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MEDI-PEEL Tranex Toning 9 Essence Dual Versus Numbuzin No.5 Vitamin Concentrated Serum

Essence
Serum
Korean Brand South Korea
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on April 08, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free . They have a total of 0 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid, niacinamide and Vitamin C

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, oily skin, reducing pores, scar healing, dark spots and better texture

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Ingredient Info

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Tranex Toning 9 Essence Dual

Water

Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Cyclopentasiloxane

Emollient
Silicon Icon

Dimethicone

Emollient
1 / 0 Silicon Icon

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Dipropylene Glycol

Masking

Niacinamide

Smoothing
Niacinamide IconGood for Oily Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps fight Acne IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone

Emulsifying
Silicon Icon

1,2-Hexanediol

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Polysorbate 60

Emulsifying
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Titanium Dioxide

Cosmetic Colorant
0 / 0 Mineral UV Filter IconNon-Reef-Safe Icon

Arachidyl Alcohol

Emollient

Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer

Skin Conditioning

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Behenyl Alcohol

Emollient
Fatty Alcohol Icon

Arachidyl Glucoside

Emulsifying

Olea Europaea Fruit Oil

Masking
0-2 / 0 Fragrance IconOil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Copper Tripeptide-1

Skin Conditioning
Peptide IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Panthenol

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Allantoin

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Betaine

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil

Emollient
2-3 / 0 Oil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Lecithin

Emollient
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Phytosphingosine

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

Tranexamic Acid

Astringent
Helps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Carnitine

Cleansing

Cysteine

Antioxidant
Antioxidant Icon

Ascorbic Acid

Antioxidant
Vitamin C IconAntioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Arbutin

Antioxidant
Antioxidant IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid

Skin Conditioning
Vitamin C IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores Icon

Bisabolol

Masking
Helps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate

Antioxidant
Vitamin C IconAntioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Dark Spots IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Ascorbyl Glucoside

Antioxidant
Vitamin C IconAntioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate

Antioxidant
Vitamin C IconAntioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Pinus Pinaster Leaf Extract

Skin Conditioning

Carum Carvi Fruit Extract

Perfuming
Fragrance Icon

Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

Aletris Farinosa Root Extract

Antioxidant
Antioxidant Icon

Morus Alba Bark Extract

Skin Conditioning

Gold

Cosmetic Colorant

Salvia Officinalis Extract

Antimicrobial
Antioxidant Icon

Angelica Archangelica Extract

Skin Conditioning

Tremella Fuciformis Extract

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Inula Racemosa Root Extract

Skin Conditioning

Prunus Serotina Fruit Extract

Masking

Origanum Vulgare Extract

Skin Conditioning

Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract

Skin Conditioning

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract

Antimicrobial

Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract

Cleansing
May cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps reduce irritation Icon

Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract

Skin Protecting
Helps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

Punica Granatum Extract

Astringent

Ficus Carica Fruit Extract

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract

Skin Conditioning
Can worsen Dry Skin Icon

Sh-Polypeptide-3

Skin Conditioning
Peptide Icon

Sh-Polypeptide-16

Skin Protecting
Peptide Icon

Sh-Polypeptide-1

Skin Conditioning
Peptide Icon

Sh-Oligopeptide-2

Skin Conditioning
Peptide Icon

Sh-Oligopeptide-1

Skin Conditioning
Peptide IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract

Perfuming
Fragrance Icon

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

Bleaching
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Taraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract

Skin Conditioning

Plumbago Zeylanica Flower/Root Extract

Antioxidant
Antioxidant Icon

Rosa Damascena Flower Extract

Masking

Lavandula Oil/Extract

Oil Icon

Adenosine

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Propanediol

Solvent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Aluminum Hydroxide

Emollient

Triethoxycaprylylsilane

Silicon Icon

Carbomer

Emulsion Stabilising
1 / 0

Arginine

Masking
Good for Scar Healing IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Phenyl Trimethicone

Skin Conditioning
Silicon Icon

Triceteareth-4 Phosphate

Emulsifying

Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate

Skin Conditioning

Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer

Humectant

Propylene Glycol

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Pvm/Ma Copolymer

Emulsion Stabilising

Disodium EDTA

Glucose

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Parfum

Masking
Fragrance IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Citronellol

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Butylphenyl Methylpropional

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Linalool

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Water, Butylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polysorbate 60, Titanium Dioxide, Arachidyl Alcohol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Behenyl Alcohol, Arachidyl Glucoside, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Copper Tripeptide-1, Panthenol, Allantoin, Betaine, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Lecithin, Phytosphingosine, Tranexamic Acid, Carnitine, Cysteine, Ascorbic Acid, Arbutin, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Bisabolol, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Pinus Pinaster Leaf Extract, Carum Carvi Fruit Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Aletris Farinosa Root Extract, Morus Alba Bark Extract, Gold, Salvia Officinalis Extract, Angelica Archangelica Extract, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Inula Racemosa Root Extract, Prunus Serotina Fruit Extract, Origanum Vulgare Extract, Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana Leaf Extract, Sh-Polypeptide-3, Sh-Polypeptide-16, Sh-Polypeptide-1, Sh-Oligopeptide-2, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Taraxacum Officinale Leaf Extract, Plumbago Zeylanica Flower/Root Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Extract, Lavandula Oil/Extract, Adenosine, Propanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Aluminum Hydroxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Carbomer, Arginine, Phenyl Trimethicone, Triceteareth-4 Phosphate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Propylene Glycol, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Disodium EDTA, Glucose, Parfum, Citronellol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool

No.5 Vitamin Concentrated Serum

Water

Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Niacinamide

Smoothing
Niacinamide IconGood for Oily Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps fight Acne IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Panthenol

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Tranexamic Acid

Astringent
Helps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

When to use

1 Routine
0% use in am
100% use in pm
100% use every other_day
1,046 Routines
67% use in am
33% use in pm
88% use every day
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