Curel Sebum Trouble Care Moisture Facial Gel Versus Physiogel Daily Moisture Therapy Hydro Gel Cream
This oil-control moisturizer is formulated around Allantoin and Zinc Oxide to balance excess oil and strengthen the skin barrier.
This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Panthenol to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Skin ConditioningSodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate
CleansingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingHydroxyundecanoic Acid
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Bis-Methoxypropylamido Isodocosane
EmollientMethylparaben
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate, Allantoin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Hydroxyundecanoic Acid, Arginine, Zinc Oxide, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Bis-Methoxypropylamido Isodocosane, Methylparaben
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
Humectant2,3-Butanediol
HumectantNiacinamide
Smoothing
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Propanediol
Solvent
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Nylon-12
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Acetamide Mea
HumectantPalmitamide Mea
Sarcosine
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Sclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingHdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTrisodium EDTA
Tromethamine
BufferingWater, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, 2,3-Butanediol, Niacinamide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propanediol, Panthenol, Pentylene Glycol, Squalane, Nylon-12, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Acetamide Mea, Palmitamide Mea, Sarcosine, Tocopherol, Ceramide NP, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Copper Tripeptide-1, Carbomer, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sclerotium Gum, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Trisodium EDTA, Tromethamine
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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.
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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