Natio Skin Brightening Face Balm Versus Beauty of Joseon Revive Repair Serum: Ginseng + Snail Mucin

Natio Skin Brightening Face Balm Versus Beauty of Joseon Revive Repair Serum: Ginseng + Snail Mucin

This brightening treatment is formulated around Tocopherol and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract to brighten dull-looking skin and hydrate skin.

This calming serum is formulated around Panax Ginseng Root Water and Snail Secretion Filtrate to calm redness and strengthen the skin barrier.

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Key Ingredients

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Ethylhexyl Palmitate

Polyacrylamide

C13-14 Isoparaffin

Laureth-7

Dimethicone

Polysorbate 60

Hamamelis Virginiana Extract

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Cetearyl Alcohol

Glycerin

Sorbitan Stearate

Oryza Sativa Starch

Phenoxyethanol

Methylparaben

Ethylparaben

Butylparaben

Propylparaben

Isobutylparaben

Tocopherol

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract

Hydrolyzed Soy Protein

Bisabolol

Imidazolidinyl Urea

Disodium EDTA

Pelargonium Graveolens Oil

Lavandula Angustifolia Extract

Styrax Benzoin Gum

CI 14700

CI 19140

Water, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Dimethicone, Polysorbate 60, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Sorbitan Stearate, Oryza Sativa Starch, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Tocopherol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Macrocystis Pyrifera Extract, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Bisabolol, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Disodium EDTA, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract, Styrax Benzoin Gum, CI 14700, CI 19140

Panax Ginseng Root Water

Butylene Glycol

Snail Secretion Filtrate

Dipropylene Glycol

1,2-Hexanediol

Niacinamide

Propanediol

Trehalose

Carbomer

Tromethamine

Xanthan Gum

Centella Asiatica Extract

Ganoderma Lucidum Extract

Panax Ginseng Root Extract

Malt Extract

Sodium Polyacrylate

Adenosine

Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer

Phellinus Linteus Extract

Sodium Hyaluronate

Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid

Forsythia Suspensa Fruit Extract

Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract

Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract

Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate

Panax Ginseng Root Water, Water, Butylene Glycol, Snail Secretion Filtrate, Dipropylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Trehalose, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Xanthan Gum, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ganoderma Lucidum Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Malt Extract, Sodium Polyacrylate, Adenosine, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Disodium EDTA, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Forsythia Suspensa Fruit Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate

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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.

Disodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.

This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:

On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.

One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin).

Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.

You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.

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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