Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser Versus Glow Recipe Watermelon Pink Juice Oil-Free Moisturizer

Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser Versus Glow Recipe Watermelon Pink Juice Oil-Free Moisturizer

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

This calming moisturizer is formulated around Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract and Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract to calm redness and hydrate skin.

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Key Ingredients

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Coco-Glucoside

Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate

Sodium Lauroamphoacetate

Glycerin

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

Arginine

Aspartic Acid

Glycine

Alanine

Serine

Valine

Proline

Threonine

Isoleucine

Histidine

Phenylalanine

Sodium PCA

Sodium Lactate

Tocopheryl Acetate

Sea Salt

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

PCA

Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate

Ethylhexylglycerin

Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate

Citric Acid

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Phenoxyethanol

Parfum

Limonene

Water, Coco-Glucoside, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Proline, Threonine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sea Salt, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, PCA, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citric Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Limonene

Propanediol

Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract

Ethyl Olivate

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract

Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract

Cetearyl Olivate

Sorbitan Olivate

Glutamic Acid

Sodium Hyaluronate

Jasminum Grandiflorum Flower Wax

Cetyl Alcohol

Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum

Xanthan Gum

Apricot Kernel Amino Acids

Alkanna Tinctoria Root Extract

Beta-Glucan

Brassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract

Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract

Olea Europaea Leaf Extract

Hydrolyzed Corn Protein

Hydrolyzed Soy Protein

Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein

Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract

Fragaria Ananassa Fruit Extract

Rosa Damascena Flower Water

Pyrus Communis Fruit Extract

Cucumis Melo Seed Extract

Iris Florentina Root Extract

Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Extract

Butylene Glycol

1,2-Hexanediol

Water, Propanediol, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Ethyl Olivate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Glycerin, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Glutamic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Jasminum Grandiflorum Flower Wax, Cetyl Alcohol, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum, Xanthan Gum, Apricot Kernel Amino Acids, Alkanna Tinctoria Root Extract, Beta-Glucan, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Brassica Oleracea Capitata Leaf Extract, Ipomoea Batatas Root Extract, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Fragaria Ananassa Fruit Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Pyrus Communis Fruit Extract, Cucumis Melo Seed Extract, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Extract, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol

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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.

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer is a synthetic polymer. It is used to thicken, emulsify, and improve the texture of products.

As an emulsifier, it helps stabilize oil-in-water emulsions to give products an elegant feel when applied.

It can also form a thin protective film on skin. One study found that a formula using this polymer helped slow down how quickly other ingredients (like DEET) were absorbed through skin.

A 2024 study of over 1,300 patients confirmed that sensitization to this ingredient is rare. It is also non-mutagenic and has a clean track record.

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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