La Roche-Posay Cicaplast B5 Ultra Repair Light Cream Versus Curel Intensive Moisture Care Moisture Cream
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
No key ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate
Emulsifying
Propanediol
Solvent
Cetyl Esters
Emollient
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Behenyl Alcohol
Emollient
Acacia Decurrens Flower Cera
Emollient
Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera
EmollientCentella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Oleate
Emulsifying
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Cetearyl Isononanoate
Emollient
Manganese Gluconate
Skin ConditioningIsohexadecane
EmollientAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
Cleansing
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingAdenosine
Skin Conditioning
Mannose
HumectantCopper Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Vitreoscilla Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Citric Acid
Buffering
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Polyglycerin-3
Humectant
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Polysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Dicaprylyl Ether, Panthenol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Propanediol, Cetyl Esters, Jojoba Esters, Behenyl Alcohol, Acacia Decurrens Flower Cera, Helianthus Annuus Seed Cera, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Sorbitan Oleate, Zinc Gluconate, Madecassoside, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Manganese Gluconate, Isohexadecane, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Adenosine, Mannose, Copper Gluconate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Vitreoscilla Ferment, Citric Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Lactobacillus, Maltodextrin, Polyglycerin-3, Beeswax, Polysorbate 80, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Cetyl Alcohol, Tocopherol
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hexadesyloxy Pg Hydroxyethyl Hexadecanamide
Cyclomethicone
Emollient
Trisiloxane
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Isostearyl Glyceryl Ether
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate
Emulsifying
Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate
EmollientMethoxy PEG-100 Propyl Melittin Amide
AntiseborrhoeicEucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract
Perfuming
Cholesteryl Isostearate
EmollientDimethicone
Emollient
Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Sulfate
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer
Skin Conditioning
Dextrin Palmitate
Emulsifying
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Succinic Acid
BufferingSodium Oxide
BufferingMethylparaben
Preservative
Allantoin, Water, Glycerin, Hexadesyloxy Pg Hydroxyethyl Hexadecanamide, Cyclomethicone, Trisiloxane, Squalane, Isostearyl Glyceryl Ether, Polyglyceryl-2 Diisostearate, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprate, Methoxy PEG-100 Propyl Melittin Amide, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract, Cholesteryl Isostearate, Dimethicone, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Sodium Sulfate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Dextrin Palmitate, Butylene Glycol, Succinic Acid, Sodium Oxide, Methylparaben
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinWater. 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. Remember to stay hydrated!
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