What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningLauramidopropyl Betaine
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Acrylates Copolymer
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantButylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Quercus Serrata Extract
Skin ConditioningAngelica Gigas Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Juniperus Communis Fruit Extract
Perfuming
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract
Masking
Nelumbo Nucifera Root Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningParfum
Masking
Sucrose
Humectant
Charcoal Powder
Abrasive
Hydrolyzed Corn Starch
HumectantHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil
Emollient
Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Tropolone
Skin ConditioningWater, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Lauric Acid, Acrylates Copolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Caprylyl Glycol, Quercus Serrata Extract, Angelica Gigas Root Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract, Juniperus Communis Fruit Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Root Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum, Sucrose, Charcoal Powder, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Bertholletia Excelsa Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Tropolone
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingAcrylates Copolymer
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingPEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate
Cleansing
Triethanolamine
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingBehenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Distearyl Ether
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Laureth-2
CleansingSqualane
Emollient
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Persea Gratissima Oil
Skin Conditioning
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Acrylates Copolymer, Lauryl Glucoside, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Triethanolamine, Sodium Chloride, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Hexylene Glycol, Behenyl Alcohol, Distearyl Ether, Sodium Benzoate, Laureth-2, Squalane, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Persea Gratissima Oil
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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.
Acrylates Copolymer is used as a film-forming agent and texture enhancer.
After applied, Acrylates Copolymer forms a thin film cover that helps skin feel more soft. It can help sunscreens become more water-resistant.
It is also used to make a product more thick.
Learn more about Acrylates CopolymerGlycerin (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!
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