Emma Lewisham Supernatural Blemish Face Serum Versus Perricone MD High Potency Intensive Smoothing Serum
This hydrating serum is formulated around Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride and Trehalose to hydrate skin and strengthen the skin barrier.
This smoothing serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Gluconolactone to refine skin texture and soften the look of wrinkles.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Silica Dimethyl Silylate
EmollientPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Micrococcus Lysate
Skin ConditioningTrehalose
Humectant
Water
Skin ConditioningCoco-Caprylate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Wheat Straw Glycosides
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingDehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Citric Acid
Buffering
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Polysorbate 80, Micrococcus Lysate, Trehalose, Water, Coco-Caprylate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Wheat Straw Glycosides, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Citric Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum, Limonene, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningDiphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Dimethicone
Emollient
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Dimethicone/Phenyl Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Ricinoleate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Dimethyl Isosorbide
SolventPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Squalane
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Gluconolactone
Chelating
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Dimethyl Mea
BufferingGlycerin
Humectant
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
Olea Europaea Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantHydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Acetyl Hexapeptide-38
Skin Conditioning
Heptapeptide-6
Skin Conditioning
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
ChelatingWater, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Niacinamide, Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone/Phenyl Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Glyceryl Ricinoleate, Butylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Phenoxyethanol, Squalane, Caprylyl Glycol, Ceramide NP, Gluconolactone, Zinc PCA, Dimethyl Mea, Glycerin, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Propanediol, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ubiquinone, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Acetyl Hexapeptide-38, Heptapeptide-6, Caprylhydroxamic Acid
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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