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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream versus Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream .

Published on January 16, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both general moisturizers. They have a total of 13 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for sensitive skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain common allergens, fragrances, oils and silicones

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General Moisturizer Malaysian Brand Malaysia
General Moisturizer American Brand United States

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

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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Benefits

Hydrating (6)
Redness Reducing (5)
Reduces Irritation (5)
Skin Texture
Anti-Aging (4)
Scar Healing
Brightening (2)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (5)
Acne Trigger (3)
Irritating
Rosacea
Eczema

Notable Ingredients

Chemical UV Filter
Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Redness Reducing
Reduces Irritation (2)
Scar Healing

Concerns

Irritating (2)
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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Water • Dimethicone • Butylene Glycol • Glycerin • Isohexadecane • Hydrogenated Polydecene • Stearyl Alcohol • Myristyl Myristate • Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer • 1,2-Hexanediol • Cetearyl Alcohol • Pentylene Glycol • Betaine • Butyrospermum Parkii Oil • Glyceryl Stearate • Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate • Polysorbate 60 • Peg-100 Stearate • Behenyl Alcohol • Hydroxyacetophenone • Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer • Hydrogenated Polyisobutene • Phenoxyethanol • Palmitic Acid • Arginine • Stearic Acid • Carbomer • Ceramide AP • Ceramide NP • Ceramide Ns • Glycolipids • Glycosphingolipids • Panthenol • Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone • Xanthan Gum • Polysorbate 80 • Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer • Polymethylsilsesquioxane • Sodium Hyaluronate • Disodium EDTA • Parfum • Ethylhexylglycerin • Sorbitan Oleate • Maris Limus Extract • Beta-Glucan • Hyaluronic Acid • Limonium Vulgare Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract • Hydrolyzed Corallina Officinalis Extract • Glucose • Chondrus Crispus Extract • Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate • Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate • Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer • Potassium Hyaluronate • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Stearoyl Inulin • Sodium Citrate • Lauryl Peg-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone • Saccharide Isomerate • Sodium Polyglutamate • Citric Acid • Sodium Benzoate • Potassium Sorbate • CI 61565 • Denatonium Benzoate • Caprylyl Glycol • Benzyl Salicylate • Hexyl Cinnamal

Ingredients Side-by-side

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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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Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Dimethicone is a silicone used for making products smooth and silky. It also has the added benefit of sealing in hydration. The amount of dimethicone found in beauty products is considered safe and non-comedogenic, meaning it won't clog pores.

Dimethicone has been found increase absorption in skin, boosting the benefits of other ingredients. While there is concern for the safety of dimethicone, the levels used in skincare are safe for use.

Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 2.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 6.

3
What it does: Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Mixed

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

  • It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
  • It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
  • It helps improve product application.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient. It is unlikely to irritate skin, and works well with pretty much all other ingredients.

Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 3.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 5.

4
What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Stearyl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol from stearic acid. It is a white, waxy compound used to emulsify ingredients.

Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.

They are usually derived from natural fats and oils and therefore do not have the same drying or irritating effect as solvent alcohols. FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.

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Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 7.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 10.

5
What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Mixed

Pentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.

The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.

This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can help thicken or emulsify a product. Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. It does this by preventing certain ingredients from separating.

Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.

Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.

Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.

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Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 12.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 4.

6
What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying
Community Rating: Disliked

Glyceryl Stearate is a mix of glycerin and stearic acid.

Glyceryl Stearate is used to stabilize the mixing of water and oil ingredients. By preventing these ingredients from separating, it can help elongate shelf life. It can also help thicken the product's texture.

As an emollient, it helps soften skin and supports barrier-replenishing ingredients.

In cosmetics, Glyceryl Stearate is often made from vegetable oils or synthetically produced. The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.

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Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 15.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 11.

7
What it does: Emulsifying
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Polysorbate 60 is used to help stabilize products. It is a surfactant and emulsifier. These properties help keep ingredients together in a product. Surfactants help reduce surface tension between ingredients with different states, such as liquids and solids. Emulsifiers help prevent oils and waters from separating.

Polysorbate 60 is sorbitol-based and created from the ethoxylation of sorbitan. Ethoxylation is a chemical reaction used to add ethylene oxide. Sorbitan is a the dehydrated version of sorbitol, a sugar found in fruits.

In this case, the 60 comes from reacting 60 units of ethylene oxide with sorbitan.

Polysorbates are commonly used in medicine and foods.

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Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 17.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 37.

8
What it does:
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Peg-100 Stearate is an emollient and emulsifier. PEGS are a hydrophilic polyether compound . There are 100 ethylene oxide monomers in Peg-100 Stearate. Peg-100 Stearate is polyethylene glycol ester of stearic acid.

Peg-100 Stearate helps keep skin soft by trapping moisture in. It helps prevent oil and water from separating in a product. By binding oil and water, it helps remove dirt and oil to be rinsed away.

Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 18.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 9.

9
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

We don't have a description for Glycolipids.

Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 31.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 25.

10
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Panthenol (also referred to as pro-vitamin B5) is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin.

lt is a humectant, meaning that it helps the skin attract and retain moisture.

Another benefit is the anti-inflammatory abilities. This means that it's great for sensitive, irritation-prone skin.

Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.

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Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 33.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 33.

11
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

Learn more about Sodium Hyaluronate

Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 39.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 26.

12
What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.

Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.

Learn more about Disodium EDTA

Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 40.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 39.

13
What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Mixed

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is an emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping the skin prevent moisture loss.

Within a product, Caprylic Triglyceride can thicken the product and make spreadability easier by dissolving clumping compounds. An added benefit of Caprylic Triglyceride is its antioxidant properties.

Caprylic Triglyceride is made by combining glycerin with coconut oil, forming a clear liquid. Caprylic Triglyceride has not been found to be toxic for human use in concentrations under 50%.

While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this.

Learn more about Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Water360 by Watsons Mineral Spring Intensive Moisturising Cream contains this as ingredient number 65.

Dermalogica Skin Smoothing Cream contains this as ingredient number 2.

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

32% are loved or liked
13% have mixed ratings
40% are disliked or very disliked
15% have no rating yet
32% are loved or liked
7% have mixed ratings
34% are disliked or very disliked
27% have no rating yet

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