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Remedy Super Stacked Rich Cream-To-Foam Cleanser Versus Cocokind Milky-Soft Face And Body Cleanser
Remedy Super Stacked Rich Cream-To-Foam Cleanser Versus Cocokind Milky-Soft Face And Body Cleanser This mild foaming cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry. This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight o
Remedy Super Stacked Rich Cream-To-Foam Cleanser Versus Cocokind Milky-Soft Face And Body Cleanser
This mild foaming cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.
This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Glycerin
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Sodium Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Ceramide NP
Sodium Hyaluronate
Panthenol
Bisabolol
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Glycol Distearate
Cellulose Gum
Hydroxypropyl Guar
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
Sodium PCA
Urea
Trehalose
Polyquaternium-51
Sodium Isethionate
Coconut Acid
Titanium Dioxide
Sodium Chloride
Sodium Hydroxide
Hydroxyacetophenone
Chlorphenesin
Phenoxyethanol
Ethylhexylglycerin
Water, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glycerin, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Ceramide NP, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Bisabolol, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Glycol Distearate, Cellulose Gum, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium PCA, Urea, Trehalose, Polyquaternium-51, Sodium Isethionate, Coconut Acid, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydroxyacetophenone, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Ceramide Ng
Ceramide AP
Ceramide EOP
Ceramide As
Tocopherol
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
Helianthus Annuus Extract
Oryza Sativa Bran Extract
Laminaria Digitata Extract
Glycolipids
Cholesterol
Acacia Senegal Gum
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Xanthan Gum
Saccharide Isomerate
Caprylyl Glycol
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
1,2-Hexanediol
Sodium Citrate
Sodium Phytate
Potassium Sorbate
Sodium Benzoate
Citric Acid
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ng, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide As, Tocopherol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Glycolipids, Cholesterol, Acacia Senegal Gum, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Saccharide Isomerate, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phytate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid
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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.
Ceramide NP (formerly known as Ceramide 3) is one of the skin's naturally occurring lipids.
Since ceramides are the major lipid components of the skin, they are crucial for maintaining skin barrier and hydration. Ceramide NP most closely mirrors the dominant kind in human skin amongst ceramide subtypes.
This ceramide works by slotting into gaps within the stratum corneum's lipid matrix to limit trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) and shield the skin against external irritants.
A study with 312 patients found that using a ceramide-containing routine for 4 weeks reduced the severity of atopic dermatitis by over 61%.
Another clinical study in subjects aged 60 and older found that a ceramide body wash and moisturizer improved skin dryness and itchy skin in 15 days.
Overall, ceramides are considered non-irritating and safety tests have found little to no observable adverse effects from using this ingredient.
Ceramide NP is usually sourced from plants (like soybean or rice bran), or produced synthetically.
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine is a synthetic cleansing agent, though it is derived from coconut oil.
It is used to enhance the texture of products by boosting lather and thickening the texture. As a cleanser, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine is mild.
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.
Glycol Distearate is an emulsifier and emollient that adds a "pearly" appearance to formulations.
That lustrous look you see in many shampoos is due to this ingredient: when cooled, it crystallizes into small platelets that reflect light to give products that rich, shimmering look.
This ingredient is considered safe at present practices of use and concentration and repeated insult patch test with 50% Glycol Distearate on 125 subjects found no evidence of skin irritation, hypersensitivity, or acute toxicity.
Typical use concentrations range from 0.1-10%.
Because it's an ester of stearic acid, it falls into the range that Malassezia likes to metabolize. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Sodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from coconut oil. It is an ultra gentle cleanser that gives a nice foam without drying the skin or impacting the skin barrier.
The amount of foam created depends on the amount of sodium cocoyl isethionate used in the product.
This ingredient also helps improve the spreadability of a product.
This ingredient hasn’t been shown in studies to feed fungal acne yeast.
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate is a gentle, coconut-derived cleansing surfactant. It's most commonly found in "sulfate-free" cleansers.
As a taurate, it belongs to a class of anionic surfactants prized for being efficient at cleansing without harshness, good performance in hard water, stability across a wide pH range, and easily biodegradable.
It is able to lift away oil and grime and make a nice lather without stripping your skin, so it's a good pick for sensitive skin.
Safety-wise, it has a good record. The CIR Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe in cosmetics and concentrations go up to 11% in leave-on products or 13% in rinse-off products.
Despite being derived from coconut oil, this ingredient is fungal acne safe. It's a water-soluble surfactant with no fatty oils or esters left intact on skin for the Malassezia yeast to feed.
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate is used to help stabilize a product.
It is a chelating agent, meaning it helps prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This prevents unwanted reactions in products. Metal ions can come into a product via the water ingredient. They are found in trace amounts and are not known to be harmful.
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!