Garnier Green Labs Canna-B Pore Perfecting Serum Cream Fragrance Free SPF 30 Versus Garnier Balancing 3-in-1 Face Moisturizer with Green Tea
This pore-care day moisturizer is formulated around Silica and Niacinamide to refine the look of pores and balance excess oil.
This oil-control moisturizer is formulated around Zea Mays Starch and Salicylic Acid to balance excess oil and refine the look of pores.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dimethicone
Emollient
Silica
Abrasive
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientTocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Steareth-100
Gel FormingPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCapryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Disodium EDTA
Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Silica, Niacinamide, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Tocopherol, Sodium Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Steareth-100, Palmitic Acid, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Myristic Acid, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Dicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
Emulsifying
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Parfum
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Phytate
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Linalool
Perfuming
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Benzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Limonene
Perfuming
Dextrin
AbsorbentBenzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Water, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Ether, Alcohol Denat., Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Zea Mays Starch, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Carbomer, Salicylic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopherol, Parfum, Sodium Hydroxide, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Phytate, Glycine Soja Oil, Linalool, Maltodextrin, Benzyl Salicylate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Limonene, Dextrin, Benzyl Alcohol, Geraniol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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!
Learn more about WaterXanthan 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.
Learn more about Xanthan Gum
