Shea Moisture Manuka Honey & Yogurt Glow Getter Honey Mask Versus The INKEY List Kaolin Clay Mask

Shea Moisture Manuka Honey & Yogurt Glow Getter Honey Mask Versus The INKEY List Kaolin Clay Mask

This wash off mask is formulated around Salicylic Acid to clear breakouts and unclog pores.

This wash off mask is made with Kaolin for a rinse-off oil-control boost.

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Key Ingredients

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Honey

Glycerin

Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil

Ricinus Communis Seed Oil

Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil

Glyceryl Caprylate

Xanthan Gum

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate

Allantoin

Salicylic Acid

Yogurt Powder

Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables

Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate

Inulin

Mica

Titanium Dioxide

Tin Oxide

Glyceryl Undecylenate

Water, Honey, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Glyceryl Caprylate, Xanthan Gum, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Allantoin, Salicylic Acid, Yogurt Powder, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Inulin, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Tin Oxide, Glyceryl Undecylenate

Kaolin

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

Glyceryl Stearate

Stearic Acid

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Cetearyl Alcohol

Magnesium Aluminum Silicate

Sodium Stearate

Sodium Magnesium Silicate

Phenoxyethanol

Dimethyl Sulfone

Centella Asiatica Extract

Decyl Glucoside

Cellulose Gum

Cocos Nucifera Oil

Cetyl Alcohol

Ethylhexylglycerin

Sodium Carbomer

Tocopherol

Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract

Sea Water Extract

Chondrus Crispus Extract

Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil

Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract

Sodium Hydroxide

Lonicera Japonica Leaf Extract

Tocopheryl Acetate

Panthenol

Oryza Sativa Bran Oil

Geranium Maculatum Extract

Taraxacum Officinale Extract

Equisetum Arvense Extract

Spirulina Maxima Extract

Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil

Water, Kaolin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Stearic Acid, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Magnesium Silicate, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethyl Sulfone, Centella Asiatica Extract, Glyceryl Caprylate, Decyl Glucoside, Cellulose Gum, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Carbomer, Tocopherol, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Sea Water Extract, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Lonicera Japonica Leaf Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Geranium Maculatum Extract, Taraxacum Officinale Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Spirulina Maxima Extract, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil

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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.

Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil comes from the seeds of the safflower plant. It is a skin conditioning agent that helps soften skin and keep it hydrated.

This seed oil has an unusual fatty acid profile: it is one of the highest linoleic acid plant oils out there (~55-77%). It also has low amounts of oleic acid, and this high-linoleic/low-oleic ratio gets people excited.

Linoleic acid helps maintain skin barrier integrity and is a building block for the ceramides in your stratum corneum. Notably, people with acne tend to have lower linoleic acid in their skin lipids as well (and this gets worse as acne gets more severe).

Overall, it's a lightweight, fast-absorbing oil that has a long safety track record. Lab testing has found it to be non-irritating for skin or eyes.

The Malassezia yeast can metabolize the fatty acids in this oil to grow; therefore this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.

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.

Glyceryl Caprylate comes from glycerin and caprylic acid. It is an emollient, co-emulsifier, and preservative booster.

Its short C8 fatty acid chain makes it behave differently from its longer-chain emollient cousins like Glyceryl Stearate. It feels more lightweight, fast-absorbing, and silky instead of rich and waxy.

As a co-emulsifier, its "head" and "tail" sit at the oil-water interface. But overall, the short C8 tail and not being water soluble means it doesn't really have the muscle to emulsify a formula on its own. That's why you'll often see it paired with a primary emulsifier like Cetearyl Glucoside.

Interestingly, Glyceryl Caprylate acts as a preservative booster. This is because its fatty-acid backbone disrupts microbial lipid membranes. It shows excellent activity against bacteria and yeast but is weaker against mold.

Typical concentrations range from 0.5-1% and this ingredient is generally non-irritating.

Because this ingredient has a C8 fatty acid chain, it is outside the range that the Malassezia yeast metabolizes (making it fungal acne safe).

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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