What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningOctyldodecanol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract
Skin ConditioningOleanolic Acid
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
PEG-20 Stearate
Emulsifying
Dimethicone
Emollient
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingVitis Vinifera Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Methylparaben
Preservative
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Octyldodecanol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract, Oleanolic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, PEG-20 Stearate, Dimethicone, Propylene Glycol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Allantoin, Retinyl Palmitate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Methylparaben, CI 42090
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Isopropyl Isostearate
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Methylpropanediol
SolventCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Isoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Malpighia Glabra Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningOnopordum Acanthium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningMagnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Copper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenylpropanol
Masking
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientLaureth-7
EmulsifyingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Water, Glycerin, Isopropyl Isostearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Octyldodecanol, Methylpropanediol, Cetyl Alcohol, Isoamyl Laurate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glyceryl Stearate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Malpighia Glabra Fruit Extract, Onopordum Acanthium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Copper Gluconate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Propanediol, Beta-Glucan, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenylpropanol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Laureth-7, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Lactic Acid
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 GlycerinOctyldodecanol is a fatty alcohol sourced from plant oils like coconut or palm (or made synthetically).
It is:
You'll likely see this in many BHA products because this is the go-to solvent for salicylic acid.
This ingredient is typically used at levels between 2-20%.
Regarding fungal acne:
In 2019, this ingredient was tested against multiple Malassezia species (the yeast that causes fungal acne) and showed no growth.
This long ingredient is a copolymer of sodium acrylate and sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate monomers.
It is used to help stabilize other ingredients and create a thicker gel-like texture.
Emulsifiers prevent oils and waters from separating.
Learn more about Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate CopolymerWater. 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
