The INKEY List Hyaluronic Acid Cleanser Versus The INKEY List Glycerin Gentle Purifying Cleanser

The INKEY List Hyaluronic Acid Cleanser Versus The INKEY List Glycerin Gentle Purifying Cleanser Detailed comparison of The INKEY List Hyaluronic Acid Cleanser versus The INKEY List Glycerin Gentle Purifying Cleanser. This cream cleanser uses mild cleansing ingredients, but contains alcohol that may feel drying for some. This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse while respecting your skin barrier. 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 Cocamidopropyl Betaine Sodium Chloride Sodium Benzoate Triolein Sea Water Citric Acid Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract 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 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. Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!). It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome. On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive. Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10). You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own. Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU. Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including for children of all ages. Adverse systemic effects only showed up in animal studies at expo