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The INKEY List Peptide Moisturizer Versus Garnier Naturals 3-in-1 Face Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Aloe Jelly

The INKEY List Peptide Moisturizer Versus Garnier Naturals 3-in-1 Face Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Aloe Jelly This calming moisturizer is formulated around Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder and Sodium Hyaluronate to calm redness and hydrate skin. What's insid

The INKEY List Peptide Moisturizer Versus Garnier Naturals 3-in-1 Face Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Aloe Jelly

This calming moisturizer is formulated around Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder and Sodium Hyaluronate to calm redness and hydrate skin.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Glycerin

C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate

Cetearyl Alcohol

Glyceryl Stearate Se

Betaine

Butylene Glycol

Phenoxyethanol

Benzyl Alcohol

Carbomer

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate

Sodium Hydroxide

Ethylhexylglycerin

Sodium Gluconate

Tocopheryl Acetate

Dehydroacetic Acid

Hydrogenated Lecithin

Phenethyl Alcohol

Acetyl Hexapeptide-37

Maltodextrin

Pentapeptide-48

Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Betaine, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Gluconate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Dehydroacetic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phenethyl Alcohol, Acetyl Hexapeptide-37, Maltodextrin, Pentapeptide-48

Propanediol

Alcohol Denat.

Pentylene Glycol

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder

Vitis Vinifera Fruit Water

Sodium Hyaluronate

Caprylyl Glycol

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Salicylic Acid

Parfum

Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Alcohol Denat., Pentylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Salicylic Acid, 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.

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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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Ingredients & structured notes

Ingredient index

Ingredients Side-by-side

  1. 01Water
  2. 02Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
  3. 03Glycerin
  4. 04C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
  5. 05Cetearyl Alcohol
  6. 06Glyceryl Stearate Se
  7. 07Betaine
  8. 08Butylene Glycol
  9. 09Phenoxyethanol
  10. 10Benzyl Alcohol
  11. 11Carbomer
  12. 12Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
  13. 13Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
  14. 14Sodium Hydroxide
  15. 15Ethylhexylglycerin
  16. 16Sodium Gluconate
  17. 17Tocopheryl Acetate
  18. 18Dehydroacetic Acid
  19. 19Hydrogenated Lecithin
  20. 20Phenethyl Alcohol
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