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PROcure Rosacare HydroGel Versus The INKEY List Succinic Acid Acne Treatment - Europe

Facial Treatment
Facial Treatment
American Brand United States
British Brand United Kingdom

Updated on June 19, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan and cruelty-free facial treatments. They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, dry skin, brightening skin, oily skin and reducing pores

Free From

They both do not contain any oils, parabens or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Key Ingredients

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Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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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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Preservative

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent 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.

Skin Conditioning

Ethylhexylglycerin (we can't pronounce this either) is commonly used as a preservative and skin softener. It is derived from glyceryl.

You might see Ethylhexylglycerin often paired with other preservatives such as phenoxyethanol. Ethylhexylglycerin has been found to increase the effectiveness of these other preservatives.

Buffering

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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When to use

13 Routines
62% use in am
38% use in pm
92% use every day
333 Routines
42% use in am
58% use in pm
73% use every day
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Reviews

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PROcure Rosacare HydroGel 30 ingredients

3.5 /5
from 2 ratings
Absorbs Well (2) Great Value (1) Hydrating (1)
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Andy Schooler

5 months ago
Review

Helps to sooth my rosacea symptoms before or after I put on a moisturizer. Sometimes I'll put it on in the afternoon if my rosacea areas feel dry and tight. Helps to relieve some redness for me personally.

#great value
#hydrating
#absorbs well
#works well
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Mandy C 🌸

9 months ago
Review

It was fine, not sure if it helped with redness. It didn’t break me out. Very light. Not sure how hydrating it was. I use it as the first moisturizer if I am sandwiching.
My mom also has rosacea and said this product caused a redness flare up.

#light
#absorbs well
#no scent

The INKEY List Succinic Acid Acne Treatment 22 ingredients

4.1 /5
from 7 ratings
Absorbs Well (1) Doesn't Work (1) Great Value (1)
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Maddie

3 days ago
Review

I used this back in 2022 and it worked really good and healed my acne really quickly when I needed it to. However, for some reason over time it just stopped working for me and didn’t have the same effect as it did before which really disappointed me because I loved it so much. It was still a really good product though.

I bought this from Look Fantastic

#great value
#absorbs well
#doesn't work
#works well
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Daisyfrd

1 year ago
Review

The only product that has made a significant difference within 24 hours, decreases redness and texture quickly