What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantCocamidopropyl Betaine
CleansingPotassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingAcrylates Copolymer
Sodium Chloride
MaskingGluconolactone
Skin ConditioningTromethamine
Buffering1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin ConditioningSalix Alba Bark Extract
AstringentCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningSalicylic Acid
MaskingStyrene/Vp Copolymer
Lauryl Glucoside
CleansingButylene Glycol
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingSodium Dodoxynol-40 Sulfate
Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol
UV AbsorberAlcohol
AntimicrobialTris(Tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol)Citrate
StabilisingSorbic Acid
PreservativeParfum
MaskingBenzyl Salicylate
PerfumingWater, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Gluconolactone, Tromethamine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Ceramide NP, Salicylic Acid, Styrene/Vp Copolymer, Lauryl Glucoside, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Dodoxynol-40 Sulfate, Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol, Alcohol, Tris(Tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol)Citrate, Sorbic Acid, Parfum, Benzyl Salicylate
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantStearic Acid
CleansingHydrogenated Coconut Acid
EmollientSodium Isethionate
CleansingStearyl Alcohol
EmollientAllantoin
Skin ConditioningChrysanthemum Parthenium Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
BleachingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantHydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingSodium PCA
HumectantHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCoco-Glucoside
CleansingGlyceryl Oleate
EmollientSodium Chloride
MaskingDisodium EDTA
Citric Acid
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeSodium Benzoate
MaskingMaltodextrin
AbsorbentTetrasodium EDTA
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Hydrogenated Coconut Acid, Sodium Isethionate, Stearyl Alcohol, Allantoin, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Sodium PCA, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Sodium Chloride, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Maltodextrin, Tetrasodium EDTA
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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.
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate is a surfactant and helps cleanse skin. It is created from the fatty acids of coconut oil.
Surfactants help rinse oil, dirt, and other pollutants easily from skin. It has a faint fruit-like scent.
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 GlycerinChances 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!
Learn more about Water