This mild gel cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped.
This salicylic acid gel cleanser is formulated around Salicylic Acid to clear breakouts and unclog pores.
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPotassium Laureth Phosphate
EmulsifyingCocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Cocoyl Methyl Glucamide
Skin Conditioning
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Benincasa Cerifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSalicylic Acid
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Betaine
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
Emulsifying
Molasses
Skin ConditioningGlycereth-26
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil
Masking
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMenthyl Lactate
Masking
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Water, Potassium Laureth Phosphate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Cocoyl Methyl Glucamide, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Glycerin, Benincasa Cerifera Fruit Extract, Salicylic Acid, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Betaine, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Molasses, Glycereth-26, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Hydroxide, Polysorbate 20, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Menthyl Lactate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
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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.
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 GlycerinSodium Cocoyl Glycinate is a cleansing agent. It can be naturally derived or synthetically-created.
As a surfactant, it helps clean your skin by gathering dirt, oil, and other pollutants to be rinsed away more easily.
Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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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