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Bring Green Zinc Teca 1.2% Blemish Serum Versus FaceTheory Porebright Niacinamide Refining Toner

Serum
Toner
Korean Brand South Korea
British Brand United Kingdom

Updated on August 13, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, fungal acne (malassezia) safe, and reef safe . They have a total of 3 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain niacinamide

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, brightening skin, sensitive skin, oily skin, reducing pores, scar healing and dark spots

Free From

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

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Ingredient Info

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

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Zinc Teca 1.2% Blemish Serum

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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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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Smoothing

Niacinamide has emerged as an all-star ingredient due to its many benefits.

It is known to treat acne by reducing inflammation. It also helps fade dark-spots and strengthen the skin by promoting the growth of the ceramide barrier.

Other benefits include smoothing wrinkles and minimizing redness.

The cherry on top? Niacinamide can also help build keratin, a protein that keeps skin firm.

When incorporating niacinamide into your routine, look out for concentration amounts. Typically, 5% niacinamide provides benefits such as fading dark spots. However, if you have sensitive skin, it is better to begin with a smaller concentration.

Niacinamide can be mixed with other ingredients to boost benefits. For instance, it has shown to be effective when used with copper, folic acid, and zinc to treat acne.

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Skin Conditioning

Glycolipids are natural, sustainable biosurfactants. They are both surfactants (cleansing agents) and emollients.

Made from lipids and sugars, in-vitro studies show glycolipids are a gentle alternative to conventional surfactants. They also possess foaming properties to give cleaning products a nice texture.

One manufacturer study found their glycolipid also demonstrated sebum reduction and helped reduced oiliness after four weeks. This means it can also be great for scalp care.

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When to use

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59% use in pm
91% use every day
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Bring Green Zinc Teca 1.2% Blemish Serum 33 ingredients

4.8 /5
from 4 ratings
Works Well (3) Absorbs Well (2) Strong Scent (2)
kamusari's avatar

kamusari

5 months ago
Review

I really like this serum it's so good for soothing breakouts and it kinda helped with my fungal acne because of the tee tree i just don't like the texture it's sticky not like what influencers say

#sticky
#strong scent
#works well
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joyce

4 months ago
Review

Reduced my acne

#light
#absorbs well
#strong scent
#works well

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