Products with Sorbitol

Sorbitol: A Sugar Alcohol That Holds Water

Better known as a sugar substitute, sorbitol has a quieter second career in skincare. It works as a humectant: its hydroxyl groups bind water and hold it in the outermost layer of skin, softening the look of dryness and flaking. It also lends a pleasant, non-sticky slip to cleansers and gels, and it helps keep formulas from drying out in the container.

In this collection it shows up across Revision Skincare's cleansing range — Gentle Foaming Cleanser, Papaya Enzyme Cleanser and Gentle Cleansing Lotion — and in SkinCeuticals A.G.E. Interrupter Advanced and LHA Cleanser Gel.

Is sorbitol as hydrating as glycerin?

It is a weaker humectant than glycerin gram for gram, which is precisely the point in a cleanser: enough water-binding to leave skin comfortable, without the tackiness a high-glycerin formula can leave behind.

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