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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDipropylene Glycol
HumectantSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingPEG-30 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Potassium Chloride
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Glycolate
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium EDTA
Citric Acid
Buffering
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Butyrospermum Parkii Seedcake Extract
Skin Protecting
Parfum
Masking
Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycerin, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, PEG-30 Glyceryl Cocoate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Glycolate, Phenoxyethanol, Coco-Betaine, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Butylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii Seedcake Extract, Parfum
Sodium Palmate
CleansingWater
Skin ConditioningSodium Stearate
CleansingSodium Palm Kernelate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate
CleansingButylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Sodium Chloride
MaskingMethyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Sodium Acetate
BufferingBHT
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingCalendula Officinalis Extract
Skin Conditioning
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Dimethylhydroquinone
Perfuming
Etidronic Acid
Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate
UV AbsorberAcid Blue 74
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Sodium Palmate, Water, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Glycerin, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Sodium Chloride, Methyl Gluceth-20, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Acetate, BHT, Sodium Hydroxide, Calendula Officinalis Extract, Alcohol Denat., Dimethylhydroquinone, Etidronic Acid, Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate, Acid Blue 74, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Aloe Barbadensis 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.
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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Chances 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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