the klog Sebum Balancing Gel Moisturizer Versus The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
Updated on June 07, 2024
Overview
What they are
These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe general moisturizers. They have a total of 4 ingredients in common
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, scar healing and better texture
Free From
They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, oils, parabens or sulfates
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Ingredient Info
the klog Sebum Balancing Gel Moisturizer 65 ingredients
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA 46 ingredients
What's inside (and what isn't)
What's inside (and what isn't)
At a glance
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the klog Sebum Balancing Gel Moisturizer 65 ingredients
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA 46 ingredients
Benefits
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Vinyldimethicone
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningPyridoxine Hcl
Skin ConditioningCopper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract
AstringentLactobacillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Macrocystis Pyrifera Protein
Skin ConditioningAlgae Oligosaccharides
Skin ConditioningChlorella Ferment
Skin ConditioningSpirulina Platensis Extract
Skin ProtectingActinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract
EmollientAnanas Sativus Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningStellaria Media Extract
Skin ConditioningEquisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentArnica Montana Flower Extract
Masking
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingGlycine
Buffering
Garcinia Mangostana Peel Extract
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Algae Extract
Skin ConditioningPlankton Extract
Skin ConditioningSaussurea Involucrata Extract
HumectantLeucojum Aestivum Bulb Extract
Skin ProtectingAgarum Cribrosum Extract
Skin ConditioningChlorella Minutissima Extract
Skin ConditioningCodium Tomentosum Extract
Skin ProtectingCodium Fragile Extract
Skin ConditioningDunaliella Salina Extract
Skin ConditioningEcklonia Cava Extract
Skin ConditioningEnteromorpha Compressa Extract
Skin ProtectingSargassum Fulvellum Extract
Skin ConditioningEuglena Gracilis Extract
Skin ConditioningFucus Vesiculosus Extract
Emollient
Gelidium Cartilagineum Extract
Skin ProtectingHizikia Fusiforme Extract
Skin ConditioningHypnea Musciformis Extract
Skin ProtectingHaematococcus Pluvialis Extract
Antioxidant
Hydrolyzed Ulva Lactuca Extract
Skin ConditioningJania Rubens Extract
Skin ConditioningLaminaria Digitata Extract
Skin Protecting
Porphyra Yezoensis Extract
Skin ConditioningPikea Robusta Extract
Antioxidant
Laminaria Japonica Extract
Skin Protecting
Laminaria Cloustoni Extract
Skin ProtectingLaminaria Saccharina Extract
Skin ProtectingSalicornia Herbacea Extract
Skin ConditioningSargassum Muticum Extract
Skin ProtectingCholesterol
Emollient
Undaria Pinnatifida Extract
Skin ConditioningUlva Lactuca Extract
Skin ConditioningPhytosphingosine
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingAmmonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingTromethamine
BufferingEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningDisodium EDTA
Water, Glycerin, Vinyldimethicone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Zinc Gluconate, Squalane, Urtica Dioica Leaf Extract, Pyridoxine Hcl, Copper Tripeptide-1, Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Macrocystis Pyrifera Protein, Algae Oligosaccharides, Chlorella Ferment, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Stellaria Media Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Glycine, Garcinia Mangostana Peel Extract, Hydrolyzed Algae Extract, Plankton Extract, Saussurea Involucrata Extract, Leucojum Aestivum Bulb Extract, Agarum Cribrosum Extract, Chlorella Minutissima Extract, Codium Tomentosum Extract, Codium Fragile Extract, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Ecklonia Cava Extract, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Sargassum Fulvellum Extract, Euglena Gracilis Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Gelidium Cartilagineum Extract, Hizikia Fusiforme Extract, Hypnea Musciformis Extract, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Hydrolyzed Ulva Lactuca Extract, Jania Rubens Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Porphyra Yezoensis Extract, Pikea Robusta Extract, Laminaria Japonica Extract, Laminaria Cloustoni Extract, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Salicornia Herbacea Extract, Sargassum Muticum Extract, Cholesterol, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Ulva Lactuca Extract, Phytosphingosine, Xanthan Gum, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Arginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Alanine
MaskingSerine
Masking
Valine
MaskingIsoleucine
Skin ConditioningProline
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Histidine
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Glucose
Humectant
Maltose
MaskingFructose
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
PCA
Humectant
Sodium Lactate
BufferingUrea
Buffering
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Oleic Acid
Emollient
Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides
Skin Conditioning
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Lecithin
Emollient
Triolein
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingIsoceteth-20
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Pentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningTriethanolamine
BufferingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Propanediol, Stearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Glucose, Maltose, Fructose, Trehalose, Sodium PCA, PCA, Sodium Lactate, Urea, Allantoin, Linoleic Acid, Oleic Acid, Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Lecithin, Triolein, Tocopherol, Carbomer, Isoceteth-20, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Pentylene Glycol, Triethanolamine, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin
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 WaterGlycerin 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 GlycerinThis ingredient is an amino acid that helps build proteins and moisturizes skin. It is already present in our skin as our bodies produce them naturally.
Glycine already plays a role in helping keep our skin moisturized as amino acids transport moisture throughout our skin.
As collagen is made up of glycine and other amino acids, it is believed glycine may help our skin produce more collagen.
Learn more about GlycineCarbomer 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.
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the klog Sebum Balancing Gel Moisturizer 65 ingredients
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA 46 ingredients
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the klog Sebum Balancing Gel Moisturizer 65 ingredients
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA 46 ingredients
You want acne? Try this!
Nice feel, but not for sensitive skin
You cant go wrong with the price point of this moisturizer. I have the self-proclaimed most sensitive skin on the planet and found that this left a burning sensation for minutes after application. tried a few times before giving up but still burning continued.
