COLLISTAR Milano Salicylic Acid + Niacinamide Lotion Versus Annemarie Börlind Men System Energy Boost Face Cream
This acne treatment is formulated around Salicylic Acid and Niacinamide to clear breakouts and refine the look of pores.
This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil and Butyrospermum Parkii Butter to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Palmitate
Emulsifying
Galactoarabinan
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Aroma
Chondrus Crispus Powder
Abrasive
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaffeine
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingLimonene
Perfuming
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Menthyl Lactate
Masking
Juniperus Communis Fruit Extract
Perfuming
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder
Skin Conditioning
Linalool
Perfuming
Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract
Antioxidant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingSodium Carrageenan
Emulsion StabilisingLactic Acid
Buffering
Jania Rubens Extract
Skin Conditioning
Geraniol
Perfuming
Menthol
Masking
Citral
Perfuming
Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
Masking
Angelica Archangelica Root Extract
Masking
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Betula Alba Leaf Extract
AstringentCentaurea Cyanus Flower Extract
Astringent
Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Extract
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract
Emulsion Stabilising
Water, Glycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Cetyl Palmitate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sorbitan Olivate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Galactoarabinan, Alcohol, Aroma, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Benzyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Caffeine, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Limonene, Tocopherol, Menthyl Lactate, Juniperus Communis Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Linalool, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Phenethyl Alcohol, Sodium Carrageenan, Lactic Acid, Jania Rubens Extract, Geraniol, Menthol, Citral, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Angelica Archangelica Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Betula Alba Leaf Extract, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract
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 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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