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Secret Key Lemon Sparkling Peeling Gel Versus Missha Super Aqua Ultra Hyalron Peeling Gel

Exfoliator
Exfoliator
Korean Brand South Korea
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on December 21, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe exfoliators. They have a total of 7 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, sensitive skin, scar healing and dark spots

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Benefits

Concerns

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Lemon Sparkling Peeling Gel
Super Aqua Ultra Hyalron Peeling Gel

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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Absorbent

Cellulose is the main component of plant cell walls. It is used as an emulsifier, absorbent, and texture enhancer.

This ingredient has many functions:

Fun fact: Cellulose is the most abundant form of organic polymer on Earth.

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Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming

Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create a gel consistency.

A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.

Masking, Skin Conditioning

Citrus Limon Fruit Extract comes from lemons. While lemon extract is exfoliating and antimicrobial, it can also cause skin sensitivity.

Lemons contains antioxidants, which may help with anti-aging. They are also rich in citric acid, an AHA.

And of course, lemons are rich in Vitamin C. Vitamin C helps with skin-brightening and increasing collagen production.

The acidity of lemons may work as an astringent for acne.

However, lemons can also cause skin sensitivity due to its limonene content. It can also increase photosensitivity, or sensitivity to the sun.

This ingredient is also used to add a lemon scent to products.

Learn more about Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Humectant, Skin Conditioning

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 Hyaluronate
Skin Conditioning, Solvent

1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse. 

It is a:

  • Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
  • Emollient, helping to soften skin
  • Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
  • Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives 

Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.

Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.

Learn more about Disodium EDTA

When to use

16 Routines
31% use in am
69% use in pm
50% use every day
3 Routines
100% use in am
0% use in pm
67% use every week

Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Secret Key Lemon Sparkling Peeling Gel 28 ingredients

3.7 /5
from 3 ratings
Great Value (1) Works Well (1)
AYO1969's avatar

AYO1969

2 years ago
Review

not sure it really works
the skin does feel fresh and clean afterwards, but it dried my skin very much.. im not really sure its a legit exfoliator. a lot of sketchy ingerdients...

apamee's avatar

apamee

1 year ago
Review

i really like this peeling. it's gentle but shill does the job. ideal if you have sensitive skin imo

#great value
#works well

Missha Super Aqua Ultra Hyalron Peeling Gel 37 ingredients

3.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Doesn't Work (1) Great Value (1) Irritating (1)
Milk_thief's avatar

Milk_thief

11 months ago
Review

Very rough particles, it feels more like a scrab and not like a peeling gel.
Bad for sensitive skin.

#irritating
#doesn't work
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Liz Purev

4 months ago
Review

Chemical exfoliants tend to break me out, I feel this gel very gentle. Compared to other exfoliants I’ve tried, like the Etude house baking powder one, this is so much gentler and smoother.

#great value
#works well