Plated Skin Science Daily Serum Versus Biologique Recherche Collagène Originel 3D Redensifying Face Serum

Plated Skin Science Daily Serum Versus Biologique Recherche Collagène Originel 3D Redensifying Face Serum

What's inside

Benefits

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Pentylene Glycol

Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6

Human Platelet Extract

Caprylyl Glycol

1,2-Hexanediol

Arginine

Hydrolyzed Gelatin

Silanetriol

Water, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Human Platelet Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Arginine, Hydrolyzed Gelatin, Silanetriol

Methylpropanediol

Hydrolyzed Soy Flour

Chlorella Vulgaris Extract

Saponins

Hydrolyzed Collagen

Xanthan Gum

Mineral Salts

Sodium Benzoate

Water, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Hydrolyzed Soy Flour, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Saponins, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Xanthan Gum, Mineral Salts, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Benzoate

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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

Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.

Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.

Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).

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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