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Heveblue Salmon Caring Centella Ampoule Versus Geek & Gorgeous Power Peptides Serum

Ampoule
Serum
Korean Brand South Korea
Hungarian Brand Hungary

Updated on March 09, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

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 harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Benefits

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

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Power Peptides Serum

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

  • It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
  • It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
  • It helps improve product application.
  • It has mild preservative properties.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

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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Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming

Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create a gel consistency.

A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.

Skin Conditioning

Ethylhexylglycerin (we can't pronounce this either) is commonly used as a preservative and skin softener. It is derived from glyceryl.

You might see Ethylhexylglycerin often paired with other preservatives such as phenoxyethanol. Ethylhexylglycerin has been found to increase the effectiveness of these other preservatives.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. 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 Water

When to use

53 Routines
38% use in am
62% use in pm
89% use every day
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150 Routines
44% use in am
56% use in pm
89% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Heveblue Salmon Caring Centella Ampoule 25 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 1 rating
Absorbs Well (1) Hydrating (1)
lauryn's avatar

lauryn

6 months ago
Review

i love this whole line ! but i would say this and the moisturizer are my favorite. this ampoule is extremely calming and moisturizing and doesn’t break me out which is a win!

#hydrating
#absorbs well

Geek & Gorgeous Power Peptides Serum 33 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 1 rating
Absorbs Well (1) Great Value (1) Hydrating (1)
Cheeks's avatar

Cheeks

7 months ago
Review

Well I didn’t really want to write this review cause I didn’t want the secret to get out but this stuff is amazing!!!! It’s affordable, hydrating, works as intended and just overall a holy grail product! If you’re looking for a peptide serum that won’t break the bank check it out. It’s a milky lightweight texture that applies beautifully and sinks right in I wait about a minute before following Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well