Sukin Rich Moisture Facial Masque Versus KORA Organics Turmeric BHA Pore & Brightening Treatment Mask
Updated on January 06, 2025
Overview
What they are
These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe wash off masks. They have a total of 12 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain AHA and Vitamin E
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, oily 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, common allergens, fragrances and oils
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Ingredient Info
Sukin Rich Moisture Facial Masque 23 ingredients
KORA Organics Turmeric BHA Pore & Brightening Treatment Mask 42 ingredients
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Sukin Rich Moisture Facial Masque 23 ingredients
KORA Organics Turmeric BHA Pore & Brightening Treatment Mask 42 ingredients
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Coco-Caprylate
Emollient
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Rosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Santalum Acuminatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Punica Granatum Fruit Extract
AntioxidantCamellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil
Masking
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
Masking
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Vanillin
Masking
Cetearyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingLactic Acid
Buffering
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Coco-Caprylate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Santalum Acuminatum Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Citrus Tangerina Peel Oil, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Vanillin, Cetearyl Glucoside, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Lactic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Limonene, Linalool
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Pumice
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Rosa Canina Seed Powder
Abrasive
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningWater
Skin ConditioningCamellia Sinensis Leaf Powder
Exfoliating
Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Morinda Citrifolia Seed Powder
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus
Skin ConditioningRosa Canina Fruit Oil
Emollient
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPopulus Tremuloides Bark Extract
AntiseborrhoeicCarica Papaya Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Sodium Anisate
AntimicrobialPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Masking
Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract
EmollientSodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingHelianthus Annuus Seed Wax
Skin Conditioning
Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Masking
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Maltodextrin
AbsorbentCetearyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingCarrageenan
Sodium Phytate
Cananga Odorata Flower Oil
Masking
Juniperus Virginiana Oil
Masking
Glucose
HumectantLeuconostoc Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialTocopherol
Antioxidant
Soybean Peroxidase
Antioxidant
Superoxide Dismutase
Antioxidant
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Antioxidant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Pumice, Glycerin, Rosa Canina Seed Powder, Lactobacillus Ferment, Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Powder, Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract, Morinda Citrifolia Seed Powder, Lactobacillus, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Sodium Levulinate, Sclerotium Gum, Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Anisate, Potassium Sorbate, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Extract, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Wax, Mentha Piperita Flower/Leaf/Stem Oil, Lactic Acid, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Maltodextrin, Cetearyl Glucoside, Carrageenan, Sodium Phytate, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Glucose, Leuconostoc Ferment Filtrate, Tocopherol, Soybean Peroxidase, Superoxide Dismutase, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Alcohol, Limonene, Linalool
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterCetearyl alcohol is a mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is mainly used as an emulsifier. Emulsifiers help prevent the separation of oils and products. Due to its composition, it can also be used to thicken a product or help create foam.
Cetearyl alcohol is an emollient. Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.
Studies show Cetearyl alcohol is non-toxic and non-irritating. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.
This ingredient is usually derived from plant oils such as palm, vegetable, or coconut oils. There is debate on whether this ingredient will cause acne.
Due to the fatty acid base, this ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis safe.
Learn more about Cetearyl AlcoholGlycerin 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 GlycerinAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceRosehip Oil is a nonfragrant plant oil. Rosehips are a fruit from a rose bush and are edible. This oil helps even out skin tone, has anti-aging properties, and is good for reducing inflammation.
Rosehip contains Vitamin C, Vitamin E, fatty acids and linolenic acids. These nourish your skin barrier. Having hydrated skin may help reduce the appearance of fine-lines and wrinkles.
Another great component of Rosehip Oil is Vitamin A, or retinol. Vitamin A encourages your skin to create more collagen.
Rosehip oil may help with reducing pigmentation. The lycopene and beta-carotene have skin-lightening properties.
Learn more about Rosa Canina Fruit OilTocopherol (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 TocopherolLavandula Angustifolia Oil is more commonly known as lavender essential oil.
Lavender imparts a famous scent. While the smell is lovely, this ingredient and may sensitize skin in topical products. This is because it contains linalool, a known allergen.
However, lavender essential oil has shown to have anti-inflammatory activity due to its prostanoid and histamine content. Its leaves also exhibit antibacterial properties.
More research is needed to confirm lavender essential oil's effects when used in aromatherapy.
Lavandula Angustifolia is known as the English Lavender and famous for creating purple fields in Provence, France.
Learn more about Lavandula Angustifolia OilCetearyl Glucoside is a surfactant and emulsifier. It can be produced from synthetic of natural sources of cetearyl alcohol and glucose.
Emulsifiers help prevent ingredients from separating, such as oils and waters. It can also be used to enhance the texture of products.
As a surfactant, Cetearyl Glucoside helps during the cleansing process. By gathering all the dirt and oils, it allows these molecules to be washed away easily.
Learn more about Cetearyl GlucosideSodium Stearoyl Glutamate is an emulsifier and helps condition the skin. It is amino acid-based.
In higher amounts, it may act as a cleansing agent.
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 AcidLimonene is a fragrance that adds scent and taste to a formulation.
It's found in the peel oil of citrus fruits and other plants such as lavender and eucalyptus. The scent of limonene is generally described as "sweet citrus".
Limonene acts as an antioxidant, meaning it helps neutralize free radicals.
When exposed to air, oxidized limonene may sensitize the skin. Because of this, limonene is often avoided by people with sensitive skin.
The term 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term. For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance.
Learn more about LimoneneLinalool is a fragrance and helps add scent to products. It's derived from common plants such as cinnamon, mint, citrus, and lavender.
Like Limonene, this ingredient oxidizes when exposed to air. Oxidized linalool can cause allergies and skin sensitivity.
This ingredient has a scent that is floral, spicy tropical, and citrus-like.
Learn more about LinaloolIngredient Ratings
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