Benzac Water Base Gel 5% Versus The INKEY List Succinic Acid Acne Treatment

Benzac Water Base Gel 5% Versus The INKEY List Succinic Acid Acne Treatment

This acne treatment is formulated around Colloidal Sulfur and Salicylic Acid to clear breakouts and refine the look of pores.

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Benzoyl Peroxide 5%

Sodium Anisate

Disodium EDTA

Poloxamer 182

Carbomer

Propylene Glycol

Acrylates Copolymer

Glycerin

Silicon

Sodium Hydroxide

Benzoyl Peroxide 5%, Sodium Anisate, Disodium EDTA, Poloxamer 182, Carbomer, Propylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Glycerin, Silicon, Sodium Hydroxide

Water

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Glyceryl Stearate Se

Stearic Acid

Cetearyl Alcohol

Colloidal Sulfur

Succinic Acid

Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

Salicylic Acid

Phenoxyethanol

Squalane

Benzyl Alcohol

Sodium Hyaluronate

Polysorbate 60

Ethylhexylglycerin

Dehydroacetic Acid

Malachite Extract

Sorbitan Isostearate

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

CI 75810

Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Colloidal Sulfur, Glycerin, Succinic Acid, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Salicylic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Squalane, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polysorbate 60, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Dehydroacetic Acid, Malachite Extract, Sorbitan Isostearate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, CI 75810

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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.

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.

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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