What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingBehentrimonium Methosulfate
SurfactantCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientHydrogenated Coconut Acid
EmollientTheobroma Cacao Seed Butter
EmollientOryza Sativa Seed Water
AntimicrobialSodium Isethionate
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantWater
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
EmollientSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Wax
Skin ConditioningSodium Lactate
BufferingButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces Ferment
Skin ConditioningParfum
MaskingButylene Glycol
HumectantStearic Acid
CleansingOryza Sativa
Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningBrassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil
EmollientCalcium Pantothenate
Inositol
HumectantOryza Sativa Bran Oil
EmollientHydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
AbsorbentJasminum Officinale Oil
MaskingLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Coconut Acid, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Oryza Sativa Seed Water, Sodium Isethionate, Glycerin, Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Wax, Sodium Lactate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Saccharomyces Ferment, Parfum, Butylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Oryza Sativa, Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf Extract, Brassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil, Calcium Pantothenate, Inositol, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Tocopheryl Acetate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Maltodextrin, Jasminum Officinale Oil, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
CleansingCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningPisum Sativum Peptide
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 80
EmulsifyingPolyacrylate-33
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingSodium Phytate
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeNiacinamide
SmoothingPanthenol
Skin ConditioningCaffeine
Skin ConditioningBiotin
AntiseborrhoeicPyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSerenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialCocos Nucifera Oil
MaskingArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
EmollientTromethamine
BufferingNigella Sativa Seed Oil
EmollientTocopherol
AntioxidantMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
AntioxidantHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientUrtica Dioica Extract
AstringentWater, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Pisum Sativum Peptide, Polysorbate 80, Polyacrylate-33, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Phytate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Niacinamide, Panthenol, Caffeine, Biotin, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Serenoa Serrulata Fruit Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Tromethamine, Nigella Sativa Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Urtica Dioica Extract
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceGlycerin (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 GlycerinLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate is a natural preservative. It comes from fermenting radish roots with a bacteria called leuconostoc. The trade name for this ingredient is Leucidal.
Leuconostoc comes from lactic acid.
This ingredient has antimicrobial properties and helps prevent the growth of bacteria in a product.
Leuconostoc is used to make the traditional Korean side-dish, kimchi. It is also used to make sourdough bread (both incredibly yummy foods).
Learn more about Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment FiltrateSodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from coconut oil. It is an ultra gentle cleanser that gives a nice foam without drying the skin or impacting the skin barrier.
The amount of foam created depends on the amount of sodium cocoyl isethionate used in the product.
This ingredient also helps improve the spreadability of a product.
This ingredient hasn’t been shown in studies to feed fungal acne yeast.
Learn more about Sodium Cocoyl IsethionateWater. 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!
Learn more about Water