What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingCoco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Avena Sativa Kernel Meal
Abrasive
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate
CleansingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingSodium PCA
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningOenothera Biennis Oil
Emollient
Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil
Emollient
Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter
Emollient
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Althaea Officinalis Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
PCA
Humectant
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
Masking
Serine
Masking
Valine
MaskingHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningProline
Skin Conditioning
Threonine
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Histidine
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialWater, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Coco-Glucoside, Avena Sativa Kernel Meal, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Glyceryl Stearate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Oleate, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium PCA, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil, Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Lactate, Caprylyl Glycol, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, PCA, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Linoleic Acid, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Tocopherol, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Linolenic Acid, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingGlycerin
Humectant
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Chamomilla Recutita Extract
Skin Conditioning
Hydrastis Canadensis Extract
MaskingHedychium Coronarium Root Extract
MaskingFucus Vesiculosus Extract
Emollient
Cymbopogon Martini Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Matricaria Recutita Flower Oil
Perfuming
Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil
Masking
Callitris Intratropica Wood Oil
Masking
Potassium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Hydrastis Canadensis Extract, Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Matricaria Recutita Flower Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil, Callitris Intratropica Wood Oil
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (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 Glycerin
