Eminence Organics Birch Water Purifying Essence Versus Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewing Sake Skin Care Lotion
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Key Ingredients
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Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Phyllostachys Bambusoides Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil
Masking
Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
Masking
Jasminum Officinale Flower Extract
Masking
Psidium Guajava Fruit
Skin ConditioningHoney
Humectant
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Glycerin
Humectant
Zea Mays Silk Extract
Skin ConditioningHeptyl Glucoside
SurfactantBetula Alba Bark Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Tropolone
Skin ConditioningCordyceps Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Trametes Versicolor Extract
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Citrate
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Yeast Extract
Skin ConditioningGanoderma Lucidum Extract
Skin Protecting
Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract
Antioxidant
Sorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingEpilobium Angustifolium Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil
Perfuming
Cinnamomum Cassia Leaf Oil
Masking
Bioflavonoids
Skin ConditioningSalvia Sclarea Oil
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Ocimum Basilicum Oil
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Jasminum Grandiflorum Flower Extract
Masking
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Citrus Limon Peel
MaskingMalpighia Glabra Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningEmblica Officinalis Fruit
Skin ConditioningAdansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningDaucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Cocos Nucifera Water
Masking
Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
Astringent
Tapioca Starch
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Phyllostachys Bambusoides Leaf Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Calendula Officinalis Flower Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Jasminum Officinale Flower Extract, Psidium Guajava Fruit, Honey, Maltodextrin, Glycerin, Zea Mays Silk Extract, Heptyl Glucoside, Betula Alba Bark Water, Alcohol Denat., 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Tropolone, Cordyceps Sinensis Extract, Trametes Versicolor Extract, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Yeast Extract, Ganoderma Lucidum Extract, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Sorbitan Oleate, Niacinamide, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Epilobium Angustifolium Extract, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Cinnamomum Cassia Leaf Oil, Bioflavonoids, Salvia Sclarea Oil, Arginine, Lactic Acid, Ocimum Basilicum Oil, Propanediol, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Jasminum Grandiflorum Flower Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Peel, Malpighia Glabra Fruit Extract, Emblica Officinalis Fruit, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Cocos Nucifera Water, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Tapioca Starch
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Rice Ferment Lees
HumectantGlutamic Acid
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
Leucine
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Placental Extract
Arbutin
Antioxidant
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Soy Protein Phthalate
EmollientMaltitol
HumectantMethyl Gluceth-10
EmulsifyingPEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingStyrene/Acrylates Copolymer
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Rice Ferment Lees, Glutamic Acid, Arginine, Leucine, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Placental Extract, Arbutin, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Soy Protein Phthalate, Maltitol, Methyl Gluceth-10, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Parfum
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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.
Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid. This just means our bodies can product a bit on its own, but sometimes needs a little boost from food sources.
It is a part of your skin's natural moisturizing factor (NMF), or the water-loving molecules in your outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) that keeps everything hydrated and happy.
Here's an interesting thing about Arginine: your skin converts it into urea through the Krebs-Henseleit urea cycle. Urea is one of the most effective humectants your skin naturally produces.
A clinical study showed applying 2.5% arginine hydrochloride to atopic dermatitis skin showed significant urea levels in the stratum corneum and improved moisture in just four weeks.
Arginine is also a precursor to nitric oxide; nitric oxide improves microcirculation and supports wound healing and collagen synthesis.
One study found that an amino acid complex containing Arginine reduced skin irritation, improved hydration, and accelerated skin repair in clinical / in-vivo studies.
Arginine itself is an amino acid and not a fatty acid, oil, or ester. On its own, it's not a direct food source for Malassezia, or the yeast that causes fungal acne.
Learn more about ArginineButylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (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 Citrate is the sodium salts of citric acid. In skincare, it is used to alter pH levels and acts as a preservative.
Its main functions are to maintain the pH of a product and neutralize metal ions.
The acidity of our skin is maintained by our glands and skin biome; normal pH level of skin is slightly acidic (~4.75-5.5).
Being slightly acidic allows our skin to create an "acid mantle". This acid mantle is a thin barrier that protects our skin from bacteria and contaminants.
Learn more about Sodium Citrate
