Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Q + A Collagen Face Cream versus SKKN BY KIM Face Cream .
Published on September 28, 2023
Overview
What they are
These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe general moisturizers. They have a total of 9 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain AHA, hyaluronic acid and Vitamin E
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, reducing pores, scar healing, dark spots and better texture
Free From
They both do not contain any parabens, silicones or sulfates
What's Inside
They both contain harsh alcohols, fragrances and oils
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General Moisturizer
All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.
General Moisturizer
All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.
Ingredient Info
Q + A Collagen Face Cream 28 ingredients
SKKN BY KIM Face Cream 60 ingredients
Contains Alcohol
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Silicon Free
This product is free of silicons 🎉
Contains Fragrance
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Sulfate Free
This product is free of sulfates 🎉
Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Contains Oils
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Not Malassezia Safe
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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 🎉
Contains Alcohol
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Silicon Free
This product is free of silicons 🎉
Contains Fragrance
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Sulfate Free
This product is free of sulfates 🎉
Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Contains Oils
Ingredients in this product that are types of oil:
Not Malassezia Safe
Ingredients in this product that are not malassezia safe:
- Myristyl Myristate
- Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
- Synthetic Wax
- Cetyl Palmitate
- Cocos Nucifera Oil
- Glycine Soja Oil
- Hydrogenated Palm Oil
- Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil
- Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate
- Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil
- Sorbitan Isostearate
- Sorbitan Oleate
- Squalene
- Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
- Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Vegan
This product is vegan 🎉
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
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Q + A Collagen Face Cream 28 ingredients
SKKN BY KIM Face Cream 60 ingredients
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Q + A Collagen Face Cream 28 ingredients
SKKN BY KIM Face Cream 60 ingredients
Water • Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter • Glyceryl Stearate • Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter • Cera Alba • Glycerin • Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate • Sucrose Stearate • Tripeptide-29 • Lactic Acid • Magnesium PCA • Lonicera Caprifolium Extract • Lonicera Japonica Leaf Extract • Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil • Zingiber Officinale Root Extract • Olea Europaea Fruit Oil • Coco-Glucoside • Benzyl Alcohol • Coconut Alcohol • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder • Tocopherol • Dehydroacetic Acid • Sodium Hyaluronate • Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate • Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate • Xanthan Gum • Citric Acid
Water • Di-C12-15 Alkyl Fumarate • Glycerin • Squalane • Cetyl Ethylhexanoate • Myristyl Myristate • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter • Propanediol • Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate • Steareth-2 • Magnesium Aluminum Silicate • Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer • Panthenol • Polymethyl Methacrylate • Synthetic Wax • 1,2-Hexanediol • Adenosine • Alcohol • Beta-Carotene • Beta-Glucan • C15-19 Alkane • Caprylyl Glycol • Cetyl Palmitate • Cocos Nucifera Oil • Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract • Eclipta Prostrata Extract • Ethylhexylglycerin • Glycine Soja Oil • Hydrogenated Palm Oil • Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate • Lactic Acid • Lactococcus Ferment Lysate • Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate • Medicago Sativa Extract • Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract • Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil • Myosotis Sylvatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract • Pentylene Glycol • Phytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate • Polyglycerin-6 • Polyglyceryl-6 Laurate • Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Extract • Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil • Punica Granatum Extract • Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate • Sodium Chloride • Sodium Hyaluronate • Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer • Sodium Hydroxide • Sodium Phytate • Sorbitan Isostearate • Sorbitan Oleate • Squalene • Steareth-21 • Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter • Tocopherol • Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil • Xanthan Gum • Chlorphenesin • Sodium Benzoate
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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. 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 WaterQ + A Collagen Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.
SKKN BY KIM Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter is a plant lipid from the fruit of the Shea Tree. It is an effective skin hydrator and emollient.
Emollients help soothe and soften your skin. It does this by creating a protective film on your skin. This barrier helps trap moisture and keeps your skin hydrated. Emollients may be effective at treating dry or itchy skin.
Shea butter is rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants help fight free-radicals, or molecules that may harm the body. It is also full of fatty acids including stearic acid and linoleic acid. These acids help replenish the skin and keep skin moisturized.
While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement.
Shea butter may not be fungal acne safe. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have any concerns.
Learn more about Butyrospermum Parkii ButterQ + A Collagen Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 3.
SKKN BY KIM Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 7.
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter comes from the Theobroma cacoa, or Cacao tree. Cacao trees are native to tropical landscapes.
Like other plant butters, Cacao seed butter is an emollient. Emollients help soothe and soften your skin. By creating a barrier to trap moisture in, emollients help keep your skin hydrated.
Cacao seed butter contains antioxidants known as polyphenols. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules by stabilizing them. Unstable free-radicals may cause damage to your skin cells. Antioxidants may help with anti-aging.
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter can be bad for acne prone skin.
Learn more about Theobroma Cacao Seed ButterQ + A Collagen Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 5.
SKKN BY KIM Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 55.
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 GlycerinQ + A Collagen Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 7.
SKKN BY KIM Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 3.
Lactic Acid is an AHA that is derived from fermenting lactose, a carbohydrate from milk. It removes the top layer of old and dead skin cells and helps increase cell turnover.
Benefits of Lactic Acid are that it can help to reduce large pores and reduce the effects of aging. Some potential downsides are that it can be bad for dry skin, cause irritation, worsen eczema, and worsen rosacea.
Not only does it help exfoliate the skin, it helps strengthen the skin's barrier. When applied, lactic acid helps the skin create ceramides.
Lactic acid is an over-the-counter chemical exfoliant that comes from the fermentation of lactose — a carbohydrate found in milk.
Legend has it that Cleopatra used to bathe in sour milk to help reduce wrinkles.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Lactic AcidQ + A Collagen Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 11.
SKKN BY KIM Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 31.
Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolQ + A Collagen Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 22.
SKKN BY KIM Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 56.
Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.
Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.
Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.
These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateQ + A Collagen Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 24.
SKKN BY KIM Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 47.
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate is a natural preservative. It comes from fermenting radish roots with a bacteria called leuconostoc. Leuconostoc comes from lactic acid. This bacteria is used to make the traditional Korean side-dish, kimchi. It is also used to make sourdough bread (both incredibly yummy foods).
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate has antimicrobial properties and helps prevent the growth of bacteria in a product.
It is believed the preservation property comes from salicylic acid and ammonium salt, neither of which are involved in the fermentation process.
Learn more about Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment FiltrateQ + A Collagen Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 25.
SKKN BY KIM Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 33.
Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan GumQ + A Collagen Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 27.
SKKN BY KIM Face Cream contains this as ingredient number 58.
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