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Ingredients Side-by-side
Sapindus Mukorossi Seed
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
CleansingDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sapindus Mukorossi Seed, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Decyl Glucoside, Caprylyl Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Myristamide Dipa
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingCoffea Robusta Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPunica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Triethanolamine
BufferingWater, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Myristamide Dipa, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Coffea Robusta Seed Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Parfum, Decyl Glucoside, Panthenol, Glycerin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Triethanolamine
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cocamidopropyl 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 BetaineDecyl Glucoside is a plant-derived surfactant and emulsion stabilizer. It is created by reacting glucose with the fatty acids from plants.
Like all surfactants, it works by lowering the surface tension between water and oil. This makes it so that dirt, sebum, and makeup can be lifted off your skin and rinsed away. It also produces a dense and creamy foam.
Because it has a neutral charge, it is compatible with a wide range of ingredients and stays stable across a broad pH range/water hardiness conditions.
Patch testing has shown it to have the lowest irritation potential among common cleansing surfactants (like SLS).
Typical use levels range from 5-20% in rinse-off cleansers.
One thing worth knowing: The American Contact Dermatitis Society named the parent family, alkyl glucosides, "Allergen of the Year" in 2017. The prevalence of allergy is pretty low but be sure to patch test if you've reacted to "gentle" or sulfate-free cleansers before.
This ingredient is fungal acne safe because the fatty alcohol portion of this ingredient is not within the C11-24 chain length that Malassezia can metabolize.
Learn more about Decyl Glucoside
