Plated Skin Science Intense Serum Versus Obagi Elastiderm Facial Serum

Plated Skin Science Intense Serum Versus Obagi Elastiderm Facial Serum

This anti-aging serum is formulated around Panthenol and Hyaluronic Acid to soften the look of wrinkles and strengthen the skin barrier.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

No key ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

No concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Pentylene Glycol

Panthenol

Human Platelet Extract

Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6

Hyaluronic Acid

Caprylyl Glycol

1,2-Hexanediol

Hydrolyzed Gelatin

Arginine

Silanetriol

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

Methylpropanediol

Alcohol Denat.

Dimethicone

Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate

Coco-Caprylate/Caprate

Isononyl Isononanoate

Phenoxyethanol

Carbomer

Malonic Acid

Sodium Hydroxide

Disodium EDTA

Amodimethicone

Zinc Carbonate

Copper Carbonate Hydroxide

T-Butyl Alcohol

Parfum

Water, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Alcohol Denat., Dimethicone, Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Carbomer, Malonic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Amodimethicone, Zinc Carbonate, Copper Carbonate Hydroxide, T-Butyl Alcohol, Parfum

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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.

Pentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:

Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.

On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.

Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.

Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 is a texture enhancer and pH adjuster.

It is be used to thicken water-based products and create a gel-texture with a velvet feel.

One manufacturer claims this ingredient to have a pH range of 2-8 and to be biodegradable.

This ingredient is also known as Sepimax Zen.

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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