Grown Alchemist Matte Balancing Moisturizer Versus Verso Skincare Daily Glow
Updated on March 21, 2024
Overview
Cool Features
They both contain Vitamin E
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 parabens or sulfates
What's Inside
They both contain fragrances and oils
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Ingredient Info
Grown Alchemist Matte Balancing Moisturizer 21 ingredients
Verso Skincare Daily Glow 39 ingredients
What's inside (and what isn't)
What's inside (and what isn't)
At a glance
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Grown Alchemist Matte Balancing Moisturizer 21 ingredients
Verso Skincare Daily Glow 39 ingredients
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Copernicia Cerifera Wax
Calcium Silicate
AbsorbentTocopherol
Antioxidant
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Borago Officinalis Seed Oil
Emollient
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Oil
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Oryza Sativa Bran Oil
Emollient
Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Solanum Centrale Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCarum Petroselinum Seed Oil
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Calcium Silicate, Tocopherol, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Oil, Sodium Phytate, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Solanum Centrale Fruit Extract, Carum Petroselinum Seed Oil, Linalool
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Squalane
Emollient
Silica
Abrasive
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Retinyl Retinoate
Skin Conditioning
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Canola Oil
Emollient
PEG-75 Stearate
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCeteth-20
CleansingSteareth-20
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Squalene
Emollient
Beta-Sitosterol
Emulsion Stabilising
Parfum
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Alumina
Abrasive
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantTin Oxide
Abrasive
Sodium Citrate
BufferingLactic Acid
Buffering
Water, Dimethicone, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Squalane, Silica, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Jojoba Esters, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Retinyl Retinoate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Canola Oil, PEG-75 Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ceteth-20, Steareth-20, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 60, Glycine Soja Oil, Sorbitan Isostearate, Tocopherol, Squalene, Beta-Sitosterol, Parfum, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Titanium Dioxide, Alumina, CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 77499, Tin Oxide, Sodium Citrate, Lactic Acid
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.
Its main roles are:
Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
Learn more about Cetyl AlcoholGlycerin 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.
Learn more about GlycerinTocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterIngredient Ratings
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