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Etude House Soon Jung Hydro Barrier Cream - Jar Versus The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%

General Moisturizer
Serum
Korean Brand South Korea
Canadian Brand Canada

Updated on March 04, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan and reef safe . They have a total of 1 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, reducing pores and scar healing

Free From

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

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Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

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Soon Jung Hydro Barrier Cream

Ingredients Explained

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Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. 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.

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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Etude House Soon Jung Hydro Barrier Cream 29 ingredients

1.8 /5
from 11 ratings
Broke Me Out (7) Doesn't Work (4) Sticky (4)
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euna

1 year ago
Review

irritated my skin and clogged my pores. also not FA safe. close your wallet, this product is not worth your money

#broke me out
#irritating
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Kxiyra_653

1 year ago
Review

The WORST moisturizer ive ever had. This doesnt even feel moisturizing and has a VERY strong silicone scent. It made me get closed comedones all over my cheeks and forehead. It took me 4 months to get rid of the comedones and i still have dark spots all over. P.s. i tried everything to remove them - exfoliating, cutting off pore clogging ingredients too. I would never recommend this to anyone.

#broke me out
#heavy
#sticky
#oily

The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% 11 ingredients

3.2 /5
from 240 ratings
Great Value (54) Irritating (48) Broke Me Out (48)
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Clover

1 year ago
Review

Gotta give credit where credit is due
WOW… lot of people ganging up on this incredibly affordable/popular serum. I understand the criticisms, but personally I don’t believe the intensity is warranted. For so many people this was the start of their skincare journey; it certainly was mine! And because I had never used ingredients like niacinamide or zinc on my face before, of course I noticed an Show more

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AshN.

1 year ago
Review

(Tried Jan 2021) This was actually the product that made me realize that my skin does not mix with Niacinamide (especially at high concentrations because I can usually tolerate it at %4/less or when it isn't a primary ingredient). I tested it on my wrist and a small patch on my cheek to check, and I had hives in both areas. I wouldn't want to give this a poor rating solely on the account of my Show more

#great value
#broke me out
#irritating
#no scent