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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingAcrylates Copolymer
Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Surfactant
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Myrothamnus Flabellifolia Leaf Extract
EmollientQuillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CleansingCynanchum Atratum Extract
Skin ConditioningAlthaea Rosea Flower Extract
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycol Stearate
Emollient
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Propanediol
Solvent
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-10 Isostearate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Glycol Distearate, Myrothamnus Flabellifolia Leaf Extract, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycol Stearate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Caprylyl Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, Propanediol, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Hexylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Isostearate, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningMyristic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingSorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Betaine
Humectant
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Capric Acid
Cleansing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Palmitic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, Stearic Acid, Glycol Distearate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Sorbitan Olivate, Butylene Glycol, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Betaine, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Sodium Chloride, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Capric Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Oryza Sativa Extract, Linalool
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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 (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 GlycerinGlycol Distearate is an emulsifier and emollient that adds a "pearly" appearance to formulations.
That lustrous look you see in many shampoos is due to this ingredient: when cooled, it crystallizes into small platelets that reflect light to give products that rich, shimmering look.
This ingredient is considered safe at present practices of use and concentration and repeated insult patch test with 50% Glycol Distearate on 125 subjects found no evidence of skin irritation, hypersensitivity, or acute toxicity.
Typical use concentrations range from 0.1-10%.
Because it's an ester of stearic acid, it falls into the range that Malassezia likes to metabolize. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Glycol DistearateChances 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.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a 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. Remember to stay hydrated!
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