Cetaphil Bright Healthy Radiance Perfecting Serum Versus Palmer's Skin Success Anti-Dark Spot Complexion Bar Soap
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Dimethicone
Emollient
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine
Skin ConditioningSodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Undecane
EmollientXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTridecane
Perfuming
Xylitylglucoside
Humectant
Anhydroxylitol
Humectant
Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate
Xylitol
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPancratium Maritimum Extract
BleachingCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantTin Oxide
Abrasive
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Dimethicone, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Acetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Phenoxyethanol, Undecane, Xanthan Gum, Tridecane, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Xylitol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, CI 77891, Tin Oxide, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Sodium Tallowate
Cleansing
Sodium Palm Kernelate
CleansingWater
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Lanolin
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPentasodium Pentetate
Tetrasodium Etidronate
Emulsion StabilisingCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCitronellol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Hydroxycitronellal
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Sodium Tallowate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Water, Glycerin, Lanolin, Parfum, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbic Acid, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Glycine Soja Oil, Sodium Chloride, Pentasodium Pentetate, Tetrasodium Etidronate, CI 77891, Citronellol, Limonene, Hexyl Cinnamal, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool
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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.
Ci 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite.
It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades.
Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays.
Learn more about CI 77891Glycerin (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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