Lumene Valo Nordic-C Overnight Bright Sleeping Cream Versus Avène Cicalfate+ Restorative Protective Cream
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPrunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientOlus Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Octyldodecyl Myristate
EmollientOleyl Erucate
Emollient
Cetyl Palmitate
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Niacinamide
Smoothing
PEG-100 Stearate
Surfactant
Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydrogenated Olive Oil
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Propylheptyl Caprylate
EmollientTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Propanediol
Solvent
Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil
Emollient
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
PEG-8
HumectantXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Algae Extract
EmollientSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Benzoate
Masking
Sodium Chloride
MaskingAscorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Glucose
Humectant
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Chondrus Crispus
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialChondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Water, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Olus Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Oleyl Erucate, Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Niacinamide, PEG-100 Stearate, Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil, Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Cetearyl Glucoside, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Propanediol, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables, Lecithin, Tocopherol, PEG-8, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Retinyl Palmitate, Algae Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Potassium Sorbate, Glucose, Ascorbic Acid, Chondrus Crispus, Citric Acid, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Limonene, Linalool, Citral, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Paraffinum Liquidum
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Emollient
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-2 Sesquiisostearate
Emulsifying
PEG-22/Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer
EmulsifyingAluminum Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantAquaphilus Dolomiae Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Copper Sulfate
Skin Conditioning
Magnesium Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantMicrocrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingZinc Sulfate
Antimicrobial
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Paraffinum Liquidum, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Zinc Oxide, Propylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-2 Sesquiisostearate, PEG-22/Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer, Aluminum Stearate, Aquaphilus Dolomiae Ferment Filtrate, Arginine, Beeswax, Copper Sulfate, Magnesium Stearate, Microcrystalline Wax, Tromethamine, Zinc Sulfate
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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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