Avène Cleanance Comedomed Cream Versus Nivea Cellular Luminous630 Anti Dark-Spot Post-Acne Marks Serum
This moisturizer is formulated around Silybum Marianum Fruit Extract to reduce redness.
This brightening serum is formulated around Isobutylamido Thiazolyl Resorcinol and Salicylic Acid to fade the look of dark spots and refine skin texture.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Glycerin
Humectant
Tapioca Starch
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingIsobutylamido Thiazolyl Resorcinol
Bleaching
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Pantolactone
Humectant
Isoquercitrin
Antioxidant
Glucosylrutin
Antioxidant
Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Decylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Trisodium EDTA
Sodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Sulfate
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 16035
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Alcohol Denat., Glycerin, Tapioca Starch, Salicylic Acid, Carbomer, Isobutylamido Thiazolyl Resorcinol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Panthenol, Pantolactone, Isoquercitrin, Glucosylrutin, Glycyrrhiza Inflata Root Extract, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Decylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Trisodium EDTA, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Sulfate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum, CI 42090, CI 16035
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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.
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.
Learn more about GlycerinWater. 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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