Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel Versus Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel versus Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer .

Published on November 22, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe general moisturizers. They have a total of 15 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

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

Free From

They both do not contain any common allergens, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer

General Moisturizer Japanese Brand Japan

General Moisturizer American Brand United States

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

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Ingredient Info

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel 22 ingredients

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer 54 ingredients

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

At a glance

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel 22 ingredients

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer 54 ingredients

Benefits

Hydrating (4)

Redness Reducing

Reduces Irritation

Notable Ingredients

AHA

Ceramides (3)

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (10)

Redness Reducing (5)

Reduces Irritation (6)

Anti-Aging (4)

Scar Healing

Brightening (2)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (4)

Acne Trigger (3)

Rosacea

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel 22 ingredients

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer 54 ingredients

Water • Butylene Glycol • Betaine • 1,2-Hexanediol • Serine • Alanine • Glycine • Threonine • Lysine Hcl • Arginine • Glutamic Acid • Proline • PCA • Sodium PCA • Sodium Lactate • Sodium Hyaluronate • Polyglutamic Acid • Sorbitol • Glycosyl Trehalose • Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate • Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer • T-Butyl Alcohol

Water • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter • Ceteareth-6 Olivate • Butylene Glycol • C13-15 Alkane • Glycerin • Glyceryl Stearate • Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate • Decyl Oleate • Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil • Salvia Hispanica Seed Oil • Olea Europaea Fruit Oil • Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil • Borago Officinalis Seed Oil • Hydrogenated Olive Oil • Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract • Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables • Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil • Linoleic Acid • Linolenic Acid • Oleic Acid • Euterpe Oleracea Sterols • Ceramide AP • Ceramide EOP • Ceramide NP • Serine • Alanine • Glycine • Proline • Lysine Hcl • Threonine • Arginine • Squalane • Cholesterol • Phytosphingosine • Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract • Lecithin • Sodium Hyaluronate • Sodium Lactate • Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract • Adenosine • Phytic Acid • Glutamic Acid • Betaine • Pullulan • PCA • Sodium PCA • Carbomer • Sodium Polyacrylate Starch • Sclerotium Gum • Xanthan Gum • Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate • Phenoxyethanol • Ethylhexylglycerin

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

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

Water

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 1.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 1.

Butylene Glycol

What it does: Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Mixed

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.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient. It is unlikely to irritate skin, and works well with pretty much all other ingredients.

Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 2.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 4.

Betaine

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Betaine is a common humectant (a substance that promotes retention of moisture). It's known to be gentle on the skin and can help balance hydration.

Betaine is best for improving hydration and soothing irritated skin. Studies show betaine may help with uneven skin tones.

Betaine is naturally created in the skin and body. The form found within cosmetic products can be either plant-dervied or synthetic.

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 3.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 44.

Serine

What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Serine is an amino acid naturally found in our body. Our bodies use amino acids to create protein.

Amino-acids help give keep our skin hydrated. They play an important role in the skin barrier, which keeps the skin plump and firm.

Serine is a non-essential amino acid, meaning we don't need to obtain it from eating foods.

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 5.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 26.

Alanine

What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Alanine is an amino acid and is already found in the human body.

Alanine has antioxidant properties and can help with anti-aging.

Alanine is used by fibrous proteins such as collagen, elastin, and keratin. These three help make a strong skin barrier. Having a healthy skin barrier leads to more plump and youthful skin.

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 6.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 27.

Glycine

What it does: Buffering, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Glycine is an amino acid that helps build proteins. It is already present in our skin as our bodies produce them naturally.

Glycine helps keep skin hydrated and reduce signs of aging. Amino acids help transport moisture throughout our skin; glycine already plays a role in helping keep our skin moisturized.

As collagen is made up of glycine and other amino acids, it is believed Glycine may help our skin produce more collagen. Collagen helps keep skin plump and firm.

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 7.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 28.

Threonine

What it does:

Community Rating: Loved

Threonine is an amino-acid. It helps hydrate the skin and has antioxidant benefits.

Threonine is vital for creating collagen and elastin. Collagen and elastin support youthful and firm skin. Our bodies decrease collagen production naturally with age.

Humans are not able to create threonine and must get it through eating foods such as fish, lentils, poultry, sesame seeds, and more.

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 8.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 31.

Lysine Hcl

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Lysine HCl is an alpha amino acid salt.

Our skin uses amino acids as a precursor for building protein, and therefore keratins, collagen and elastin.

Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 9.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 30.

Arginine

What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Mixed

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.

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 10.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 32.

Glutamic Acid

What it does: Humectant

Community Rating: Loved

Glutamic Acid is an amino acid that is found in all living organisms. Our bodies use this to help nerve cells in the brain communicate with other cells.

In cosmetics, glutamic acid is a famous humectant. It draws water from the air to your skin, keeping your skin hydrated (like hyaluronic acid).

An in-vitro study from 2024 found glutamic acid to play a role in inhibiting inflammation and thus a potential skin-soothing ingredient.

Other studies show it to be have potential wound healing, skin barrier repair, and hair growth properties.

Glutamic acid has poor solubility in water and other solvents.

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 11.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 43.

Proline

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Proline is an amino-acid. It helps moisturize the skin and plays an important role in creating proteins.

Proline is one of the building blocks for producing collagen. As we age, our bodies produce less collagen. Collagen helps the skin look plump and firm.

In medicine, proline is used as an osmoprotectant. This means it helps prevent oxidative degradation in other drugs.

Our bodies are able to produce proline naturally, but certain conditions may inhibit this production. In that case, proline can be obtained from eating egg whites, soy protein, dairy products, asparagus, mushrooms, and seaweed.

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 12.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 29.

PCA

What it does: Humectant, Moisturising

Community Rating: Loved

PCA is derived from amino acids and is naturally found in our skin's barrier.

As a humectant, PCA helps draw and hold moisture to the skin. Studies show it is effective at helping the skin stay hydrated long-term.

Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 13.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 46.

Sodium PCA

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Sodium PCA is the sodium salt of pyroglutamic acid and is naturally occurring on human skin.

The PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, a natural amino acid derivative.

Sodium PCA is a has conditioning, anti-inflammatory, and humectant properties. Humectants help hydrate your skin by drawing moisture from the air. This helps keep your skin moisturized.

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 14.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 47.

Sodium Lactate

What it does: Buffering, Humectant

Community Rating: Liked

Sodium Lactate is the sodium salt of lactic acid, an AHA. It is a humectant and used to adjust the pH of a product.

Sodium Lactate is part of our skin's NMF, or natural moisturizing factor. Our NMF is essential for the hydration of our top skin layers and plasticity of skin.

It also influences our skin's natural acid mantle and pH, which protects our skin from harmful bacteria.

Our NMF is formed from amino acids, lactic acid, sugars, minerals, peptides, and electrolytes. As we age, our NMF naturally depletes. Other sources of NMF depletion include harsh and drying ingredients such as denatured alcohol. Sodium lactate can help replenish our NMF, leading to more hydrated and plump skin.

High percentages of Sodium Lactate can have an exfoliating effect.

Sodium Lactate is produced from fermented sugar.

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Matsuyama M-mark Amino Acid Infusion Gel contains this as ingredient number 15.

Paula's Choice Omega+ Complex Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 39.

Sodium Hyaluronate

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved