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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingSodium Laureth-8 Sulfate
Cleansing
PEG-80 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Magnesium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Oleth Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Parfum
Masking
Magnesium Laureth-8 Sulfate
Cleansing
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
Emulsifying
DMDM Hydantoin
Preservative
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Magnesium Oleth Sulfate
Cleansing
Piroctone Olamine
Preservative
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Sodium Laureth-8 Sulfate, PEG-80 Glyceryl Cocoate, Glycerin, Coco-Glucoside, Lactic Acid, Magnesium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Oleth Sulfate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Parfum, Magnesium Laureth-8 Sulfate, Glycol Distearate, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, DMDM Hydantoin, Glyceryl Oleate, Magnesium Oleth Sulfate, Piroctone Olamine, Alcohol, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract
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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.
Coco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.
Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away.
This ingredient is considered gentle and non-comedogenic. However, it may still be irritating for some.
Learn more about Coco-GlucosideGlycerin (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 GlycerinWater. 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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