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Mixsoon Bean Essence Versus Tosowoong 9 Peptide Skin Booster Serum

Mixsoon Bean Essence Versus Tosowoong 9 Peptide Skin Booster Serum This hydrating essence is formulated around Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract to hydrate skin. This anti-aging serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Adenosine to soften t

Mixsoon Bean Essence Versus Tosowoong 9 Peptide Skin Booster Serum

This hydrating essence is formulated around Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract to hydrate skin.

This anti-aging serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Adenosine 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

Propanediol

Glycerin

Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract

Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract

Saccharomyces/Barley Seed Ferment Filtrate

Lactobacillus/Pear Juice Ferment Filtrate

Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract, Saccharomyces/Barley Seed Ferment Filtrate, Lactobacillus/Pear Juice Ferment Filtrate

Pentylene Glycol

1,2-Hexanediol

Butylene Glycol

Niacinamide

Diethoxyethyl Succinate

Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer

Sodium PCA

Allantoin

Xanthan Gum

Adenosine

Disodium EDTA

Citric Acid

Acetyl Glucosamine

Hyaluronic Acid

Lecithin

Acetyl Glutamine

Ethylhexylglycerin

Caprylyl Glycol

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate

Hexapeptide-11

Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract

Sodium Hyaluronate

Oligopeptide-1

Folic Acid

Oligopeptide-2

Oligopeptide-3

Copper Tripeptide-1

Tripeptide-1

Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1

Hexapeptide-9

Water, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Sodium PCA, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum, Adenosine, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Acetyl Glucosamine, Hyaluronic Acid, Lecithin, Acetyl Glutamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Hexapeptide-11, Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Oligopeptide-1, Folic Acid, Oligopeptide-2, Oligopeptide-3, Copper Tripeptide-1, Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Hexapeptide-9

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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!

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