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Advanced Clinicals Vitamin C Advanced Brightening Cream Versus Amlactin Daily Moisturizing Lotion

General Moisturizer
Body Lotion
American Brand United States
American Brand United States

Updated on October 16, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe . They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

Suited For

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

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain oils

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Vitamin C Advanced Brightening Cream

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

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.

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. Stay hydrated!

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Emollient, Skin Protecting, Solvent

Paraffinum Liquidum is also known as liquid paraffin. It is a type of highly refined mineral oil.

Like other oils, Paraffinum Liquidum has emollient properties. Emollients help soothe and soften the skin. By creating a barrier to trap moisture within, emollients help keep your skin hydrated.

Paraffinum Liquidum does not irritate the skin and is non-comedogenic.

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Emulsifying

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.

As an emulsifier, Glyceryl Stearate Se prevents ingredients such as oil and water from separating. It is also a surfactant, meaning it helps cleanse the skin. Surfactants help gather oil, dirt, and other pollutants so they may be rinsed away easily.

Emollients help your skin stay smooth and soft. It does so by creating a film on top of the skin that helps trap moisture in.

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Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

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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When to use

22 Routines
64% use in am
36% use in pm
86% use every day
23 Routines
48% use in am
52% use in pm
96% use every day

Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Advanced Clinicals Vitamin C Advanced Brightening Cream 28 ingredients

1.5 /5
from 2 ratings
Heavy (2) Drying (1) Irritating (1)
Kuk's avatar

Kuk

1 year ago
Review

It caused redness for me so definitely not for sensitive skin

#irritating
#heavy
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🐾

10 months ago
Review

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- π—‰π—‹π—ˆπ–»π–Ίπ–»π—…π—’ π—π—ˆπ—Žπ—…π–½π—‡'𝗍 π—‹π–Ύπ—‰π—Žπ—‹π–Όπ—π–Ίπ—Œπ–Ύ
- 𝖽𝗂𝖽𝗇'𝗍 π—Žπ—Œπ–Ύ π—…π—ˆπ—‡π—€ π–Ύπ—‡π—ˆπ—Žπ—€π— π—π—ˆ 𝖽𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝗂𝖿 𝗂𝗍 π–Ίπ–Όπ—π—Žπ–Ίπ—…π—…π—’ π—π—ˆπ—‹π—„π—Œ π—ˆπ—‹ π—‡π—ˆπ—; π—€π—ˆπ— 𝗂𝗆𝗉𝖺𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍
- π–Όπ—ˆπ—Žπ—…π–½π—‡β€™π— π—Œπ—π–Ίπ—‡π–½ 𝗍𝗁𝖾 π—Œπ—†π–Ύπ—…π—… 𝖺𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗅
- π—π–Ίπ—Œ 𝗄𝗂𝗇𝖽𝖺 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 π—π—π—ˆπ—Žπ—€π— 𝗂𝗍 π—π–Ίπ—Œπ—‡'𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 π—†π—ˆπ—‚π—Œπ—π—Žπ—‹π—‚π—“π—‚π—‡π—€
- 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾'π—Œ 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 π—…π—ˆπ—π—‚π—ˆπ—‡π—Œ π—ˆπ—Žπ— 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾

#drying
#heavy
#strong scent

Amlactin Daily Moisturizing Lotion 11 ingredients

3.2 /5
from 5 ratings
Absorbs Well (2) Great Value (2) Hydrating (2)
colefam's avatar

colefam

2 years ago
Review

I've never had my skin burn
Going on the skin was fine but, within minutes, had super adverse reaction. They indicated this type of reaction could be the result of an open wound. I suffer from eczema so that could be it but I doubt it.

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UnidentifiedFlyingOkra

12 months ago
Review

Despite my hesitation with the formula (fatty alcohols typically break me out), my body-skin loves this stuff. Lactic acid is hydrating and exfoliating. Leaves me softer than I've ever been. Somehow very well-tolerated by my extremely sensitive skin. (TMI) one of the first products I've tried that legitimately helped clear very stubborn butt acne. Echoing what others have said, it can sting upon Show more

#hydrating
#absorbs well
#light scent
#works well