Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop Versus Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop versus Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence .

Last updated on September 19, 2023. Published on December 07, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 7 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

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

Free From

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

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Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence

Serum South Korean Brand

Essence South Korean Brand

Serum

Serums are highly concentrated with ingredients to provide skin with benefits. They should be used after cleansing and before moisturizing.

Essences are used to prep skin for further treatment and may provide extra skin benefits. They are usually used before serum and moisturizers. Essences are thought to have originated in either Japan or Korea and is an essential step in K-Beauty.

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Ingredient Info

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Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop 28 ingredients

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence 15 ingredients

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

ph level

4.5

At a glance

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Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop 28 ingredients

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence 15 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Exfoliators

Ceramides

Hyaluronic Acid

Peptides (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (4)

Redness Reducing (4)

Reduces Irritation (4)

Reduces Large Pores

Anti-Aging (3)

Dark Spots (2)

Acne Fighting

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Acne Trigger

Benefits

Hydrating

Redness Reducing

Acne Fighting

Brightening

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop 28 ingredients

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence 15 ingredients

Propolis Extract 63% • Honey Extract 10% • Royal Jelly Extract 10% • Butylene Glycol • Dipropylene Glycol • Portulaca Oleracea Extract • Glycerin • Beta-Glucan • Lactobacillus Ferment • Saccharomyces Ferment • Sodium Hyaluronate • Hydroxyethylcellulose • Disodium EDTA • Carbomer • Arginine

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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

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

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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Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop contains this as ingredient number 2.

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence contains this as ingredient number 7.

Butylene Glycol

What it does: Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Mixed

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.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient. It is unlikely to irritate skin, and works well with pretty much all other ingredients.

Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop contains this as ingredient number 3.

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence contains this as ingredient number 4.

Dipropylene Glycol

What it does: Masking, Solvent

Community Rating: Disliked

Dipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created stabilizer and solvent. It is a part of the glycol class in the alcohol family.

Dipropylene Glycol helps dissolve and evenly distribute ingredients. It also helps decrease viscosity and thin out texture.

As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.

Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.

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Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop contains this as ingredient number 8.

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence contains this as ingredient number 5.

Sodium Hyaluronate

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

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Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop contains this as ingredient number 17.

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence contains this as ingredient number 11.

Hydroxyethylcellulose

What it does: Emulsion Stabilising, Stabilising

Community Rating: Mixed

Hydroxyethylcellulose is used to improve the texture of products. It is created from a chemical reaction involving ethylene oxide and alkali-cellulose. Cellulose is a sugar found in plant cell walls and help give plants structure.

Hydroxyethylcellulose helps stabilize products by preventing ingredients from separating. It can also help thicken the texture of a product.

This ingredient can also be found in pill medicines to help our bodies digest other ingredients.

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Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop contains this as ingredient number 18.

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence contains this as ingredient number 12.

Arginine

What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Mixed

Arginine is an amino acid that is important for human development. Your body uses is it to produce hair keratin and skin collagen.

As a cosmetic ingredient, Arginine has antioxidant properties and can also help repair damaged skin. This ingredient is derived either synthetically or from animals.

Arginine isn't fungal acne safe when used in the presence of other lipids (fats, fatty acids, oils, esters, etc). Oils and fats occur naturally within the skin, so take caution when using Arginine if you're prone to fungal acne.

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Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop contains this as ingredient number 20.

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence contains this as ingredient number 15.

Carbomer

What it does: Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming

Community Rating: Disliked

Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create gel consistency within products.

Carbomer is commonly found in many types of cosmetics products. It is found to be safe in concentrations up to 15%. However, a high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Most products contain 1% of less of carbomer.

Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop contains this as ingredient number 21.

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence contains this as ingredient number 14.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop 28 ingredients

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence 15 ingredients

54% are loved or liked

25% have mixed ratings

21% are disliked or very disliked

0% have no rating yet

53% are loved or liked

27% have mixed ratings

20% are disliked or very disliked

0% have no rating yet

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Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop 28 ingredients

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence 15 ingredients

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Reviews

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Dear, Klairs Fundamental Watery Oil Drop 28 ingredients

4.7 /5

from 3 ratings

Absorbs Well (1) Expensive (1) Hydrating (1) Light (1) No Scent (1) Works Well (1)

ChantelleAng

4 months ago · Combination Skin

Review

repeated purchase!! hydrates my skin well not oily

Dear, Klairs

Fundamental Watery Oil Drop

Skinfood Royal Honey Propolis Enrich Essence 15 ingredients

3.3 /5

from 4 ratings

Absorbs Well (2) Broke Me Out (1) Expensive (1) Hydrating (1) No Scent (1) Works Well (1)

Butter

5 months ago · Sensitive Skin

Review

Another holygrail product! My skin type has changed recently and I'm a lot more acne-prone than I used to be but I still have issues with...

Another holygrail product! My skin type has changed recently and I'm a lot more acne-prone than I used to be but I still have issues with dryness/dry patches this product helps to treat both. Quite often as I've found things that treat acne, dry out my skin and things that treat dryness break me out. This product is one of few that does neither. With 63% propolis extract, 10% honey extract, and 10% royal jelly extract to help hydrate the skin. Both propolis and honey extract have anti-bacterial properties with help to treat acne. The only downside is it's a little expensive so I made sure to get the Black Fridays deals! 😅