What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract
AntiseborrhoeicBetaine
Humectant
Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingHydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingInulin
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose
Absorbent
Glucose
Humectant
Fructose
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Cucumis Sativus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Arginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
PCA
Humectant
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Valine
MaskingProline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningHistidine
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil
Perfuming
Sodium Phytate
Citric Acid
Buffering
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract, Betaine, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Cellulose Gum, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Xanthan Gum, Inulin, Cellulose, Glucose, Fructose, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Cucumis Sativus Extract, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, PCA, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Proline, Threonine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid, Linalool, Limonene
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Propanediol
Solvent
Santalum Spicatum Wood Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingCarthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSalix Alba Bark Extract
Astringent
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil
Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf Oil
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Coco-Glucoside, Propanediol, Santalum Spicatum Wood Water, Glycerin, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Sodium PCA, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Gluconate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf Oil, Tocopherol, Sodium Levulinate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Anisate, Potassium Sorbate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid
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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.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceCitric Acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) naturally found in citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and limes.
Like other AHAs, citric acid can exfoliate skin by breaking down the bonds that hold dead skin cells together. This helps reveal smoother and brighter skin underneath.
However, this exfoliating effect only happens at high concentrations (20%) which can be hard to find in cosmetic products.
Due to this, citric acid is usually included in small amounts as a pH adjuster. This helps keep products slightly more acidic and compatible with skin's natural pH.
In skincare formulas, citric acid can:
While it can provide some skin benefits, research shows lactic acid and glycolic acid are generally more effective and less irritating exfoliants.
Most citric acid used in skincare today is made by fermenting sugars (usually from molasses). This synthetic version is identical to the natural citrus form but easier to stabilize and use in formulations.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Citric AcidGlycerin (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 GlycerinSodium PCA is the sodium salt of pyroglutamic acid. It is naturally occurring in our skin's natural moisturizing factors where it works to maintain hydration.
The PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, a natural amino acid derivative.
This ingredient has skin conditioning, anti-inflammatory, and humectant properties. Humectants help hydrate your skin by drawing moisture from the air. This helps keep your skin moisturized.
Learn more about Sodium PCAWater. 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 WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
