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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Tower 28 Beauty SOS Intensive Rescue Serum versus Bioeffect EGF Serum .

Last updated on November 29, 2023. Published on September 19, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe serums. They have a total of 2 ingredients in common

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens or silicones

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Serum American Brand United States
Serum Icelander Brand Iceland

Serum

Serums are highly concentrated with ingredients to provide skin with benefits. They should be used after cleansing and before moisturizing.

Serum

Serums are highly concentrated with ingredients to provide skin with benefits. They should be used after cleansing and before moisturizing.

Price

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Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Concerns

Drying
Acne Trigger
Rosacea

Benefits

Hydrating
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
Acne Trigger
Rosacea
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Ingredients Compared

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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
What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Tower 28 Beauty SOS Intensive Rescue Serum contains this as ingredient number 1.

Bioeffect EGF Serum contains this as ingredient number 2.

2
What it does: Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.

This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.

You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.

There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.

The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.

Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.

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Tower 28 Beauty SOS Intensive Rescue Serum contains this as ingredient number 4.

Bioeffect EGF Serum contains this as ingredient number 5.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

40% are loved or liked
0% have mixed ratings
40% are disliked or very disliked
20% have no rating yet
57% are loved or liked
0% have mixed ratings
14% are disliked or very disliked
29% have no rating yet

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