Garnier Bright Anti-Acne 2% Vitamin C + Salicylic + Mineral Face Wash Versus Vibrant Glamour Vitamin C Face Serum
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Perlite
Absorbent
PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Emulsifying
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77007
Cosmetic ColorantLinalool
Perfuming
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Trideceth-6
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Pumice
Abrasive
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSilica
Abrasive
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Limonene
Perfuming
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Tetrasodium EDTA
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil
Abrasive
Citrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMenthol
Masking
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingBenzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Kaolin, Glycerin, Zea Mays Starch, CI 77891, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Perlite, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, CI 42090, CI 77007, Linalool, Zinc Gluconate, Trideceth-6, Parfum, Pumice, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Limonene, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Tetrasodium EDTA, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Menthol, Maltodextrin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzyl Alcohol
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide
Emulsion Stabilising
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Avena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDisodium EDTA
Essence
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Centella Asiatica Extract, Beta-Glucan, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Ceramide EOP, Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract, Panthenol, Ectoin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Essence
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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.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinWater. 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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