The Ordinary Rice Lipids + Ectoin Microemulsion Versus The Ordinary Volufiline 92% + Pal-Isoleucine 1%
This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Ectoin to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
This serum is formulated around Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Root Extract to calm irritation.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningOryza Sativa Lipids
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientEctoin
Skin ConditioningHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingPropanediol
SolventGlycerin
HumectantRhus Succedanea Fruit Wax
Glyceryl Glucoside
HumectantSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantAllantoin
Skin ConditioningUrea
BufferingSerine
MaskingAlanine
MaskingGlycine
BufferingGlutamic Acid
HumectantLysine Hcl
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Arginine
MaskingProline
Skin ConditioningPCA
HumectantSodium PCA
HumectantXylitylglucoside
HumectantAnhydroxylitol
HumectantXylitol
HumectantFructose
HumectantGlucose
HumectantMaltose
MaskingTrehalose
HumectantBetaine
HumectantPentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantTocopherol
AntioxidantSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Lactate
BufferingSodium Citrate
BufferingCitric Acid
BufferingSodium Hydroxide
BufferingIsoceteth-20
EmulsifyingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeChlorphenesin
AntimicrobialWater, Oryza Sativa Lipids, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Ectoin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Propanediol, Glycerin, Rhus Succedanea Fruit Wax, Glyceryl Glucoside, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Urea, Serine, Alanine, Glycine, Glutamic Acid, Lysine Hcl, Threonine, Arginine, Proline, PCA, Sodium PCA, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Fructose, Glucose, Maltose, Trehalose, Betaine, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Isoceteth-20, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin
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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.
This ingredient is also known as Japan wax. It is made from the fruit pulp of the Japanese wax tree.
In cosmetics, this ingredient acts like a classic wax; it thickens and stabilizes formulas, helps bind powders, and leaves an emollient film to help reduce moisture loss.
It is important to note this ingredient comes from a tree that is part of the Toxicodendron species that are well-known for having urushiol, an allergen also found in poison ivy.
Though this ingredient comes from the fruit instead of sap (the sap contains the substance that causes itchy rashes), there is a very small chance that sensitive people could react.
Learn more about Rhus Succedanea Fruit WaxTocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about Tocopherol