
Masking
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Polyphosphate
Sodium Phosphate
BufferingSaururus Chinensis Leaf/Root Extract
Antimicrobial
Phosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingCeramide As
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Nitrate
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Methylchloroisothiazolinone
Preservative
Rubus Idaeus Extract
Skin ProtectingSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingMagnesium Chloride
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientMethylisothiazolinone
Preservative
Vaccinium Uliginosum Berry Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, Palm Kernelamide DEA, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hydroxypropylsulfonate Laurylglucoside Crosspolymer, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Panthenol, Disodium EDTA, Maltose, Coco-Glucoside, Polyquaternium-7, DMDM Hydantoin, Allantoin, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Sucrose, Sodium Sulfate, Citric Acid, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sucrose Distearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Centella Asiatica Extract, Fructose, Lactic Acid, Cyclodextrin, Sodium Benzoate, Ceramide EOP, Sodium Polyphosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Saururus Chinensis Leaf/Root Extract, Phosphatidylcholine, Ceramide As, Magnesium Nitrate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Ceramide NP, Tocopherol, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Rubus Idaeus Extract, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Magnesium Chloride, Glyceryl Caprylate, Methylisothiazolinone, Vaccinium Uliginosum Berry Extract
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolCentella Asiatica Extract (Centella) is derived from an herb native to Southeast Asia. It is famous for its anti-inflammatory and soothing properties.
Centella is rich in antioxidants and amino acids, such as Madecassic Acid and Asiaticoside.
Studies show the compounds in centella help with:
The combination of all these properties makes centella effective at soothing, hydrating, and protecting the skin.
Other great components of centella include Vitamin A, vitamin C, several B vitamins, and Asiatic Acid.
Fun fact: Centella has been used as a medicine and in food for many centuries. As a medicine, it is used to treat burns, scratches, and wounds.
Learn more about Centella Asiatica ExtractCeramide NP (formerly known as Ceramide 3) is one of the skin's naturally occurring lipids.
Since ceramides are the major lipid components of the skin, they are crucial for maintaining skin barrier and hydration. Ceramide NP most closely mirrors the dominant kind in human skin amongst ceramide subtypes.
This ceramide works by slotting into gaps within the stratum corneum's lipid matrix to limit trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) and shield the skin against external irritants.
A study with 312 patients found that using a ceramide-containing routine for 4 weeks reduced the severity of atopic dermatitis by over 61%.
Another clinical study in subjects aged 60 and older found that a ceramide body wash and moisturizer improved skin dryness and itchy skin in 15 days.
Overall, ceramides are considered non-irritating and safety tests have found little to no observable adverse effects from using this ingredient.
Ceramide NP is usually sourced from plants (like soybean or rice bran), or produced synthetically.
Learn more about Ceramide NPCocamidopropyl 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 GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant with skin conditioning and soothing properties. It also boosts the efficiency of preservatives.
Though naturally occuring in Norwegian spruce needles, this ingredient is usually synthetically created.
This ingredient is not irritating or sensitizing. Recent research also suggests it may have skin-brightening effects through tyrosinase inhibition.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneChances 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
