What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningIsopropyl Palmitate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialSodium Myreth Sulfate
Cleansing
Cetearyl Isononanoate
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Alanine
Masking
Arginine Hcl
Skin ConditioningCarnitine
Cleansing
Glycine
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Decylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningSodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Isopropyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Octyldodecanol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Sodium Myreth Sulfate, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Xanthan Gum, Ceramide NP, Alanine, Arginine Hcl, Carnitine, Glycine, Sodium PCA, Lauryl Glucoside, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Pentylene Glycol, Decylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate
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 GlycerinLauryl Glucoside sugar- and lipid-based cleansing agent. It is created from glucose and lauryl alcohol.
This ingredient is a surfactant, making it easier to rinse oil, dirt, and other pollutants away.
A British study found lauryl glucoside to cause skin sensitivity for some people. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have concerns.
Other names for this ingredient include "Lauryl Polyglucose", "Lauryl glycoside", and "D-Glucopyranoside".
Learn more about Lauryl GlucosideWater. 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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