Puca – Pure & Care Cleansing Foam Tea Tree Oil Versus The INKEY List Hyaluronic Acid Cleanser

Puca – Pure & Care Cleansing Foam Tea Tree Oil Versus The INKEY List Hyaluronic Acid Cleanser

This glycolic acid foaming cleanser is formulated around Glycolic Acid to exfoliate and smooth skin.

This cream cleanser uses mild cleansing ingredients, but contains alcohol that may feel drying for some.

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate

Propanediol

Glycerin

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil

Niacinamide

Glycolic Acid

Tocopheryl Acetate

Butylene Glycol

Portulaca Oleracea Extract

Hexylene Glycol

Dihydroxyethyl Stearyl Glycinate

Sodium Chloride

Hydroxyacetophenone

Sodium Hydroxide

Limonene

Water, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Propanediol, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Niacinamide, Glycolic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Hexylene Glycol, Dihydroxyethyl Stearyl Glycinate, Sodium Chloride, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Hydroxide, Limonene

Coco-Glucoside

Betaine

Cetearyl Alcohol

Stearic Acid

Phenoxyethanol

Benzyl Alcohol

Xanthan Gum

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Inulin

Ethylhexylglycerin

Dehydroacetic Acid

Polyquaternium-10

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate

Sodium Hyaluronate

Lecithin

Water, Glycerin, Coco-Glucoside, Betaine, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Inulin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Dehydroacetic Acid, Polyquaternium-10, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lecithin

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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.

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.

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

Water. 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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