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Good Molecules B5 Hydrating Body Serum Versus JUNO & Co Full Body Nectar Serum

Updated on October 25, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe body serums. They have a total of 3 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin and sensitive skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens, silicones or sulfates

We independently verify ingredients, and our claims are backed by peer-reviewed research. Spot a product that needs an update? Let us know.

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Good Molecules B5 Hydrating Body Serum

Body Serum

American Brand United States

JUNO & Co Full Body Nectar Serum

Body Serum

American Brand United States

Ingredient Info

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Good Molecules B5 Hydrating Body Serum 16 ingredients

JUNO & Co Full Body Nectar Serum 19 ingredients

At a glance

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Good Molecules B5 Hydrating Body Serum 16 ingredients

JUNO & Co Full Body Nectar Serum 19 ingredients

Benefits

Notable Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products

B5 Hydrating Body Serum

Water Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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.

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Panthenol Skin Conditioning

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Helps reduce irritation

Panthenol (also referred to as pro-vitamin B5) is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin.

0 Com. / 0 Irr.

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Propanediol Solvent

Propanediol helps absorb ingredients into your skin, boosting their benefits. It can act as an emollient, making your skin softer. Propanediol can help products last longer by boosting the properties of preservatives within the formulation.

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Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Not safe for Fungal Acne

Coco-Caprylate/Caprate is created from fatty coconut alcohol, caprylic acid, and capric acid.

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Glycerin Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

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2 Benefits

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

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Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer

Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer (let's call it AAVC for short) is a synthetically created polymer. It's used as a film-forming agent and used to thicken the consistency of products.

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Glyceryl Glucoside Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Glyceryl Glucoside is made from glycerol and glucose.

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Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether Cleansing

We don't have a description for Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether.

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Glyceryl Stearate Se Emulsifying

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Not safe for Fungal Acne

Glyceryl Stearate Se is a self-emulsifying (SE) form of glyceryl stearate. Self-emusifying means this ingredient automatically blends with water. It is an emulsifier, emollient, and cleansing agent.

3 Com. / 2 Irr.

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Hydrogenated Lecithin Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning

Hydrogenated Lecithin is created from the hydrogenation of lecithin. Hydrogenation is a chemical reaction between molecule hydrogen and another element.

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Polyglutamic Acid Skin Conditioning

Helps hydrate Dry Skin

Polyglutamic Acid is made up many glutamic acids chained together. It is created from bacterial fermentation.

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Sodium Hyaluronate Humectant, Skin Conditioning

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Hyaluronic Acid

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

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Caprylhydroxamic Acid

Caprylhydroxamic Acid is a chelating agent.

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Capryloyl Salicylic Acid Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Capryloyl Salicylic Acid.

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Beta-Glucan Skin Conditioning

Helps reduce Skin Redness

Beta-Glucan is a polysaccharide. It can be derived from the cell walls of seaweed, oats, yeast, and fungi.

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Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate is used to help stabilize a product.

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Water, Panthenol, Propanediol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Glycerin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Glyceryl Glucoside, Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyglutamic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Beta-Glucan, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Full Body Nectar Serum

Water Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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.

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Glycerin Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

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2 Benefits

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

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Propylene Glycol Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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May worsen Eczema

Propylene Glycol is an odorless, colorless liquid. As a humectant, it helps skin retain moisture. It also aids in delivering active ingredients.

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Butylene Glycol Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

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Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

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Hydroxyethyl Urea Humectant, Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Hydroxyethyl Urea.

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Avena Sativa Kernel Extract Abrasive, Antioxidant, Emollient

Exfoliant • Antioxidant • Helps hydrate Dry Skin

Avena Sativa Kernel Extract is is derived from colloidal oatmeal. Besides being a healthy breakfast, oats have many benefits in skincare too.

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Trehalose Humectant, Moisturising

Trehalose is a disaccharide made of two glucose molecules (glucose is sugar!). Trehalose is used to help moisturize skin. It also has antioxidant properties.

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Rosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract Tonic

We don't have a description for Rosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract.

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Gentiana Scabra Root Extract Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Gentiana Scabra Root Extract.

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Phellodendron Chinense Bark Extract Emollient, Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Phellodendron Chinense Bark Extract.

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1,2-Hexanediol Skin Conditioning, Solvent

1,2-Hexanediol is a multi-tasker ingredient. It acts as a preservative to increase shelf-life and can aid other preservatives in preventing microbe growth. 1,2-Hexanediol also helps the skin retain moisture as a humectant.

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Hydroxyacetophenone Antioxidant

Antioxidant

Hydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant and helps with skin conditioning.

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Pentylene Glycol Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Pentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.

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Arginine Masking, Skin Conditioning

Not safe for Fungal Acne

Arginine is an amino acid that is important for human development. Your body uses is it to produce hair keratin and skin collagen.

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Carbomer Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming

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Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create gel consistency within products.

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Sodium Hyaluronate Humectant, Skin Conditioning

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Hyaluronic Acid

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

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Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Humectant, Skin Conditioning

3 Benefits

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate comes from licorice root.

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Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Emulsifying

Oil • Not safe for Fungal Acne

Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is derived from castor oil and polyethylene glycol (PEG). It is used as a emollient and emulsifier.

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Parfum Masking, Perfuming

Fragrance • 2 Concerns

Parfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give aroma to products. Parfum, or fragrance, can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "Parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.

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Water, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Trehalose, Rosa Roxburghii Fruit Extract, Gentiana Scabra Root Extract, Phellodendron Chinense Bark Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Pentylene Glycol, Arginine, Carbomer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Parfum

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Water

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Glycerin

Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

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Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant, Skin Conditioning

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Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

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Ingredient Ratings

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B5 Hydrating Body Serum

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Full Body Nectar Serum

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When to use

Good Molecules B5 Hydrating Body Serum 16 ingredients

JUNO & Co Full Body Nectar Serum 19 ingredients

7 Routines

29% use in am

71% use in pm

100% use every day

Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Good Molecules B5 Hydrating Body Serum 16 ingredients

2.0 /5

from 1 rating

Drying (1) Irritating (1) Light (1) Light Scent (1)

Daniel.Chin

2 months ago · Combination Skin

Review

Hoping for full body hydration to ease genetic dry skin and found more sensitivity to ingredients! I believe Glyceryl Stearate S/E is the culprit....

Hoping for full body hydration to ease genetic dry skin and found more sensitivity to ingredients! I believe Glyceryl Stearate S/E is the culprit. I seem to be especially sensitive to Stearic acid-related ingredients. So at least I’ve learned that.