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Lancôme Hydra-Zen Anti-Stress Cream Gel Versus Sekkisei Clear Wellness Water Shield Cream

General Moisturizer
General Moisturizer
French Brand France
Japanese Brand Japan

Updated on January 30, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe general moisturizers. They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin

Free From

They both do not contain any oils, parabens or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Benefits

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Hydra-Zen Anti-Stress Cream Gel

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Preservative

Phenoxyethanol 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.

Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.

Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.

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Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

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.

When to use

19 Routines
53% use in am
47% use in pm
95% use every day
14 Routines
57% use in am
43% use in pm
100% use every day

Reviews

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Lancôme Hydra-Zen Anti-Stress Cream Gel 32 ingredients

3.0 /5
from 1 rating
Absorbs Well (1) Doesn't Work (1) Expensive (1)
anastasiyasolovey's avatar

Anastasiya Solovey

8 months ago
Review

Was good for my t-zone oily skin. Has a light structure. But I had 0 effect after using this cream, there are much better options on the market and even better quality Korean creams, rather than this one. At least it didn’t make it worse.

#expensive
#light
#absorbs well
#doesn't work

Sekkisei Clear Wellness Water Shield Cream 18 ingredients

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