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Lancer Skincare The Method Polish Versus Dr. Brandt Skincare Collagen Serum

Lancer Skincare The Method Polish Versus Dr. Brandt Skincare Collagen Serum This serum is formulated around Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate to brighten and support scar healing. What's inside Key Ingredients Benefits Concerns Ingredients Side-by-side Butylene Gly

By Peptide Skincare & Beauty Editorial TeamPublished

Lancer Skincare The Method Polish Versus Dr. Brandt Skincare Collagen Serum

This serum is formulated around Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate to brighten and support scar healing.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Butylene Glycol

Sodium Bicarbonate

PEG-8

Magnesium Oxide

Glycerin

Oleth-20

Trihydroxystearin

Silica

PEG-100 Stearate

Glyceryl Stearate

Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract

Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract

Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate

Lactobacillus Ferment

Water

Retinyl Palmitate

Tocopheryl Acetate

Lavandula Angustifolia Oil

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Alaria Esculenta Extract

Butylene Glycol, Sodium Bicarbonate, PEG-8, Magnesium Oxide, Glycerin, Oleth-20, Trihydroxystearin, Silica, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract, Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Water, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Alaria Esculenta Extract

Propanediol

Xanthan Gum

Triheptanoin

Phenoxyethanol

Dimethicone

Sodium Acrylates Copolymer

Glycine Soja Germ Extract

Hydrogenated Polydecene

Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate

Glycine

Sorbitol

Lecithin

Ethylhexylglycerin

Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil

Proline

Phospholipids

Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Hydroxyproline

Alanine

Glutamic Acid

Decarboxy Carnosine Hcl

Arginine

Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer

Caprylyl Glycol

Adenosine

Disodium EDTA

Methylsilanol Hydroxyproline Aspartate

Glyceryl Caprylate

Pentylene Glycol

Salicylic Acid

Benzyl Alcohol

Tocopherol

Potassium Sorbate

Acetyl Hexapeptide-20

Linalool

Limonene

Geraniol

Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Triheptanoin, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Glycine Soja Germ Extract, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Glycine, Sorbitol, Lecithin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Oil, Proline, Phospholipids, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Hydroxyproline, Alanine, Glutamic Acid, Decarboxy Carnosine Hcl, Butylene Glycol, Arginine, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Methylsilanol Hydroxyproline Aspartate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Pentylene Glycol, Salicylic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Tocopherol, Potassium Sorbate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-20, Linalool, Limonene, Geraniol

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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.

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.

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!

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Ingredients Explained

  1. 01These ingredients are found in both products.
  2. 02Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
  3. 03Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
  4. 04Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
  5. 05Your 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.
  6. 06Aquaporin-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.
  7. 07This 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.
  8. 08Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
  9. 09Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
  10. 10Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!).
  11. 11It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome.
  12. 12On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive.
  13. 13Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10).
  14. 14You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own.
  15. 15Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU.
  16. 16Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including for children of all ages.
  17. 17Adverse systemic effects only showed up in animal studies at exposures roughly 200x higher than what people get from cosmetics. And despite its very widespread use, this ingredient is a rare sensitizer and allergic reactions are uncommon.
  18. 18Sodium 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.
  19. 19In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
  20. 20Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
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