Beauty of Joseon Low pH Rice Face and Body Cleansing Bar Versus Kojie San Skin Lightening Kojic Acid Soap

Beauty of Joseon Low pH Rice Face and Body Cleansing Bar Versus Kojie San Skin Lightening Kojic Acid Soap Detailed comparison of Beauty of Joseon Low pH Rice Face and Body Cleansing Bar versus Kojie San Skin Lightening Kojic Acid Soap. No key ingredients Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate Zea Mays Starch Water Glycerin Decyl Glucoside Olea Europaea Fruit Oil Cocos Nucifera Oil Xanthan Gum Citric Acid Sesamum Indicum Seed Powder Oryza Sativa Bran Extract Butylene Glycol 1,2-Hexanediol Caprylyl Glycol Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Zea Mays Starch, Water, Glycerin, Decyl Glucoside, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Sesamum Indicum Seed Powder, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol Sodium Hydroxide Parfum Kojic Acid Glucose Chondrus Crispus Phenoxyethanol Ethylhexylglycerin Cocamide DEA Paraffinum Liquidum Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil CI 15985 CI 19140 BHT Cocos Nucifera Oil, Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Parfum, Kojic Acid, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Glucose, Chondrus Crispus, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cocamide DEA, Paraffinum Liquidum, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, CI 15985, CI 19140, BHT These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created. Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin. Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on). This ingredient is also known as coconut oil. It is a plant-derived ingredient with skin conditioning properties. The fatty acid profile of coconut oil is mostly lauric acid (~54%), followed by capric, caprylic, palmitic, and myristic acids. This profile allows it to penetrate easily into skin, moisturize, and improve dry skin. A double-blind study confirmed that extra virgin coconut oil is as effective as mineral oil for treating very dry skin. Another study found it outperformed mineral oil for mild to moderate atopic dermatitis in children. Another study from 2018 found that virgin coconut oil can soothe inflammation and boost key skin barrier proteins. Just know this evidence is still only from lab settings and not human trials. It has also been shown to reduce Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria that commonly overgrows in people with eczema. Clinical testing shows very minimal skin irritation and no evidence of sensitization or phototoxicity. Coconut oil gets flagged as a "fragrance" because it has a natural mild scent (not because it's a synthetic perfume). The European Cosmetic ingredient database also lists "perfuming" as a function of this ingredient. Just so you know, the term "fragrance" is completely unregulated. Some brands still use botanical extracts or essential oils in their "fragrance-free" formulas, but regulatory databases technically classify these under "fragrance". Coconut oil has a tiny and useless bit of natural SPF. Early lab studies clocked it around SPF 7-8 but a more recent study found the real number closer to SPF 1.2. It also offers no meaningful UVA protection (SPF only overs UVB rays). The comedogenic rating of 4/5 means it has a high potential to clog pores; but it's worth noting that comedogenicity is highly individual and ratings cannot predict how an overall formula will behave on skin. Since lauric acid is the dominant fatty acid, this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast feeds on fatty acids with carbon chain lengths between 11-24, and lauric acid falls within these lengths (C12). 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