SkinBetter Science Even Tone Correcting Serum Versus Medik8 Oxy-R Peptides

SkinBetter Science Even Tone Correcting Serum Versus Medik8 Oxy-R Peptides

This brightening serum is formulated around Alpha-Arbutin and Hexylresorcinol to fade the look of dark spots and brighten dull-looking skin.

This brightening serum is formulated around Gluconolactone to fade the look of dark spots and brighten dull-looking skin.

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Key Ingredients

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

C13-15 Alkane

Propanediol

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Glyceryl Stearate Citrate

Linoleic Acid

Glycerin

Dimethicone

Alpha-Arbutin

Arginine PCA

Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate

Bisabolol

Cetearyl Alcohol

Acetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine

Hexylresorcinol

Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract

Artemisia Capillaris Flower Extract

Diglucosyl Gallic Acid

Pancratium Maritimum Extract

Ceramide Ng

Linolenic Acid

Beta-Glucan

Algin

Tocopherol

Butylene Glycol

Ethylhexylglycerin

Xanthan Gum

Carbomer

Sodium Phytate

Sodium Hydroxide

Phenoxyethanol

Benzoic Acid

Sorbic Acid

Citric Acid

Water, C13-15 Alkane, Propanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Linoleic Acid, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Alpha-Arbutin, Arginine PCA, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Bisabolol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Acetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine, Hexylresorcinol, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Artemisia Capillaris Flower Extract, Diglucosyl Gallic Acid, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, Ceramide Ng, Linolenic Acid, Beta-Glucan, Algin, Tocopherol, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Citric Acid

Artocarpus Lakoocha Wood Extract

Gluconolactone

Lactic Acid

Sodium Benzoate

Disodium EDTA

Sodium Hyaluronate

Calcium Gluconate

Sodium Metabisulfite

Tetrapeptide-30

Hydroxyresveratrol

Water, Butylene Glycol, Artocarpus Lakoocha Wood Extract, Gluconolactone, Acetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Gluconate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Tetrapeptide-30, Hydroxyresveratrol

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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.

We don't have a description for Acetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine yet.

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.

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!

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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