Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane Versus Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane versus Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station .

Last updated on August 08, 2023. Published on December 28, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, 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 and scar healing

Free From

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

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Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station

General Moisturizer British Brand United Kingdom

General Moisturizer Hungarian Brand Hungary

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

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Ingredient Info

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Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane 19 ingredients

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station 19 ingredients

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

At a glance

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Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane 19 ingredients

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station 19 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating (4)

Anti-Aging

Scar Healing

Brightening (2)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin

Irritating

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Redness Reducing

Reduces Irritation (2)

Anti-Aging

Scar Healing (2)

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Irritating

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane 19 ingredients

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station 19 ingredients

Water • Propanediol • Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer • Squalane • Phenoxyethanol • Fructose • Glycerin • Sorbitan Isostearate • Polysorbate 60 • Withania Somnifera Root Extract • Ethylhexylglycerin • Disodium EDTA • Tocopherol • Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil • Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil • Biosaccharide Gum-4 • Potassium Sorbate • Citric Acid • Limonene

Water • C15-19 Alkane • Glycerin • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Peg/Ppg/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin • Isosorbide Dicaprylate • Ectoin • Xylitylglucoside • Bisabolol • Allantoin • Anhydroxylitol • Xylitol • Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer • Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Crosspolymer • Glucose • Citric Acid • Tocopherol • Ethylhexylglycerin • Phenoxyethanol

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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.

Water

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

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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Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane contains this as ingredient number 1.

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station contains this as ingredient number 1.

Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

What it does: Emulsion Stabilising

Community Rating: Disliked

This is a synthetic polymer. It helps improve the texture of products by adding thickness and gel-like feel.

It is also an emulsifer, meaning it prevents ingredients such as oil and water from separating. It also helps evenly disperse other ingredients.

Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane contains this as ingredient number 3.

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station contains this as ingredient number 13.

Phenoxyethanol

What it does: Preservative

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.

It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.

Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane contains this as ingredient number 5.

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station contains this as ingredient number 19.

Glycerin

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

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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Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane contains this as ingredient number 7.

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station contains this as ingredient number 3.

Ethylhexylglycerin

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Mixed

Ethylhexylglycerin (we can't pronounce this either) is commonly used as a preservative and skin softener. It is derived from glyceryl.

You might see Ethylhexylglycerin often paired with other preservatives such as phenoxyethanol. Ethylhexylglycerin has been found to increase the effectiveness of these other preservatives.

Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane contains this as ingredient number 11.

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station contains this as ingredient number 18.

Tocopherol

What it does: Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

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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Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane contains this as ingredient number 13.

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station contains this as ingredient number 17.

Citric Acid

What it does: Buffering, Masking

Community Rating: Disliked

Citric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).

If you spot Citric Acid near the end of an ingredient list, it's likely there as a pH adjuster rather than an active ingredient.

As an AHA, Citric Acid removes the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin to remove dark spots and look more even.

Read more about some other popular AHA's here:

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Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane contains this as ingredient number 18.

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station contains this as ingredient number 16.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane 19 ingredients

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station 19 ingredients

32% are loved or liked

5% have mixed ratings

53% are disliked or very disliked

11% have no rating yet

53% are loved or liked

11% have mixed ratings

21% are disliked or very disliked

16% have no rating yet

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Beauty Bay Day One Moisturiser with Ginseng and Squalane 19 ingredients

Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station 19 ingredients

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Geek & Gorgeous Hydration Station 19 ingredients

3.9 /5

from 14 reviews

Review by Lyd__4361

Dec 6, 2023

Nice but gonna try other moisturisers instead
First FA safe moisturiser I’ve used. Had high hopes and expected this to become my holy grail but I find it pretty average. Always like a gel texture but sometimes when I use this on my face I find it looks like my face is still wet or it hasn’t absorbed fully so I end up going over to rub it in cuz it’s feels a tad sticky. Which i do find a bit unpleasant. But actually it’s one of the first moisturisers that i can’t feel sticking onto my face afterwards and i do love it for that. It’s like water on the skin, not another thick layer of moisture Id felt with others. Still can’t tell if it’s been breaking me out but I don’t feel like it soothes as much as I’d like it too because some areas of my face are very red so that’s why I’ll try another moisturiser. Since using this I have got more under the skin spots and I do believe it could be this causing it but of course everyone’s skin reacts differently.

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