Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewing Sake Skin Care Lotion Bright Moist Versus COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Updated on May 22, 2024
Overview
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for dry skin, sensitive skin, scar healing and dark spots
Free From
They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, silicones or sulfates
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Ingredient Info
Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewing Sake Skin Care Lotion Bright Moist 23 ingredients
COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence 12 ingredients
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Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewing Sake Skin Care Lotion Bright Moist 23 ingredients
COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence 12 ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer
Methyl Gluceth-10
EmulsifyingMaltitol
HumectantGlutamic Acid
HumectantArbutin
Antioxidant
Leucine
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Protein
EmulsifyingCeramide 3
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Placental Protein
HumectantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Ceramide 6 Ii
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingPEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Sodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Methylparaben
Preservative
Rice Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Methyl Gluceth-10, Maltitol, Glutamic Acid, Arbutin, Leucine, Glycine Soja Protein, Ceramide 3, Arginine, Placental Protein, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Ceramide 6 Ii, Hydroxyethylcellulose, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Rice Ferment Filtrate, Parfum
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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.
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.
Learn more about ArgininePhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
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Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewing Sake Skin Care Lotion Bright Moist 23 ingredients
COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence 12 ingredients
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Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewing Sake Skin Care Lotion Bright Moist 23 ingredients
I heard some reviews that this product might be better than the Naturie Hatomugi Skin Conditioner, and had better brightening effects, however personally I think I have fairly sensitive skin and the ferment ingredient in this product was too strong and caused me to get closed comedones almost immediately which resulted in a cystic acne breakout for me. I did notice better brightening effects in Show more
Excellent product created for mature, dry, sensitive skin. Reduces redness over time and slowly increases brightness. Ceramides help in barrier repair.
If prone to acne, the peanut oil in this may contribute to break outs.
COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence 12 ingredients
this snail mucin essence really is one of the best ones out there— it's a holy grail. this product was my very first impression of cosrx, and the short ingredient list is very surprising with how effective it is. i've been using it for about a year now, and it's become a staple in my routine. after my first couple weeks of use, a lot of my dark spots disappeared and calmed down my hormonal acne & Show more
This ruined my face! I didn’t know that my dust mite allergy also made me allergic to this. I used it for five months and everything seemed fine, but then I started to get a goatee of fungal acne with big red patches. I’d also been getting a lot of big pimples in my hairline from it. It’s taken me months to understand what happened and to soothe my sad skin. Be warned not to jump off the bridge Show more
