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BrioGeo Scalp Revival Rosemary Pre-Wash Oil Versus The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density
BrioGeo Scalp Revival Rosemary Pre-Wash Oil Versus The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density What's inside Key Ingredients Benefits Concerns Ingredients Side-by-side Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Ricinus Communis Seed Oil Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil Polygly
BrioGeo Scalp Revival Rosemary Pre-Wash Oil Versus The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Serum for Hair Density
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Olea Europaea Fruit Oil
Persea Gratissima Oil
Ceramide Ng
Biotin
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Bisabolol
Tocopherol
Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil
Glycerin
Lauric Acid
Glyceryl Laurate
Ethylhexylglycerin
Charcoal Powder
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Ceramide Ng, Biotin, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Bisabolol, Tocopherol, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Glycerin, Lauric Acid, Glyceryl Laurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Charcoal Powder
Water
Propanediol
Butylene Glycol
Caffeine
Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3
Larix Europaea Wood Extract
Pisum Sativum Extract
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract
Glycine Soja Germ Extract
Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Apigenin
Oleanolic Acid
Arginine
Glycine
Calcium Gluconate
Zinc Chloride
Lactic Acid
Gluconolactone
Dextran
Maltodextrin
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Xanthan Gum
Pentylene Glycol
Dimethyl Isosorbide
Polysorbate 20
PPG-26-Buteth-26
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Sodium Metabisulfite
Sodium Benzoate
Phenoxyethanol
Chlorphenesin
Water, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Caffeine, Biotinoyl Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-3, Larix Europaea Wood Extract, Pisum Sativum Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract, Glycine Soja Germ Extract, Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Apigenin, Oleanolic Acid, Arginine, Glycine, Calcium Gluconate, Zinc Chloride, Lactic Acid, Gluconolactone, Dextran, Maltodextrin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Polysorbate 20, PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Benzoate, 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.
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.