Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer Versus Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer versus Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream .

Last updated on December 21, 2023. Published on April 06, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe general moisturizers. They have a total of 8 ingredients in common

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

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Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer

Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream

General Moisturizer American Brand United States

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

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Ingredient Info

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Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer 23 ingredients

Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream 17 ingredients

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

At a glance

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Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer 23 ingredients

Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream 17 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating (3)

Redness Reducing

Reduces Irritation

Anti-Aging

Scar Healing (2)

Brightening (2)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)

Acne Trigger (2)

Irritating

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Ceramides

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (4)

Redness Reducing

Reduces Irritation

Anti-Aging (2)

Scar Healing

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Irritating

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer 23 ingredients

Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream 17 ingredients

Water • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate • Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate • Cetearyl Alcohol • Propanediol • Cetyl Alcohol • Glycerin • Phytosterols • Phospholipids • Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate • Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate • Sclerotium Gum • Hydroxyacetophenone • Allantoin • Linoleic Acid • Jojoba Esters • Tocopherol • Cetearyl Phosphate • Sodium Hydroxide • 1,2-Hexanediol • Caprylyl Glycol • Citric Acid

Water • Squalane • Glycerin • Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate • Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract • Coco-Caprylate/Caprate • Propanediol • Disteardimonium Hectorite • Jojoba Esters • Sodium PCA • Tocopherol • Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate • Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate • Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate • Ceramide AP • 1,2-Hexanediol • Caprylhydroxamic Acid

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Ingredients Explained

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Water

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 1.

Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.

Propanediol

What it does: Solvent

Community Rating: Liked

Propanediol helps absorb ingredients into your skin, boosting their benefits. It can act as an emollient, making your skin softer. Propanediol can help products last longer by boosting the properties of preservatives within the formulation.

Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use.

It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.

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Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 6.

Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream contains this as ingredient number 7.

Glycerin

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

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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Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 8.

Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream contains this as ingredient number 3.

Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Mixed

This ingredient is created by putting sodium hyaluronate through hydrolysis.

You might know this as 'mini' or 'ultra low-molecular weight' hyaluronic acid. The small molecule size means it is able to travel deeper in the skin.

According to studies, low molecular-weight hyaluronic acid can:

One study from 2011 found ultra-low weight HA to show pro-inflammatory properties. Another study from 2022 found it to downregulate UV-B induced inflammation.

Hydrolysis is a process of changing a molecule using water or enzymes.

This ingredient is water-soluble.

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Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 11.

Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream contains this as ingredient number 13.

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

What it does:

Community Rating: Liked

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate is used to help stabilize a product.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it helps prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This prevents unwanted reactions in products. Metal ions can come into a product via the water ingredient. They are found in trace amounts and are not known to be harmful.

Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 12.

Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream contains this as ingredient number 14.

Jojoba Esters

What it does: Emollient, Moisturising, Skin Conditioning, Soothing

Community Rating: Disliked

Jojoba Esters is a wax created from Jojoba oil. It is an emollient and film-forming ingredient. In bead form, it is an exfoliator.

This ingredient has high oxidative stability, meaning it doesn't break down when exposed to oxygen.

Its similarity to our skin's natural oils makes it a great emollient. Emollients help soften and soothe our skin by creating a barrier on top. This barrier helps trap moisture in, keeping skin hydrated.

It is created using either the hydrogenation or transesterification processes on jojoba oil.

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Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 17.

Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream contains this as ingredient number 9.

Tocopherol

What it does: Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Tocopherol (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.

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Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 18.

Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream contains this as ingredient number 11.

1,2-Hexanediol

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Mixed

1,2-Hexanediol is a multi-tasker ingredient. It acts as a preservative to increase shelf-life and can aid other preservatives in preventing microbe growth. 1,2-Hexanediol also helps the skin retain moisture as a humectant.

In products that are water-based, this ingredient can help stabilize perfumes and fragrances. It can also help make the texture of products softer and more smooth.

Honest Beauty The Daily Calm Lightweight Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 21.

Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream contains this as ingredient number 16.

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