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Cos De BAHA Tranexamic Acid 5% Serum with Niacinamide 5% Versus GLAMFOX Double Effect Retinol + Collagen Serum

Cos De BAHA Tranexamic Acid 5% Serum with Niacinamide 5% Versus GLAMFOX Double Effect Retinol + Collagen Serum This brightening serum is formulated around Tranexamic Acid and Niacinamide to fade the look of dark spots and brighten dull-looking skin. This hydra

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Cos De BAHA Tranexamic Acid 5% Serum with Niacinamide 5% Versus GLAMFOX Double Effect Retinol + Collagen Serum

This brightening serum is formulated around Tranexamic Acid and Niacinamide to fade the look of dark spots and brighten dull-looking skin.

This hydrating serum is formulated around Retinyl Palmitate and Panthenol to hydrate skin.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract

Tranexamic Acid

Niacinamide

Glycereth-26

Betaine

Propanediol

1,2-Hexanediol

Sodium Hyaluronate

Allantoin

Xanthan Gum

Citric Acid

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract

Momordica Charantia Fruit Extract

Leontopodium Alpinum Extract

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Tranexamic Acid, Niacinamide, Glycereth-26, Betaine, Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Momordica Charantia Fruit Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract

Water

Butylene Glycol

Glycerin

Dimethicone

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Cetearyl Olivate

Panthenol

Sorbitan Olivate

Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

Ceteareth-20

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Isohexadecane

Retinyl Palmitate

Polysorbate 80

Tocopheryl Acetate

Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil

Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene

Olea Europaea Fruit Oil

Parfum

Adenosine

Glycine Soja Oil

Ethylhexylglycerin

Disodium EDTA

Olea Europaea Husk Oil

Hydrolyzed Collagen

Tocopherol

Bixa Orellana Seed Oil

Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Root Extract

Citronellol

Limonene

Geraniol

Linalool

Butylphenyl Methylpropional

Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetearyl Olivate, Panthenol, Sorbitan Olivate, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ceteareth-20, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Isohexadecane, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Polysorbate 80, Tocopheryl Acetate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Allantoin, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Parfum, Adenosine, Glycine Soja Oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Olea Europaea Husk Oil, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Tocopherol, Bixa Orellana Seed Oil, Anemarrhena Asphodeloides Root Extract, Citronellol, Limonene, Geraniol, Linalool, Butylphenyl Methylpropional

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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.

1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.

It is a:

Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin

Emollient, helping to soften skin

Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas

Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives

Allantoin is a soothing ingredient known for its protective and moisturizing properties; it's basically a quiet workhorse ingredient you can find in a huge range of cosmetics.

Though it can be derived from the comfrey plant, allantoin is produced synthetically for cosmetic products to ensure purity.

Research shows it can encourage your skin cells to turn over and renew by stimulating keratinocyte and fibroblast proliferation.

It also has mild keratolytic properties to help loosen and shed dead skin cells without being harsh.

Studies also suggest allantoin can help calm inflammation by dialing down some of the chemical signals your skin sends out when it is irritated.

This ingredient is typically used in the 0.1-0.5% range, and the FDA recognizes it as a skin protectant in OTC products up to 2%.

Overall, allantoin is a wonderful addition to most routines; it is stable across a wide pH range (~4-8), works well with other ingredients, and is considered non-sensitizing/non-irritating.

Fun fact: Allantoin is naturally occurring in comfrey root, beets, chamomile, and wheat sprouts. Our bodies even produce it as a byproduct of uric acid metabolism.

Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.

In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.

Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:

Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.

Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.

You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.

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Ingredients & structured notes

Ingredient index

Elastalift Collagen SerumIngredients explained

  1. 01Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product.
  2. 02It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water.
  3. 03Expand to read more
  4. 04Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying.
  5. 05One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time.
  6. 06A clear, colorless oil-like liquid that makes the skin feel smooth and nice (aka emollient) and it does so without it being greasy.
  7. 07What's more, it can even reduce the heavy, greasy feel in products with high oil content. It's also fast-spreading meaning that it gives the formula a good, nice slip. It absorbs quickly into the skin and helps other ingredients to penetrate quicker…
  8. 08Thanks to all this, it's one of the most commonly used emollients out there. There is just one little drawback: it has a high comedogenic index (5 out of 5...), so it might clog pores if you're prone to it.
  9. 09A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin
  10. 10A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years
  11. 11Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier
  12. 12Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40%
  13. 13High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin
  14. 14Apple needs no introduction as one of the most common fruits on planet Earth. It's not only a healthy fruit snack, it's also a goodie if you put in all over your face.
  15. 15It's loaded with proteins, starch, sugars, acids, vitamins and salts. The sugars (mainly fructose, glucose, sucrose) give apple fruit extract nice moisturizing and smoothing properties, while the acids (mainly malic and gallic acid) give it mild exf…
  16. 16An extremely common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams and lotions. It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. Its ty…
  17. 17It’s a so-called fatty alcohol, a mix of cetyl and stearyl alcohol, other two emollient fatty alcohols. Though chemically speaking, it is alcohol (as in, it has an -OH group in its molecule), its properties are totally different from the properties …
  18. 18We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
  19. 19It’s the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF, hyaluronic acid (HA). If HA does not tell you anything we have a super detailed, geeky explanation about it here. The TL; DR version of HA is that it's a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated sub…
  20. 20As far as skincare goes, sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid are pretty much the same and the two names are used interchangeably. As cosmetic chemist kindofstephen writes on reddit "sodium hyaluronate disassociates into hyaluronic acid molecule a…
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