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Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser Versus rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser Versus rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry. This barrier-repair serum is formulated around Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil and Niacinamide to strengthen the skin

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser Versus rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid

This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.

This barrier-repair serum is formulated around Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil and Niacinamide to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Rosa Damascena Flower Water

PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate

Propanediol

Poloxamer 184

Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer

Isohexadecane

Xylitylglucoside

Betaine

Allantoin

Glycerin

Panthenol

Symphytum Officinale Root Extract

Sodium Hyaluronate

Anhydroxylitol

Polysorbate 80

Xylitol

Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate

Isopropyl Myristate

Isopropyl Palmitate

Sorbitan Oleate

Benzoic Acid

Ethylhexylglycerin

Potassium Sorbate

Sodium Benzoate

Citric Acid

Sodium Hydroxide

Water, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Propanediol, Poloxamer 184, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Xylitylglucoside, Betaine, Allantoin, Glycerin, Panthenol, Symphytum Officinale Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Anhydroxylitol, Polysorbate 80, Xylitol, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Isopropyl Myristate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Oleate, Benzoic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide

Butylene Glycol

Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil

Niacinamide

Tetradecane

Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer

Diheptyl Succinate

Benzyl Alcohol

Glyceryl Oleate

Sucrose Palmitate

Hydroxyacetophenone

Carbomer

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Caprylyl Glycol

Disodium Phosphate

Sodium Phosphate

Dilauryl Thiodipropionate

Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Niacinamide, Tetradecane, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Diheptyl Succinate, Benzyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Oleate, Sucrose Palmitate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dilauryl Thiodipropionate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

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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 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.

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.

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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Ingredients & structured notes

Ingredient index

Ingredients Side-by-side

  1. 01Water
  2. 02Glycerin
  3. 03Propanediol
  4. 04Diglycerin
  5. 05Niacinamide
  6. 06Squalane
  7. 07Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
  8. 08Allantoin
  9. 09Phenoxyethanol
  10. 10Bisabolol
  11. 11Sodium Polyacrylate
  12. 12Polyglutamic Acid
  13. 13Malachite Extract
  14. 14Tocopherol
  15. 15Disodium EDTA
  16. 16Methylparaben
  17. 17Ethylparaben
  18. 18Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract
  19. 19Propylene Glycol
  20. 20Zingiber Officinale Root Extract
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