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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist versus Paula's Choice Peptide Booster .

Published on March 28, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe facial treatments. They have a total of 18 ingredients in common

Suited For

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

Free From

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

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Facial Treatment

Facial treatments are specially designed to treat a skin concern. Acne treatments and anti-aging products are common examples of facial treatments.

Facial Treatment

Facial treatments are specially designed to treat a skin concern. Acne treatments and anti-aging products are common examples of facial treatments.

Price

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Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Benefits

Hydrating
Redness Reducing (4)
Reduces Irritation (4)
Skin Texture
Scar Healing
Brightening

Concerns

Rosacea
Eczema

Notable Ingredients

AHA
Peptides (8)

Benefits

Hydrating (3)
Redness Reducing (2)
Reduces Irritation
Anti-Aging
Dark Spots
Scar Healing
Brightening (2)

Concerns

Rosacea
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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Water • Butylene Glycol • 1,2-Hexanediol • Honey Extract • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Allantoin • Panthenol • Sodium PCA • Urea • Arginine • Escin • Aspartic Acid • PCA • Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract • Ammonium Glycyrrhizate • Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract • Glycine • Alanine • Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein • Serine • Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract • Valine • Isoleucine • Proline • Threonine • Histidine • Phenylalanine • Phenoxyethanol • Potassium Sorbate • Glycerin • Disodium EDTA • Sodium Lactate

Ingredients Side-by-side

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

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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.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

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.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 1.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Mixed

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.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient. It is unlikely to irritate skin, and works well with pretty much all other ingredients.

G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 2.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 45.

3
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Sodium PCA is the sodium salt of pyroglutamic acid and is naturally occurring on human skin.

The PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, a natural amino acid derivative.

Sodium PCA is a has conditioning, anti-inflammatory, and humectant properties. Humectants help hydrate your skin by drawing moisture from the air. This helps keep your skin moisturized.

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G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 8.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 31.

4
What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Mixed

Arginine is an amino acid that is important for human development. Your body uses is it to produce hair keratin and skin collagen.

As a cosmetic ingredient, Arginine has antioxidant properties and can also help repair damaged skin. This ingredient is derived either synthetically or from animals.

Arginine isn't fungal acne safe when used in the presence of other lipids (fats, fatty acids, oils, esters, etc). Oils and fats occur naturally within the skin, so take caution when using Arginine if you're prone to fungal acne.

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G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 10.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 16.

5
What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Aspartic Acid is an amino acid that our bodies produce naturally. It is an antioxidant.

Our body uses Aspartic Acid to help build collagen and elastin. It also plays a role in hydrating skin.

Antioxidants help mitigate damage from free-radical molecules. These are molecules that originate from external sources such as pollution, cigarette smoke, or the sun.

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G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 12.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 43.

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What it does: Humectant, Moisturising
Community Rating: Loved

PCA is derived from amino acids and is naturally found in our skin's barrier.

As a humectant, PCA helps draw and hold moisture to the skin. Studies show it is effective at helping the skin stay hydrated long-term.

G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 13.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 28.

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What it does: Buffering, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Glycine is an amino acid that helps build proteins. It is already present in our skin as our bodies produce them naturally.

Glycine helps keep skin hydrated and reduce signs of aging. Amino acids help transport moisture throughout our skin; glycine already plays a role in helping keep our skin moisturized.

As collagen is made up of glycine and other amino acids, it is believed Glycine may help our skin produce more collagen. Collagen helps keep skin plump and firm.

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G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 17.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 18.

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What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Alanine is an amino acid and is already found in the human body.

Alanine has antioxidant properties and can help with anti-aging.

Alanine is used by fibrous proteins such as collagen, elastin, and keratin. These three help make a strong skin barrier. Having a healthy skin barrier leads to more plump and youthful skin.

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G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 18.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 19.

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What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Serine is an amino acid naturally found in our body. Our bodies use amino acids to create protein.

Amino-acids help give keep our skin hydrated. They play an important role in the skin barrier, which keeps the skin plump and firm.

Serine is a non-essential amino acid, meaning we don't need to obtain it from eating foods.

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G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 20.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 21.

10
What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

We don't have a description for Valine.

G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 22.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 17.

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What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

We don't have a description for Isoleucine.

G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 23.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 24.

12
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Proline is an amino-acid. It helps moisturize the skin and plays an important role in creating proteins.

Proline is one of the building blocks for producing collagen. As we age, our bodies produce less collagen. Collagen helps the skin look plump and firm.

In medicine, proline is used as an osmoprotectant. This means it helps prevent oxidative degradation in other drugs.

Our bodies are able to produce proline naturally, but certain conditions may inhibit this production. In that case, proline can be obtained from eating egg whites, soy protein, dairy products, asparagus, mushrooms, and seaweed.

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G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 24.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 25.

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What it does:
Community Rating: Loved

Threonine is an amino-acid. It helps hydrate the skin and has antioxidant benefits.

Threonine is vital for creating collagen and elastin. Collagen and elastin support youthful and firm skin. Our bodies decrease collagen production naturally with age.

Humans are not able to create threonine and must get it through eating foods such as fish, lentils, poultry, sesame seeds, and more.

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G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 25.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 22.

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What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

We don't have a description for Histidine.

G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 26.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 26.

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What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Phenylalanine is an amino acid. It is a skin soothing and hydrating ingredient. Amino acids play a crucial role in wound healing and skin hydration.

Phenylalanine is also used to help even out skin tone due to its ability to disrupt the melanin production process.

Two structures of phenylalanine exist: L-phenylalanine and D-phenylalanine. L-phenylalanine is essential, this means our bodies cannot produce it naturally and we must get it from foods. Our bodies convert D-phenylalanine to neurotransmitters, and D-phenylalanine is found in our bodies naturally.

Some foods that contain L-phenylalanine include eggs, soybeans, beef, milk.

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G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 27.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 27.

16
What it does: Preservative
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.

It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.

G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 28.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 54.

17
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

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.

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G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 30.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 2.

18
What it does: Buffering, Humectant
Community Rating: Liked

Sodium Lactate is the sodium salt of lactic acid, an AHA. It is a humectant and used to adjust the pH of a product.

Sodium Lactate 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.

It also influences our skin's natural acid mantle and pH, which protects our skin from harmful bacteria.

Our NMF is formed from amino acids, lactic acid, sugars, minerals, peptides, and electrolytes. As we age, our NMF naturally depletes. Other sources of NMF depletion include harsh and drying ingredients such as denatured alcohol. Sodium lactate can help replenish our NMF, leading to more hydrated and plump skin.

High percentages of Sodium Lactate can have an exfoliating effect.

Sodium Lactate is produced from fermented sugar.

Learn more about Sodium Lactate

G.M. Collin Sensiderm Soothing Mist contains this as ingredient number 32.

Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 41.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

69% are loved or liked
9% have mixed ratings
9% are disliked or very disliked
13% have no rating yet
61% are loved or liked
11% have mixed ratings
9% are disliked or very disliked
20% have no rating yet

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