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Laneige Water Bank Hydro Essence Versus Physiogel Calming Relief A.I. Cream

Essence
General Moisturizer
Korean Brand South Korea
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on January 08, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 3 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin and brightening skin

Free From

They both do not contain any common allergens or parabens

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

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Water Bank Hydro Essence

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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Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

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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Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming

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

A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.

When to use

25 Routines
44% use in am
56% use in pm
96% use every day
22 Routines
36% use in am
64% use in pm
91% use every day

Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Laneige Water Bank Hydro Essence 36 ingredients

4.5 /5
from 2 ratings
TaylorForman_1's avatar

TaylorForman_1

1 year ago
Review

HOLY GRAIL Essence
This used to be my holy grail product. It jump started me into my research of Korean skincare methods. I love the ingredients and miss the product. Unfortunately discontinued. I have been searching for something similar that matches the ingredients. Perfect for my acne prone skin. This helped me to start building my skin barrier and cleaned up dark spots and acne with regular Show more

Physiogel Calming Relief A.I. Cream 16 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 1 rating
Absorbs Well (1) Great Value (1) No Scent (1)
RasberryIce's avatar

RasberryIce

7 months ago
Review

Texture: white cream
Finish: glowy, but after a good night sleep, you wake up with mat but hydrated skin.
If applied on damp skin the cream becomes a milky texture.

I like it, but only for dry climate in winter, when it's very dry. Especially as a night moisturiser.

My skin: combination to sensitive, acne prone.

#great value
#absorbs well
#no scent
#works well