Eucerin Roughness Relief Cream Versus Amlactin Ultra Smoothing Intensely Hydrating Cream
Updated on August 19, 2024
Overview
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin and scar healing
Free From
They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens or fragrances
What's Inside
They both contain oils
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Ingredient Info
Eucerin Roughness Relief Cream 27 ingredients
Amlactin Ultra Smoothing Intensely Hydrating Cream 12 ingredients
What's inside (and what isn't)
What's inside (and what isn't)
At a glance
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Eucerin Roughness Relief Cream 27 ingredients
Amlactin Ultra Smoothing Intensely Hydrating Cream 12 ingredients
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningUrea
Buffering
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Octyldodecanol
EmollientHydrogenated Coco-Glycerides
Emollient
Ethylhexyl Cocoate
Emollient
Sodium Lactate
BufferingGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Distarch Phosphate
AbsorbentCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Arginine Hcl
Skin ConditioningGlycine
Buffering
Alanine
MaskingCarnitine
CleansingCholesterol
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Dimethicone
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Cetearyl Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
Masking
Water, Urea, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate, Octyldodecanol, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Ethylhexyl Cocoate, Sodium Lactate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Distarch Phosphate, Ceramide NP, Lactic Acid, Sodium PCA, Arginine Hcl, Glycine, Alanine, Carnitine, Cholesterol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Sorbitan Stearate, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Sodium Chloride
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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.
Learn more about GlycerinSodium Lactate is the sodium salt of lactic acid, an AHA. It is a humectant and sometimes used to adjust the pH of a product.
This ingredient is part of our skin's NMF, or natural moisturizing factor. Our NMF is essential for the hydration of our top skin layers and plasticity of skin. NMF also influences our skin's natural acid mantle and pH, which protects our skin from harmful bacteria.
High percentages of Sodium Lactate can have an exfoliating effect.
Fun fact: Sodium Lactate is produced from fermented sugar.
Learn more about Sodium LactateWater. 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. Stay hydrated!
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