Geek & Gorgeous aPAD 20% Azeclair Serum Versus Nø Cosmetics Hypersense® Pink Power Cream Strong Today

Geek & Gorgeous aPAD 20% Azeclair Serum Versus Nø Cosmetics Hypersense® Pink Power Cream Strong Today

This calming serum is formulated around Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate to calm redness and balance excess oil.

This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil and Panthenol to strengthen the skin barrier and calm redness.

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Key Ingredients

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate

Propanediol

Glycerin

Methyl Gluceth-20

Allantoin

Hydroxyethylcellulose

Xanthan Gum

Citric Acid

Ethylhexylglycerin

Phenoxyethanol

Water, Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate, Propanediol, Glycerin, Methyl Gluceth-20, Allantoin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol

Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil

Cetearyl Alcohol

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Dicaprylyl Ether

Panthenol

Glyceryl Stearate

Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil

Distarch Phosphate

Tapioca Starch

C13-15 Alkane

Brassica Campestris Seed Oil

Pentylene Glycol

Cetearyl Olivate

Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil

Diglycerin

Sorbitan Olivate

Polygonum Tinctorium Leaf Extract

Lactobacillus Ferment

Squalane

Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract

Ceramide NP

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract

Maltodextrin

Hydroxyacetophenone

Lactic Acid

Water, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glycerin, Panthenol, Glyceryl Stearate, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Distarch Phosphate, Tapioca Starch, C13-15 Alkane, Brassica Campestris Seed Oil, Pentylene Glycol, Cetearyl Olivate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Diglycerin, Sorbitan Olivate, Polygonum Tinctorium Leaf Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Squalane, Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Extract, Ceramide NP, Xanthan Gum, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Maltodextrin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Lactic Acid

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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.

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!

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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