Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Paula's Choice Peptide Booster versus Niod Modulating Glucosides .
Published on November 25, 2021
Overview
What they are
These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe facial treatments. They have a total of 20 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain peptides
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin and scar healing
Free From
They both do not contain any oils, parabens or sulfates
What's Inside
They both contain silicones
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Facial Treatment
Facial treatments are specially designed to treat a skin concern. Acne treatments and anti-aging products are common examples of facial treatments.
Facial Treatment
Facial treatments are specially designed to treat a skin concern. Acne treatments and anti-aging products are common examples of facial treatments.
Ingredient Info
Paula's Choice Peptide Booster 56 ingredients
Niod Modulating Glucosides 54 ingredients
Alcohol Free
This product is free of harsh alcohols 🎉
Contains Silicon
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Fragrance Free
This product is free of fragrances 🎉
Sulfate Free
This product is free of sulfates 🎉
Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Oil Free
This product is free of oils 🎉
Not Malassezia Safe
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Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Non Vegan
This product is not vegan 😥
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
Contains Alcohol
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Contains Silicon
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Contains Fragrance
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Sulfate Free
This product is free of sulfates 🎉
Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Oil Free
This product is free of oils 🎉
Not Malassezia Safe
Ingredients in this product that are not malassezia safe:
Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
Contains EU Allergens
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Vegan
This product is vegan 🎉
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
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Paula's Choice Peptide Booster 56 ingredients
Niod Modulating Glucosides 54 ingredients
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Join SkinSortIngredients Compared
Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.
Paula's Choice Peptide Booster 56 ingredients
Niod Modulating Glucosides 54 ingredients
Water • Glycerin • Peg-8 Dimethicone • Tripeptide-1 • Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 • Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 • Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 • Myristoyl Hexapeptide-16 • Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 • Hexanoyl Dipeptide-3 Norleucine Acetate • Azelaoyl Bis-Dipeptide-10 • Glycoproteins • Phospholipids • Adenosine • Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate • Arginine • Valine • Glycine • Alanine • Glutamic Acid • Serine • Threonine • Yeast Extract • Isoleucine • Proline • Histidine • Phenylalanine • PCA • Phytic Acid • Panax Ginseng Root Extract • Sodium PCA • Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract • Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract • Ahnfeltiopsis Concinna Extract • Dextran • Hydrolyzed Silk • Lecithin • Glyceryl Polymethacrylate • C12-16 Pareth-9 • Trideceth-12 • Sodium Lactate • Carbomer • Aspartic Acid • Polysorbate 20 • Butylene Glycol • Caprylyl Glycol • Peg-8 • C11-15 Pareth-7 • Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride • Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate • Ectoin • Citrate Buffer • Trimethylsiloxyamodimethicone • Phenoxyethanol • Sodium Hydroxide • Ethylhexylglycerin
Water • Squalane • Isodecyl Neopentanoate • Glycerin • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Pentylene Glycol • Propanediol • Hexyldecanol • Bisabolol • Butylene Glycol • Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside • Rosmarinyl Glucoside • Caffeyl Glucoside • Gallyl Glucoside • Tetrasodium Tetracarboxymethyl Naringeninchalcone • Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone • 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol • Cetylhydroxyproline Palmitamide • Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid • Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8 • Superoxide Dismutase • Sodium PCA • PCA • Arginine • Glycine • Alanine • Serine • Valine • Isoleucine • Proline • Threonine • Histidine • Phenylalanine • Aspartic Acid • Sodium Lactate • Mirabilis Jalapa Callus Extract • Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract • Zingiber Officinale Root Extract • Curculigo Orchioides Root Extract • Isochrysis Galbana Extract • Brassica Campestris Sterols • Stearic Acid • Dextran • Isoceteth-20 • Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 • Xanthan Gum • Tocopherol • Propyl Gallate • Tromethamine • Dehydroacetic Acid • 1,2-Hexanediol • Benzyl Alcohol • Phenoxyethanol • Caprylyl Glycol
Ingredients Side-by-side
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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.
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!
Learn more about WaterPaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 1.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 1.
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.
Learn more about GlycerinPaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 2.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 4.
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.
Learn more about ArgininePaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 16.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 24.
We don't have a description for Valine.
Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 17.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 28.
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.
Learn more about GlycinePaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 18.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 25.
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.
Learn more about AlaninePaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 19.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 26.
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.
Learn more about SerinePaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 21.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 27.
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.
Learn more about ThreoninePaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 22.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 31.
We don't have a description for Isoleucine.
Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 24.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 29.
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.
Learn more about ProlinePaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 25.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 30.
We don't have a description for Histidine.
Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 26.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 32.
Phenylalanine is an amino acid. It is a skin soothing and hydrating ingredient. Amino acids play a crucial role in wound healing and skin hydration.
Phenylalanine is also used to help even out skin tone due to its ability to disrupt the melanin production process.
Two structures of phenylalanine exist: L-phenylalanine and D-phenylalanine. L-phenylalanine is essential, this means our bodies cannot produce it naturally and we must get it from foods. Our bodies convert D-phenylalanine to neurotransmitters, and D-phenylalanine is found in our bodies naturally.
Some foods that contain L-phenylalanine include eggs, soybeans, beef, milk.
Learn more about PhenylalaninePaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 27.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 33.
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.
Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 28.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 23.
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.
Learn more about Sodium PCAPaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 31.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 22.
We don't have a description for Dextran.
Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 35.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 43.
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.
Learn more about Sodium LactatePaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 41.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 35.
Aspartic Acid is an amino acid that our bodies produce naturally. It is an antioxidant.
Our body uses Aspartic Acid to help build collagen and elastin. It also plays a role in hydrating skin.
Antioxidants help mitigate damage from free-radical molecules. These are molecules that originate from external sources such as pollution, cigarette smoke, or the sun.
Learn more about Aspartic AcidPaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 43.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 34.
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.
Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 45.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 10.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant and emollient, meaning it attracts and preserves moisture.
It is a common ingredient in many products, especially those designed to hydrate skin. The primary benefits are retaining moisture, skin softening, and promoting a healthy skin barrier.
Though Caprylyl Glycol is an alcohol derived from fatty acids, it is not the kind that can dry out skin.
This ingredient is also used as a preservative to extend the life of products. It has slight antimicrobial properties.
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolPaula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 46.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 54.
Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and 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.
Paula's Choice Peptide Booster contains this as ingredient number 54.
Niod Modulating Glucosides contains this as ingredient number 53.
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