Skintific Alaska Volcano Deep Pores Cleansing Clay Mask Versus Skintific MSH Niacinamide Brightening Moisture Gel
This wash off mask is formulated around Glycolic Acid to exfoliate and smooth skin.
This brightening moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Alpha-Arbutin to brighten dull-looking skin and fade the look of dark spots.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningBentonite
Absorbent
Kaolin
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Perlite
Absorbent
Volcanic Soil
Skin Conditioning
Manicouagan Clay
AbsorbentGlycolic Acid
Buffering
Collagen
Moisturising
Bifida Ferment Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces/Barley Seed Ferment Filtrate
HumectantSaccharomyces/Mother Of Pearl Ferment Lysate Filtrate
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus/Soymilk Ferment Filtrate
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Ceteareth-25
CleansingCI 77499
Cosmetic Colorant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingDipropylene Glycol
HumectantHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Titanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Menthyl Lactate
Masking
Parfum
Masking
Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientPhytic Acid
Citrus Reticulata Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingStearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Paeonia Suffruticosa Extract
Skin ConditioningMichelia Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningScutellaria Baicalensis Extract
AntimicrobialDunaliella Salina Extract
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract
AntiseborrhoeicWater, Bentonite, Kaolin, Glycerin, Perlite, Volcanic Soil, Manicouagan Clay, Glycolic Acid, Collagen, Bifida Ferment Filtrate, Saccharomyces/Barley Seed Ferment Filtrate, Saccharomyces/Mother Of Pearl Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Lactobacillus/Soymilk Ferment Filtrate, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Zea Mays Starch, Ceteareth-25, CI 77499, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Xanthan Gum, Dipropylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Titanium Dioxide, Bisabolol, Menthyl Lactate, Parfum, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Aluminum Hydroxide, Phytic Acid, Citrus Reticulata Fruit Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Sodium Hydroxide, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Paeonia Suffruticosa Extract, Michelia Alba Flower Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Extract, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Phenoxyethanol, Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Isononyl Isononanoate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ng
Skin Conditioning
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Alpha-Arbutin
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Betaine
Humectant
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Cetearyl Olivate
Cyclohexasiloxane
Emollient
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Bis-PEG/PPG-20/5 PEG/PPG-20/5 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Methoxy PEG/PPG-25/4 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Armillaria Matsutake Extract
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract
Skin Conditioning
Water, Butylene Glycol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide Ng, Centella Asiatica Extract, Alpha-Arbutin, Ceramide NP, Tranexamic Acid, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Betaine, Jojoba Esters, Hydroxyacetophenone, Panthenol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetearyl Olivate, Cyclohexasiloxane, Sorbitan Olivate, Bis-PEG/PPG-20/5 PEG/PPG-20/5 Dimethicone, Methoxy PEG/PPG-25/4 Dimethicone, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Armillaria Matsutake Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract
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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.
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
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is a small phenolic molecule that earns its place in a formulas as an antioxidant and preservative booster.
As a phenol, it is able to neutralize free radicals to protect both the product and the skin from oxidative stress.
Though it can't kill microbes on its own, it works as a good supporting agent when combined with other preservatives like Phenoxyethanol or 1,2-Hexanediol.
This ingredient naturally occurs as piceol in Norwegian spruce needles (~0.4-1.1% dry weight and in cloudberries). Though the cosmetic-grade material is synthesized for purity and consistency.
You'll usually see it used at low levels and suppliers recommend up to 1% added to a water phase.
Safety testing was done at concentrations like 0.05% in SPF products and 0.5% in a Human Repeated Insult Patch Test. The safety evidence is assuring; this ingredient is safe for cosmetics in current use and also holds safety status as a food flavoring as well.
An honest caveat: the "soothing" and "anti-inflammatory" claims come mostly from supplier marketing rather than published clinical trials. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review's own literature search found no useful efficacy studies on this ingredient.
So the antioxidant and preservative-boosting roles are the well supported ones while the calming benefit is plausible but thinly evidenced.
Overall, this is a well-tolerated, low-irritation multitasker that quietly helps a formula stay fresh and stable.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneWater. 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. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
