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Frankly Closer Pore Reducing Serum Versus Peach Slices Snail Rescue Blemish Busting Toner

Serum
Toner
Korean Brand South Korea
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on May 24, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 6 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

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

Free From

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

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Closer Pore Reducing Serum

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

  • It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
  • It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
  • It helps improve product application.
  • It has mild preservative properties.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

Solvent

Propanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin. 

It’s often used to:

Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.

Learn more about Propanediol
Skin Conditioning, Solvent

1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse. 

It is a:

  • Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
  • Emollient, helping to soften skin
  • Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
  • Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives 
Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

Learn more about Sodium Hyaluronate
Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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Skin Conditioning

Ethylhexylglycerin (we can't pronounce this either) is commonly used as a preservative and skin softener. It is derived from glyceryl.

You might see Ethylhexylglycerin often paired with other preservatives such as phenoxyethanol. Ethylhexylglycerin has been found to increase the effectiveness of these other preservatives.

When to use

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57% use in pm
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Reviews

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Frankly Closer Pore Reducing Serum 32 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Absorbs Well (1) Great Value (1) Hydrating (1)
AungYeMinn's avatar

AungYeMinn

10 months ago
Review

I didn't trust its claims first but I did believe what's in it. So I went for it and the results were noticeable. Now it has become a staple in my routine.

#great value
#hydrating
#absorbs well
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Emma Lehnhoff

15 days ago
Review

Didn't try it, but in case anyone is else is looking for a product with peptides and also wonders how high the percentage is: I asked the customer service and they said the serum contains only 0,1% peptides in general. As far as I know that's far beyond the minimal effective dosis used in clinical studies so it's probably too little to actually achieve an effect (apart from moisturizing bc of the Show more

Peach Slices Snail Rescue Blemish Busting Toner 13 ingredients

4.1 /5
from 18 ratings
Hydrating (7) Great Value (6) Sticky (3)
jennykaing's avatar

Jenny Kaing

10 months ago
Review

Not amazing, not terrible. Using it up since I have it, but haven’t noticed any significant improvements. It’s not causing any negative effects though.

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KyleighWallace_646

1 year ago
Review

Works perfect as a hydrating toner for my acne prone sensitive combo skin. Doesn’t break me out and absorbs well. Not sticky and heavy like cosrx snail mucin either. This is a staple for me.

#great value
#hydrating
#absorbs well
#no scent