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Balea Med Ultra Sensitive Anti-Pickel Gesichspflege Cica Versus Etude House Soon Jung Hydro Barrier Cream - Tube

General Moisturizer
General Moisturizer
German Brand Germany
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on August 08, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan and reef safe general moisturizers. They have a total of 7 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, reducing pores and scar healing

Free From

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

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Soon Jung Hydro Barrier 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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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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Skin Conditioning

Panthenol is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin. It is found naturally in our skin and hair.

There are two forms of panthenol: D and L.

D-panthenol is also known as dexpanthenol. Most cosmetics use dexpanthenol or a mixture of D and L-panthenol.

Panthenol is famous due to its ability to go deeper into the skin's layers. Using this ingredient has numerous pros (and no cons):

Like hyaluronic acid, panthenol is a humectant. Humectants are able to bind and hold large amounts of water to keep skin hydrated.

This ingredient works well for wound healing. It works by increasing tissue in the wound and helps close open wounds.

Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.

This ingredient is also referred to as pro-vitamin B5.

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Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Soothing

Allantoin plays a role in soothing and moisturizing the skin. Because of this, it is often added to products with strong active ingredients.

Some studies have shown this ingredient can promote wound healing with higher concentrations.

Allantoin is derived from the comfrey plant but produced synthetically for cosmetic products to ensure purity.

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Skin Conditioning, Solvent

1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse. 

It is a:

  • Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
  • Emollient, helping to soften skin
  • Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
  • Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives 
Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

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Antioxidant, Skin Conditioning

Madecassoside comes from the super popular skin-soothing ingredient, Centella asiatica. It is one of four active compounds found in the extract of Centella Asiatica.

Madecassoside has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hydrating properties. It contains fatty acids, amino acids, beta-carotene, and phytochemicals.

One study found using Madecassoside with ascorbic acid helped reduce the signs of aging and improved skin hydration.

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When to use

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55% use in pm
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Balea Med Ultra Sensitive Anti-Pickel Gesichspflege Cica 19 ingredients

2.8 /5
from 6 ratings
Pilling (3) Hydrating (2) Light Scent (2)
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Javier Bellido Roldan

3 months ago
Review

The good:
-A fairly neutral composition that does not feel "watered down"; the concentration of active ingredients is ok.
-Does not dry my skin.

The bad:
-The heavy texture. I hate it.
-The film waxy layer that it creates. It feels like sunscreen honestly. My skin does not absorb it well.
-It has a comedogenic ingredient and an abrasive ingredient! So it is not that good for sensitive Show more

#hydrating
#heavy
#sticky
#pilling
KarolinaHegyi's avatar

KarolinaHegyi

10 months ago
Review

Nice texture and affordable.

#hydrating
#absorbs well
#light scent

Etude House Soon Jung Hydro Barrier Cream 28 ingredients

1.8 /5
from 10 ratings
Broke Me Out (6) Doesn't Work (3) Irritating (3)
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nana

10 days ago
Review

i liked it until it gave me tiny whiteheads across my cheeks. this happened after a few hours of application….(´°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥`)

#broke me out
#no scent
#doesn't work
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mlezere

2 hours ago
Review

In the beginning, this cream worked pretty well for my skin, but then I noticed that it started giving me a skin texture. Also, I feel like it is not giving any moisture to the skin at all and is only sitting on the top of the skin. Only bought it because of the good reviews on hwahae and forgot to check the whole ingredient list (cream contains silicons 😐). Wouldn't recommend buying it.

#broke me out
#doesn't work