Hada Labo Shirojyun Ultimate Whitening Lotion Versus Marina Expert White & Glow Moisturizing Gel for Face & Body Bright Booster
This brightening toner is formulated around Arbutin and Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate to fade the look of dark spots and brighten dull-looking skin.
This brightening moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate to brighten dull-looking skin and fade the look of dark spots.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentPhenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid
UV Absorber
Ethylhexyl Salicylate
UV Absorber
Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingMenthol
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Disodium EDTA
ChelatingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Punica Granatum Extract, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Glycerin, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Menthol, Parfum, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate
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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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