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Good Molecules 5% Niacinamide Serum With Ectoin Versus Numbuzin No.1 Pure-Full Calming Herb Toner

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Toner
American Brand United States
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Updated on December 26, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe . They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

Suited For

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

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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What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Benefits

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Ingredients Explained

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Masking, Solvent

Dipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created stabilizer and solvent. It is a part of the glycol class in the alcohol family.

Dipropylene Glycol helps dissolve and evenly distribute ingredients. It also helps decrease viscosity and thin out texture.

As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.

Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.

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Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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

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 preservativesย 
Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

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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Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Betaine is a common humectant (a substance that promotes retention of moisture). It's known to be gentle on the skin and can help balance hydration.

This ingredient is best for improving hydration and soothing irritated skin. Studies also show it helps even out skin tone.

Fun fact: Betaine is naturally created in the skin and body. The kind found within cosmetic products can be either plant-derived or synthetic.

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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Good Molecules 5% Niacinamide Serum With Ectoin 14 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 1 rating
Great Value (1) Hydrating (1) Works Well (1)
lesliemendoza's avatar

Leslie Mendoza

18 days ago
Review

My holy grail!!!!! Not only did it help with my acne and scars but it also helps hydrate my VERY dry skin!

#great value
#hydrating
#works well

Numbuzin No.1 Pure-Full Calming Herb Toner 18 ingredients

4.2 /5
from 32 ratings
Absorbs Well (20) Great Value (19) Light (19)
Butter's avatar

Butter

1 year ago
Review

โ‹†.เณƒเฟ”*:๏ฝฅ ๐ŸคŽ

๐Ÿฅฅ ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž: ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฒ/๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐š๐œ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐œ๐ณ๐ž๐ฆ๐š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ž.

๐Ÿชด ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ:

ยทหš เผ˜โ‚Šยท อŸอŸอžอž๊’ฐโžณ ๐๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ซ. ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ซ, ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐’๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ. ๐ƒ๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฑ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ, ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง. ๐€๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ๐จ! ๐ˆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฏ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well
Auria's avatar

Auria

4 months ago
Review

Finished a bottle of this during early 2024, and I have to say this is a pretty nice nourishing and soothing toner. Much better than the Anua heartleaf toner imo as it offers more soothing properties and is great for my acne prone skin. I have also noticed slight redness reduction on my skin by using this but the downside is that this toner wasnโ€™t hydrating enough for me as I have dry skin.

#great value
#light
#no scent
#works well