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MediCube One Day Zero Exosome Shot Versus Plated Skin Science Daily Serum
MediCube One Day Zero Exosome Shot Versus Plated Skin Science Daily Serum This pore-care ampoule is formulated around Niacinamide to refine the look of pores and refine skin texture. What's inside Key Ingredients No key ingredients Benefits Concerns Ingredient
MediCube One Day Zero Exosome Shot Versus Plated Skin Science Daily Serum
This pore-care ampoule is formulated around Niacinamide to refine the look of pores and refine skin texture.
What's inside
Key Ingredients
No key ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Dipropylene Glycol
Glycerin
Butylene Glycol
1,2-Hexanediol
Niacinamide
Sodium Polyacrylate
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Hydrolyzed Sponge
C12-14 Alketh-12
Hydrogenated Polydecene
Ethylhexylglycerin
Adenosine
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
Disodium EDTA
Panthenol
Calcium Silicate
Lactobacillus Extracellular Vesicles
Campsis Grandiflora Flower Extract
Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract
Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract
Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract
Sodium Silicate
Betaine Salicylate
Citric Acid
Gluconolactone
Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Sodium Polyacrylate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Hydrolyzed Sponge, C12-14 Alketh-12, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Disodium EDTA, Panthenol, Calcium Silicate, Lactobacillus Extracellular Vesicles, Campsis Grandiflora Flower Extract, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Pinus Palustris Leaf Extract, Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Sodium Silicate, Betaine Salicylate, Citric Acid, Gluconolactone
Pentylene Glycol
Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6
Human Platelet Extract
Caprylyl Glycol
Arginine
Hydrolyzed Gelatin
Silanetriol
Water, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Human Platelet Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Arginine, Hydrolyzed Gelatin, Silanetriol
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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
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!