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SebaMed Moisturizing Cream Versus Vichy Mineral 89 Fortifying and Plumping Daily Booster

General Moisturizer
Serum
German Brand Germany
French Brand France

Updated on October 03, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Benefits

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

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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Skin Conditioning

Biosaccharide Gum-1 is a sugar created from fermented sorbitol. Most sorbitol is made from potato starch.

This ingredient is a a skin conditioning ingredient and helps moisturize the skin.

It is also naturally found in fruits such as apples and pears.

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Buffering, Masking

Citric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).

As an AHA, Citric Acid removes the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin to remove dark spots and even out skin tone.

If you spot Citric Acid near the end of an ingredient list, it's likely there as a pH adjuster rather than an active ingredient.

Read more about some other popular AHA's here:

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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.

When to use

29 Routines
52% use in am
48% use in pm
100% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

SebaMed Moisturizing Cream 13 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Absorbs Well (1) Great Value (1) Heavy (1)
KeelinBillue's avatar

KeelinBillue

1 year ago
Review

Great lightweight moisturizer that's fungal acne safe. Makes my skin feel plump and dewy. If my skin is super dry (usually in the winter), I need something a little stronger than this. Otherwise it's great.

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well
rooo's avatar

rooo

1 year ago
Review

not the best for oily skin. wanted to use it as a night cream for moisture and because its balanced, as well as mostly made from natural ingredients-- but i wake up greasy and oiler than ever. haven't used it long enough to see how it affects my fungal acne, but that type of grease usually doesn't make it better.

#heavy
#oily

Vichy Mineral 89 Fortifying and Plumping Daily Booster 11 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 7 ratings
Absorbs Well (2) Hydrating (2) Light (2)
fouta's avatar

fouta

2 years ago
Review

Good hyaluronic serum
Very good especially during winter for my oily/combo skin. Just the right amount of hydration for my skin.

Khang69's avatar

K

5 months ago
Review

Ill be forever in love with this. The best serum that moistures and repairs the skin barrier, result shown after the first use!…

#expensive
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well