Paula's Choice Earth Sourced Perfectly Natural Cleansing Gel Versus Paula's Choice Hydralight One Step Face Cleanser

Paula's Choice Earth Sourced Perfectly Natural Cleansing Gel Versus Paula's Choice Hydralight One Step Face Cleanser Detailed comparison of Paula's Choice Earth Sourced Perfectly Natural Cleansing Gel versus Paula's Choice Hydralight One Step Face Cleanser. This mild gel cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped. No key ingredients Water Decyl Glucoside Glycerin Sodium Cocoamphoacetate Lauryl Glucoside Xanthan Gum Coco-Glucoside Glucose Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate Glyceryl Oleate Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Carrageenan Sodium Phytate Citric Acid Ethylhexylglycerin Phenoxyethanol Potassium Sorbate Water, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Lauryl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Coco-Glucoside, Glucose, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Glyceryl Oleate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Carrageenan, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate Sodium Laureth Sulfate Sodium PCA Sodium Lactate Glycine Fructose Urea Niacinamide Inositol Lactic Acid Allantoin Sodium Hyaluronate PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate Triethanolamine Carbomer Benzophenone-3 Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate Propylparaben Methylparaben Sodium Benzoate Water, Glycerin, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Glycine, Fructose, Urea, Niacinamide, Inositol, Lactic Acid, Allantoin, Sodium Hyaluronate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Xanthan Gum, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Benzophenone-3, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Sodium Benzoate 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! Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny. On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together. Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.