Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type Versus Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80%

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type versus Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% .

Published on July 19, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe general moisturizers. They have a total of 13 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin and scar healing

Free From

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

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Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80%

General Moisturizer South Korean Brand

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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Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type 14 ingredients

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% 34 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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Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type 14 ingredients

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% 34 ingredients

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation (3)

Scar Healing

Brightening

Benefits

Hydrating (3)

Redness Reducing (5)

Reduces Irritation (6)

Skin Texture

Reduces Large Pores

Anti-Aging (2)

Dark Spots

Scar Healing (2)

Acne Fighting

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Irritating

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Ingredients Compared

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

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type 14 ingredients

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% 34 ingredients

Water • Butylene Glycol • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract • Sodium Hyaluronate • Betaine • Allantoin • Panthenol • Carbomer • Glycerin • Propanediol • 1,2-Hexanediol • Ethylhexylglycerin • Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate • Arginine

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Water • Butylene Glycol • Glycerin • Centella Asiatica Extract • Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract • Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract • Sodium Hyaluronate • Betaine • Trehalose • Punica Granatum Fruit Extract • Ficus Carica Fruit Extract • Luffa Cylindrica Fruit Extract • Ginkgo Biloba Nut Extract • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract • Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid • Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate • Hyaluronic Acid • Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer • Raspberry Ketone • Polyglutamic Acid • Methylpropanediol • Allantoin • Panthenol • Arginine • Benzyl Glycol • Hydroxyacetophenone • Ethylhexylglycerin • Caprylyl Glycol • Citric Acid • Dipropylene Glycol • Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate • Carbomer • 1,2-Hexanediol

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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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Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 1.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 2.

Butylene Glycol

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

Community Rating: Mixed

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.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient. It is unlikely to irritate skin, and works well with pretty much all other ingredients.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 2.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 3.

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract

What it does: Emollient, Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the aloe, Aloe barbadensis, Liliaceae.

You may know Aloe to be a good sunburn reliever and inflammation reducer. This is because it contains many components that are known to help reduce irritation and itchiness. These include vitamins, amino acids, polysaccharides, and more. The high water content of aloe also helps give a cooling effect.

Aloe contains the antioxidants Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins neutralize free radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.

The aloe plant is naturally abundant in polysaccharides, a carbohydrate made of sugar molecules. Polysaccharides help hydrate your skin by mimicking your skin's natural carbohydrates.

As it is easily absorbed by the skin, aloe is a great moisturizer. It is both a humectant and emollient. Emollients help trap moisture in your skin, keeping your skin soft. Humectants draw water from the air to your skin.

Other components of aloe include sugars such as monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, choline, many common minerals such as calcium, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.

Aloe does not protect against UV rays, despite it soothing sunburns.

There are over 420 species of aloe but Aloe Barbadensis is the most commonly used for topical products.

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Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 3.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 15.

Sodium Hyaluronate

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

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Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 4.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 8.

Betaine

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Betaine is a common humectant (a substance that promotes retention of moisture). It's known to be gentle on the skin and can help balance hydration.

Betaine is best for improving hydration and soothing irritated skin. Studies show betaine may help with uneven skin tones.

Betaine is naturally created in the skin and body. The form found within cosmetic products can be either plant-dervied or synthetic.

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Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 5.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 9.

Allantoin

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Soothing

Community Rating: Loved

Allantoin plays a role in soothing and moisturizing the skin. Because of this, it is often added to products with strong active ingredients.

Some studies have shown this ingredient can promote wound healing with higher concentrations.

Allantoin is derived from the comfrey plant but produced synthetically for cosmetic products to ensure purity.

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Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 6.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 23.

Panthenol

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Panthenol (also referred to as pro-vitamin B5) is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin.

lt is a humectant, meaning that it helps the skin attract and retain moisture.

Another benefit is the anti-inflammatory abilities. This means that it's great for sensitive, irritation-prone skin.

Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.

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Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 7.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 24.

Carbomer

What it does: Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming

Community Rating: Disliked

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

Carbomer is commonly found in many types of cosmetics products. It is found to be safe in concentrations up to 15%. However, a high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Most products contain 1% of less of carbomer.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 8.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 33.

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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Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 9.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 4.

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.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 11.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 34.

Ethylhexylglycerin

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Mixed

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.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 12.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 28.

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate comes from licorice root.

Extracts of licorice have demonstrated to have antibacterial, anti‐inflammatory, antiviral, antioxidant properties.

One component, glabridin, has extra potent antioxidant and soothing properties. It has also been found to block pigmentation from UVB rays in guinea pigs.

Licorice Root also contains a flavonoid. Flavonoids are a natural substance from in plants. Flavonoids also have antioxidant properties.

Another component, glycyrrhizin, has been found to have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial benefits. This may make licorice root extract effective at treating acne. However, more research is needed to support this.

Liquiritin is one of the flavone compounds found in licorice. It has been found to help lighten skin by preventing tyrosinase from reacting with tyrosine. When the two react, protein is converted to melanin. Melanin is the substance in your body that gives your features pigmentation.

Licorice root is native to Southern Europe and Asia. It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine to help with respiratory issues.

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Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 13.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 32.

Arginine

What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Mixed

Arginine is an amino acid that is important for human development. Your body uses is it to produce hair keratin and skin collagen.

As a cosmetic ingredient, Arginine has antioxidant properties and can also help repair damaged skin. This ingredient is derived either synthetically or from animals.

Arginine isn't fungal acne safe when used in the presence of other lipids (fats, fatty acids, oils, esters, etc). Oils and fats occur naturally within the skin, so take caution when using Arginine if you're prone to fungal acne.

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Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel Fresh Type contains this as ingredient number 14.

Isntree Aloe Soothing Gel 80% contains this as ingredient number 25.

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