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Cure Water Treatment Moisturizer Versus Mary & May Idebenone + Blackberry Complex Intensive Total Care Cream

General Moisturizer
General Moisturizer
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Updated on January 07, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both general moisturizers. They have a total of 3 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin and brightening skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Idebenone + Blackberry Complex Intensive Total Care Cream

Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract 21%

Astringent

Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract 21%

Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract 21%

Skin Protecting

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

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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Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

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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Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

  • It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
  • It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
  • It helps improve product application.
  • It has mild preservative properties.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

When to use

6 Routines
50% use in am
50% use in pm
100% use every day
223 Routines
49% use in am
51% use in pm
90% use every day
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Reviews

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Cure Water Treatment Moisturizer 10 ingredients

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Mary & May Idebenone + Blackberry Complex Intensive Total Care Cream 45 ingredients

4.4 /5
from 7 ratings
Absorbs Well (3) No Scent (3) Great Value (2)
emiraibrahim's avatar

Emo Langley

4 months ago
Review

One of my best purchase. The texture is like a pudding. So it’s a cream type moisturizer but it’s light on face n It absorbs rather quick (surprisingly). And it last a long timeeee for me at least, also I have a dry skin so that’s really awesomeee. {ps: I’m waiting for the brightening effect tho because it takes time and consistency)

#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well
#no scent
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hunniehannah_840

11 months ago
Review

Not greasy, feels luxurious & sits comfortably on my skin. Yet to see the brightening effect though

#great value
#absorbs well
#no scent