Hanasui Ceramide Probiotics Moisturizer Gel Versus CeraCode Barrier Gel Moisturizer 7X Ceramide Tremella and Coenzyme Q10
This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Centella Asiatica Extract and Tremella Fuciformis Extract to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ethyl Macadamiate
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Dimethicone
Emollient
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingMethyl Gluceth-20
Humectant
Sodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientC15-19 Alkane
SolventHydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPhytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingTriethylene Glycol
Masking
Disodium EDTA
Trideceth-6
Emulsifying1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
C10-16 Alkyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Hyaluronate
Skin ConditioningSodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Humectant
2-Aminobutanol
BufferingCeramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Glycosphingolipids
EmollientWater, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Niacinamide, Ethyl Macadamiate, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Glycereth-26, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Methyl Gluceth-20, Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, C15-19 Alkane, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Lactobacillus Ferment, Allantoin, Carbomer, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Aminomethyl Propanol, Triethylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Trideceth-6, 1,2-Hexanediol, C10-16 Alkyl Glucoside, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sucrose Stearate, Ceramide NP, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Pentylene Glycol, Potassium Hyaluronate, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, 2-Aminobutanol, Ceramide AP, Ceramide As, Ceramide Ng, Glycosphingolipids
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Cyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Isohexadecane
EmollientGlycereth-26
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCentella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingC20-22 Alcohols
Emulsion Stabilising
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Tremella Fuciformis Extract
Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Eos
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Hamamelis Virginiana Extract
Antiseborrhoeic
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Astringent
Fucus Vesiculosus Extract
Emollient
Opuntia Streptacantha Flower Extract
EmollientCitrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Reticulata Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTriethanolamine
BufferingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Camellia Japonica Flower Extract
EmollientSnail Secretion Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Houttuynia Cordata Extract
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Chrysanthellum Indicum Extract
Skin Conditioning
Ubiquinone
Antioxidant
Water, Propylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Isohexadecane, Glycereth-26, Trehalose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Centella Asiatica Extract, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polysorbate 60, C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate, C20-22 Alcohols, Allantoin, Glycerin, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ng, Ceramide Eos, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Opuntia Streptacantha Flower Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Reticulata Fruit Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Triethanolamine, Glyceryl Caprylate, Adenosine, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Lactic Acid, Chrysanthellum Indicum Extract, Ubiquinone
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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.
Allantoin is a soothing ingredient known for its protective and moisturizing properties; it's basically a quiet workhorse ingredient you can find in a huge range of cosmetics.
Though it can be derived from the comfrey plant, allantoin is produced synthetically for cosmetic products to ensure purity.
Research shows it can encourage your skin cells to turn over and renew by stimulating keratinocyte and fibroblast proliferation.
It also has mild keratolytic properties to help loosen and shed dead skin cells without being harsh.
Studies also suggest allantoin can help calm inflammation by dialing down some of the chemical signals your skin sends out when it is irritated.
This ingredient is typically used in the 0.1-0.5% range, and the FDA recognizes it as a skin protectant in OTC products up to 2%.
Overall, allantoin is a wonderful addition to most routines; it is stable across a wide pH range (~4-8), works well with other ingredients, and is considered non-sensitizing/non-irritating.
Fun fact: Allantoin is naturally occurring in comfrey root, beets, chamomile, and wheat sprouts. Our bodies even produce it as a byproduct of uric acid metabolism.
Learn more about AllantoinCeramide AP is is a skin-identical lipid that mimics what your skin already makes naturally. Ceramides help maintain epidermal integrity and barrier function.
You'll often see this ingredient paired with other ceramides (like ceramide NP), cholesterol, or fatty acids because this combination best mimics the natural lipid mix your skin already has.
The skin's ability to produce ceramides gets disrupted in skin conditions like eczema. This in turn weakens the skin barrier and applying ceramides topically has been shown to replenish what's been lost to restore barrier function.
Most of the studies with Ceramide AP test it as part of a multi-ceramide complex; studies reinforce ceramide AP's role in rebalancing ceramides in skin and improving skin hydration.
Learn more about Ceramide APCeramide AS is formally known as Ceramides 4 and 5.
Ceramides are intercellular lipids naturally found in our skin that bonds dead skin cells together to create a barrier. They are known for their ability to hold water and thus are a great ingredient for dry skin.
Ceramide NG is a type of Ceramide. The NG stands for a sphinganine base.
Ceramides are intercellular lipids naturally found in our skin that bonds dead skin cells together to create a barrier. They are known for their ability to hold water and thus are a great ingredient for dry skin.
Ceramides are an important building block for our skin barrier. A stronger barrier helps the skin look more firm and hydrated. By bolstering the skin ceramides act as a barrier against irritating ingredients. This can help with inflammation as well.
If you would like to eat ceramides, sweet potatoes contain a small amount.
Read more about other common types of ceramides here:
Ceramide AP
Ceramide EOP
Ceramide NP
Ceramide NP (formerly known as Ceramide 3) is one of the skin's naturally occurring lipids.
Since ceramides are the major lipid components of the skin, they are crucial for maintaining skin barrier and hydration. Ceramide NP most closely mirrors the dominant kind in human skin amongst ceramide subtypes.
This ceramide works by slotting into gaps within the stratum corneum's lipid matrix to limit trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) and shield the skin against external irritants.
A study with 312 patients found that using a ceramide-containing routine for 4 weeks reduced the severity of atopic dermatitis by over 61%.
Another clinical study in subjects aged 60 and older found that a ceramide body wash and moisturizer improved skin dryness and itchy skin in 15 days.
Overall, ceramides are considered non-irritating and safety tests have found little to no observable adverse effects from using this ingredient.
Ceramide NP is usually sourced from plants (like soybean or rice bran), or produced synthetically.
Learn more about Ceramide NPGlycereth-26 is a synthetic ingredient and polyethylene glycol ether of Glycerin. Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin and helps keep your skin moisturized.
It is a humectant and helps add texture to products. It can make your product thicker.
As a humectant, it helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This helps your skin stay hydrated.
Learn more about Glycereth-26Glycerin (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 GlycerinThis long ingredient is a copolymer of sodium acrylate and sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate monomers.
It is used to help stabilize other ingredients and create a thicker gel-like texture.
Emulsifiers prevent oils and waters from separating.
Learn more about Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate CopolymerSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. 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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