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The INKEY List Hyaluronic Acid Cleanser Versus innisfree Brightening Pore Facial Cleanser
The INKEY List Hyaluronic Acid Cleanser Versus innisfree Brightening Pore Facial Cleanser This cream cleanser uses mild cleansing ingredients, but contains alcohol that may feel drying for some. This mild gel cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving
The INKEY List Hyaluronic Acid Cleanser Versus innisfree Brightening Pore Facial Cleanser
This cream cleanser uses mild cleansing ingredients, but contains alcohol that may feel drying for some.
This mild gel cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped.
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
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
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
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Acrylates Copolymer
Propanediol
Kaolin
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
Sodium Chloride
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
1,2-Hexanediol
CI 77891
Parfum
Potassium Hydroxide
Polyquaternium-7
Sodium Benzoate
Disodium EDTA
Tetrasodium EDTA
Panthenol
Niacinamide
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Citrus Reticulata Peel Extract
Tocopherol
Water, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Glycerin, Acrylates Copolymer, Propanediol, Kaolin, Coco-Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, 1,2-Hexanediol, CI 77891, Parfum, Potassium Hydroxide, Polyquaternium-7, Sodium Benzoate, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Panthenol, Niacinamide, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Citrus Reticulata Peel Extract, Tocopherol
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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.
Coco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.
Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away.
This ingredient is considered gentle and non-comedogenic. However, it may still be irritating for some.
Ethylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
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!