The INKEY List Glycerin Gentle Purifying Cleanser Versus QV Gentle Wash

The INKEY List Glycerin Gentle Purifying Cleanser Versus QV Gentle Wash

This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse while respecting your skin barrier.

This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Coco-Glucoside

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

Xanthan Gum

Phenoxyethanol

Sodium Chloride

Sodium Benzoate

Triolein

Sea Water

Citric Acid

Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract

Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract

Ethylhexylglycerin

Tocopherol

Water, Glycerin, Coco-Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Triolein, Sea Water, Citric Acid, Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol

Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate

Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate

Lauryl Betaine

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer

Aminomethyl Propanol

Methylparaben

Propylparaben

Water, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Lauryl Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben

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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.

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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