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ISANA Peptide Serum Versus Balea Beauty Expert Peptide Serum
ISANA Peptide Serum Versus Balea Beauty Expert Peptide Serum This anti-aging serum is formulated around Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid and Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin. This anti-aging serum is formulated around Copper Tripe
ISANA Peptide Serum Versus Balea Beauty Expert Peptide Serum
This anti-aging serum is formulated around Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid and Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin.
This anti-aging serum is formulated around Copper Tripeptide-1 and Sodium Hyaluronate to soften the look of wrinkles and strengthen the skin barrier.
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Methylpropanediol
Glycerin
Propylene Glycol
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
Ethylhexylglycerin
Xanthan Gum
Aspartic Acid
Soluble Collagen
Sodium Salicylate
Caprylyl Glycol
Sodium Benzoate
Citric Acid
Sodium Hydroxide
Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate
Fumaric Acid
Sodium Citrate
Maleic Acid
Malic Acid
Water, Methylpropanediol, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Aspartic Acid, Soluble Collagen, Sodium Salicylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate, Fumaric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Maleic Acid, Malic Acid
Butylene Glycol
Pentylene Glycol
Copper Tripeptide-1
Sodium Hyaluronate
Hydroxyacetophenone
Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid
Propanediol
Betaine
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Copper Tripeptide-1, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Propanediol, Betaine
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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.