Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Recovery Treatment Essence Versus Stratia Aqua Factory Hydrating Toner
This barrier-repair essence is formulated around Bifida Ferment Filtrate and Lactobacillus Ferment to strengthen the skin barrier and calm redness.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPEG-8
HumectantPropanediol
Solvent
Bifida Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Tripeptide-32
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Humectant
Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Ferulic Acid
Antimicrobial
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Trametes Versicolor Extract
Faex Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Caffeine
Skin Conditioning
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Hydrolyzed Rice Extract
Skin Conditioning
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Acetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Tromethamine
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Citrate
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, PEG-8, Propanediol, Bifida Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Tripeptide-32, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ferulic Acid, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Trametes Versicolor Extract, Faex Extract, Glycerin, Caffeine, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Extract, Glycine Soja Oil, Acetyl Glucosamine, Butylene Glycol, Betaine, Trehalose, Caprylyl Glycol, Maltodextrin, Polysorbate 80, Pentylene Glycol, Tromethamine, Citric Acid, Carbomer, Sodium Citrate, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningUrea
Buffering
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Triacetin
Antimicrobial1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Methylparaben
Preservative
Propylparaben
Preservative
Diazolidinyl Urea
Preservative
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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.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl 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 Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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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