Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator Versus Humanrace Humidifying Cream

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator versus Humanrace Humidifying Cream .

Published on June 21, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe . They have a total of 12 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, oily skin, reducing pores and dark spots

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator

Humanrace Humidifying Cream

Exfoliator American Brand United States

General Moisturizer American Brand United States

Exfoliator

Exfoliators are used to exfoliate the skin, or remove dead skin cells from the skin. Exfoliators may be chemical or physical.

General Moisturizer

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

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Ingredient Info

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Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator 33 ingredients

Humanrace Humidifying Cream 33 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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Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator 33 ingredients

Humanrace Humidifying Cream 33 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

AHA

Exfoliators

Benefits

Hydrating

Good For Oily Skin

Reduces Irritation

Skin Texture

Reduces Large Pores

Anti-Aging

Dark Spots

Scar Healing

Brightening (2)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin

Acne Trigger

Irritating (2)

Rosacea

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Niacinamide

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (3)

Good For Oily Skin

Redness Reducing (3)

Reduces Irritation

Reduces Large Pores

Dark Spots

Acne Fighting

Brightening (3)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (3)

Acne Trigger (2)

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Ingredients Compared

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

Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator 33 ingredients

Humanrace Humidifying Cream 33 ingredients

Water • Glycerin • Glycolic Acid 8% • Isononyl Isononanoate • Cetyl Alcohol • Cetyl Palmitate • Cetearyl Alcohol • Oryza Sativa Powder • Glyceryl Stearate Se • Potassium Hydroxide • Oryza Sativa Bran Water • Nelumbo Nucifera Leaf Extract • Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract • Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Fruit Ferment Filtrate • Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract • Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract • Citrus Limon Fruit Extract • Geranium Robertianum Extract • Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract • Sodium PCA • Acer Saccharum Extract • Panthenol • Saccharum Officinarum Extract • Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract • Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate • Cetearyl Glucoside • Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate • Butylene Glycol • Hydroxyethylcellulose • Hectorite • Xanthan Gum • Sodium Anisate • Sodium Levulinate

Water • Glycerin • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Glyceryl Stearate Se • Isononyl Isononanoate • Cetearyl Alcohol • Pentylene Glycol • Palmitic Acid • Oryza Sativa Bran Water • Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract • Squalane • Sodium Hyaluronate • Niacinamide • Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract • Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract • Lactobacillus Ferment • Cocos Nucifera Fruit Juice • Cocos Nucifera Water • Betaine • Stearic Acid • Tocopheryl Acetate • Maltodextrin • Carbomer • Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate • Potassium Sorbate • Sodium Benzoate • Sodium Anisate • Sodium Levulinate • Myristic Acid • Phenoxyethanol • Ethylhexylglycerin • Potassium Hydroxide • Xanthan Gum

Ingredients Side-by-side

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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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Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator contains this as ingredient number 1.

Humanrace Humidifying Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.

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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Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator contains this as ingredient number 2.

Humanrace Humidifying Cream contains this as ingredient number 2.

Isononyl Isononanoate

What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Isononyl Isononanoate is a synthetic skin-conditioner and texture enhancer. It is created from nonanoic acid, a fatty acid found in cocoa and lavender oil.

As an emollient, Isononyl Isononanoate helps keep your skin soft and smooth. This is because emollients create a barrier on the skin to trap moisture in.

Isononyl Isononanoate helps give products a velvet feel and improves spreadability.

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Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator contains this as ingredient number 4.

Humanrace Humidifying Cream contains this as ingredient number 5.

Cetearyl Alcohol

What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Cetearyl alcohol is a mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is mainly used as an emulsifier. Emulsifiers help prevent the separation of oils and products. Due to its composition, it can also be used to thicken a product or help create foam.

Cetearyl alcohol is an emollient. Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.

Studies show Cetearyl alcohol is non-toxic and non-irritating. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.

This ingredient is usually derived from plant oils such as palm, vegetable, or coconut oils. There is debate on whether this ingredient will cause acne.

Due to the fatty acid base, this ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis safe.

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Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator contains this as ingredient number 7.

Humanrace Humidifying Cream contains this as ingredient number 6.

Glyceryl Stearate Se

What it does: Emulsifying

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Glyceryl Stearate Se is a self-emulsifying (SE) form of glyceryl stearate. Self-emusifying means this ingredient automatically blends with water. It is an emulsifier, emollient, and cleansing agent.

As an emulsifier, Glyceryl Stearate Se prevents ingredients such as oil and water from separating. It is also a surfactant, meaning it helps cleanse the skin. Surfactants help gather oil, dirt, and other pollutants so they may be rinsed away easily.

Emollients help your skin stay smooth and soft. It does so by creating a film on top of the skin that helps trap moisture in.

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Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator contains this as ingredient number 9.

Humanrace Humidifying Cream contains this as ingredient number 4.

Potassium Hydroxide

What it does: Buffering

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Potassium hydroxide is commonly known as caustic potash. It is used to fix the pH of a product or as a cleaning agent in soap. In cleansers, it is used for the saponification of oils.

Sapnification is the process of creating fatty acid metal salts from triglycerides and a strong base. During this process, Potassium Hydroxide is used up and is not present in the final product.

Using high concentrations of Potassium Hydroxide have shown to irritate the skin.

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Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator contains this as ingredient number 10.

Humanrace Humidifying Cream contains this as ingredient number 32.

Oryza Sativa Bran Water

What it does: Masking, Perfuming

Community Rating: Liked

Oryza Sativa Bran Water comes from the outer layer of a rice kernel. It is a byproduct of milling rice, or the operation to produce a whole grain rice product.

Oryza Sativa Bran Water is used for masking and perfuming.

Masking ingredients are used to obscure or block properties of other ingredients. They are commonly used to block the scent of a product.

Peruming ingredients help give products a scent or cover another scent. Perfuming ingredients can be natural or synthetically created.

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Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator contains this as ingredient number 11.

Humanrace Humidifying Cream contains this as ingredient number 9.

Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract is extract from Apples. Apples are rich in Vitamin C, sugars, and antioxidants.

The sugar in Apples are humectants and help hydrate the skin. On top of that, apples also contain some acids, such as malic acid. These acids may have a mild exfoliating effect.

Last, the phytochemicals found in apples are strong antioxidants. These antioxidants help with anti-aging as they protect your skin cells against oxidative damage.

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Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator contains this as ingredient number 19.

Humanrace Humidifying Cream contains this as ingredient number 14.

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

What it does:

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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.

Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator contains this as ingredient number 25.

Humanrace Humidifying Cream contains this as ingredient number 24.

Xanthan Gum

What it does: Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Disliked

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator contains this as ingredient number 31.

Humanrace Humidifying Cream contains this as ingredient number 33.

Sodium Anisate

What it does: Antimicrobial

Sodium Anisate comes from fennel. It is used as a preservative and to add flavoring.

Sodium Anisate has antimicrobial properties.

Humanrace Lotus Enzyme Exfoliator contains this as ingredient number 32.

Humanrace Humidifying Cream contains this as ingredient number 27.

Sodium Levulinate

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked