Balea Beauty Expert Peptide Serum Versus Regimen Lab Azelaic Advanced

Balea Beauty Expert Peptide Serum Versus Regimen Lab Azelaic Advanced

This anti-aging serum is formulated around Copper Tripeptide-1 and Sodium Hyaluronate to soften the look of wrinkles and strengthen the skin barrier.

This calming serum is formulated around Azelaic Acid and Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate to calm redness and fade the look of dark spots.

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Key Ingredients

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Butylene Glycol

Pentylene Glycol

Copper Tripeptide-1

Sodium Hyaluronate

Xanthan Gum

Hydroxyacetophenone

Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid

Propanediol

Betaine

Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Copper Tripeptide-1, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Propanediol, Betaine

Azelaic Acid

Ethoxydiglycol

Sophora Japonica Root Extract

Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate

Methylpropanediol

Azelamide Mea

Azelamidopropyl Dimethyl Amine

Tetrasodium Tetracarboxymethyl Naringeninchalcone

Naringenin

Bisabolol

Glucosylrutin

Swertia Chirata Extract

Rutin

Houttuynia Cordata Extract

Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract

Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate

Water, Azelaic Acid, Ethoxydiglycol, Sophora Japonica Root Extract, Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Methylpropanediol, Azelamide Mea, Azelamidopropyl Dimethyl Amine, Tetrasodium Tetracarboxymethyl Naringeninchalcone, Naringenin, Bisabolol, Glucosylrutin, Swertia Chirata Extract, Rutin, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate

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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.

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

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.

Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.

Topically, glycerin does several things at once:

Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.

Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.

This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.

Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

Pentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:

Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.

On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.

Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.

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. Remember to stay hydrated!

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