What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Potassium Palmate
SurfactantSodium Chloride
MaskingGlycol Distearate
Emollient
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Distearyl Phthalic Acid Amide
EmollientSodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Laureth Phosphate
EmulsifyingPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Cocamide Mea
Emulsifying
Acrylates Copolymer
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
Emulsifying
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Histidine
Humectant
Serine
Masking
Camellia Japonica Flower Extract
EmollientThreonine
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Potassium Palmate, Sodium Chloride, Glycol Distearate, Decyl Glucoside, Phenoxyethanol, Distearyl Phthalic Acid Amide, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Laureth Phosphate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Cocamide Mea, Acrylates Copolymer, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Histidine, Serine, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Threonine, Aspartic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingLauric Acid
Cleansing
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Morus Alba Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningPanax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Butylphenyl Methylpropional
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Myristic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Lauric Acid, PEG-100 Stearate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Beeswax, Propylene Glycol, Parfum, Glyceryl Stearate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Morus Alba Bark Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hexyl Cinnamal, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool, Butylene Glycol, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolCocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineGlycerin (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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