Clinique For Men Maximum Hydrator 72-Hour Auto-Replenishing Hydrator Versus BIOTHERM Aquasource Hydra Barrier Cream
This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Trehalose and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Centella Asiatica Extract and Vitreoscilla Ferment to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Trisiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Trehalose
Humectant
Sucrose
Humectant
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Saccharomyces Lysate Extract
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water
MaskingSilybum Marianum Extract
Skin Conditioning
Betula Alba Bark Extract
Masking
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Thermus Thermophillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Hexapeptide-12
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sorbitol
Humectant
Oleth-10
EmulsifyingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Polyaspartate
HumectantSaccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Polymethacrylate
PEG-8
HumectantTromethamine
BufferingHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Disodium EDTA-Copper
AstringentSodium Citrate
BufferingDisodium EDTA
ChelatingBHT
Antioxidant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
CI 61570
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Trisiloxane, Trehalose, Sucrose, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Silybum Marianum Extract, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Caffeine, Thermus Thermophillus Ferment, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbitol, Oleth-10, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Polyaspartate, Saccharide Isomerate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, PEG-8, Tromethamine, Hexylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA-Copper, Sodium Citrate, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, CI 61570
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate
Emulsifying
Propanediol
Solvent
Cetyl Esters
Emollient
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Cetearyl Isononanoate
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
ChelatingTriticum Vulgare Seed Extract
BufferingVitreoscilla Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Acacia Decurrens Flower Cera
Emollient
Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera
Emollient
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Isohexadecane
EmollientPolyglycerin-3
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingSorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Ether, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Propanediol, Cetyl Esters, Jojoba Esters, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Behenyl Alcohol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Adenosine, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Triticum Vulgare Seed Extract, Vitreoscilla Ferment, Tocopherol, Ceramide NP, Acacia Decurrens Flower Cera, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Cetyl Alcohol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Isohexadecane, Polyglycerin-3, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sorbitan Oleate, Parfum
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 GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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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