What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingLauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingCoco-Betaine
CleansingDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin ConditioningMadecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Althaea Rosea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningNymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningSwertia Japonica Extract
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Glycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CleansingAloe Ferox Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingCoco-Glucoside
CleansingSodium Chloride
Masking
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Octanediol
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Lauryl Glucoside, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Coco-Betaine, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Panthenol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Ceramide NP, Allantoin, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Nymphaea Caerulea Flower Extract, Swertia Japonica Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Aloe Ferox Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Octanediol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Citric Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningPotassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Propanediol
Solvent
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingDihydroxyethyl Stearyl Glycinate
Sodium Chloride
Masking
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingLimonene
Perfuming
Water, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Propanediol, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Niacinamide, Glycolic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Hexylene Glycol, Dihydroxyethyl Stearyl Glycinate, Sodium Chloride, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Hydroxide, Limonene
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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.
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 GlycolGlycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinHexylene Glycol is a surfactant. Glycols are a class of alcohols. Hexylene Glycol is a surfactant and emulsifier.
As a surfactant, Hexylene Glycol helps gather dirt and oil on your skin to be washed away.
As an emulsifier, Hexylene Glycol helps keep water and oil together. This prevents them from separating in a product. Hexylene Glycol also thins out the texture of a product by lessening viscosity.
Hexylene Glycol has a small molecular weight.
Learn more about Hexylene GlycolChances 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.
There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.
The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.
Scrubs may use salt as the 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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
