What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauroamphoacetate
CleansingAcrylates Copolymer
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Inulin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningMelaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Antioxidant
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningGlycol Stearate
Emollient
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Bran Extract
Abrasive
Fructose
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine
Emulsifying
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Dimethylaminopropylamine
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Oleic Acid
Emollient
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Water, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Acrylates Copolymer, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Inulin, Sodium Chloride, Benzyl Alcohol, Myristic Acid, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Sodium Gluconate, Glycol Stearate, Lauric Acid, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Lactobacillus Ferment, Avena Sativa Bran Extract, Fructose, Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Dimethylaminopropylamine, Linoleic Acid, Oleic Acid, Linolenic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoamphohydroxypropylsulfonate
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
CleansingAloe Barbadensis Leaf
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Oryza Sativa Hull Extract
MoisturisingDaucus Carota Sativa Extract
Perfuming
Citrus Limon Peel Extract
EmollientIpomoea Batatas Root Extract
Skin ConditioningChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
Solvent
Sodium Chloride
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine
Emulsifying
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Sorbitan Caprylate
EmulsifyingSodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
C10-16 Olefin
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Sodium Cocoamphohydroxypropylsulfonate, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf, Lactic Acid, Oryza Sativa Hull Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Extract, Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Saccharomyces Lysate, Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract, Propanediol, Sodium Chloride, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sorbitan Caprylate, Sodium Methyl Oleoyl Taurate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, C10-16 Olefin, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Maltodextrin, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Parfum, Limonene, Linalool
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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.
Cocamidopropyl 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 BetaineCocamidopropyl Dimethylamine comes from the fatty acids of coconut oil. It is an emulsifier, meaning it helps stabilize and mix ingredients.
This ingredient can be irritating in higher amounts and is related to Cocamidopropyl Betaine.
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
