TONYMOLY Wonder Ceramide Mochi Ampoule Versus TONYMOLY Inkey Library Serum Ampoule

TONYMOLY Wonder Ceramide Mochi Ampoule Versus TONYMOLY Inkey Library Serum Ampoule

This barrier-repair ampoule is formulated around Niacinamide and Panthenol to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.

This barrier-repair ampoule is formulated around Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil and Ceramide NP to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Butylene Glycol

Glycerin

Dipropylene Glycol

Niacinamide

C13-15 Alkane

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate

Phenyl Trimethicone

Biosaccharide Gum-1

Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer

Hydroxyacetophenone

Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer

Hydroxypropyl Guar

Ethylhexylglycerin

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Allantoin

Panthenol

Centella Asiatica Extract

1,2-Hexanediol

Hydroxyethylcellulose

Arginine

Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer

Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate

Portulaca Oleracea Extract

Xanthan Gum

Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate

Aniba Rosodora Wood Oil

Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract

Citrus Limon Peel Oil

Sodium Phytate

Vitex Agnus Castus Extract

Arctium Lappa Root Extract

Phellinus Linteus Extract

Hydrogenated Lecithin

Ceramide NP

Glyceryl Stearate

Carbomer

Sodium Hyaluronate

Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate

Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid

Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate

Hyaluronic Acid

Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer

Potassium Hyaluronate

Limonene

Linalool

Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, C13-15 Alkane, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Allantoin, Panthenol, Centella Asiatica Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Arginine, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Xanthan Gum, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Aniba Rosodora Wood Oil, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Sodium Phytate, Vitex Agnus Castus Extract, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Phellinus Linteus Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ceramide NP, Glyceryl Stearate, Carbomer, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Potassium Hyaluronate, Limonene, Linalool

Chondrus Crispus Powder

Pentylene Glycol

Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil

Gellan Gum

Olea Europaea Fruit Oil

Sodium Citrate

Rosa Canina Fruit Oil 10%

Polyglycerin-3

Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil

Glycosphingolipids

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate

Propanediol

Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer

Styrene/Vp Copolymer

Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate

Adenosine

Agar

Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil

Diethoxyethyl Succinate

Soluble Collagen

Methyl Gluceth-20

Tocopherol

Disodium EDTA

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Tromethamine

Water, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Pentylene Glycol, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Gellan Gum, Ceramide NP, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Sodium Citrate, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil 10%, Polyglycerin-3, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycosphingolipids, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Propanediol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Styrene/Vp Copolymer, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Adenosine, Glyceryl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Agar, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Soluble Collagen, Methyl Gluceth-20, Tocopherol, Disodium EDTA, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Tromethamine, Dipropylene Glycol

Alternatives

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

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer is a synthetic polymer. It is used to thicken, emulsify, and improve the texture of products.

As an emulsifier, it helps stabilize oil-in-water emulsions to give products an elegant feel when applied.

It can also form a thin protective film on skin. One study found that a formula using this polymer helped slow down how quickly other ingredients (like DEET) were absorbed through skin.

A 2024 study of over 1,300 patients confirmed that sensitization to this ingredient is rare. It is also non-mutagenic and has a clean track record.

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.

Ceramide NP (formerly known as Ceramide 3) is one of the skin's naturally occurring lipids.

Since ceramides are the major lipid components of the skin, they are crucial for maintaining skin barrier and hydration. Ceramide NP most closely mirrors the dominant kind in human skin amongst ceramide subtypes.

This ceramide works by slotting into gaps within the stratum corneum's lipid matrix to limit trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL) and shield the skin against external irritants.

A study with 312 patients found that using a ceramide-containing routine for 4 weeks reduced the severity of atopic dermatitis by over 61%.

Another clinical study in subjects aged 60 and older found that a ceramide body wash and moisturizer improved skin dryness and itchy skin in 15 days.

Overall, ceramides are considered non-irritating and safety tests have found little to no observable adverse effects from using this ingredient.

Ceramide NP is usually sourced from plants (like soybean or rice bran), or produced synthetically.

Dipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent.

This ingredient helps:

Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol.

As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent.

Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare.

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.

Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer is made up of glycerin and polyacrylic acid. It helps hydrate your skin as a humectant.

This ingredient forms a hydrogel that delivers moisturizing, water-based ingredients to the skin. It is also used to thicken a product and to give it a smooth texture.

Acrylic acid itself is toxic, but the polymer form (this ingredient) is too large to penetrate skin, making it non-toxic.

Glyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coconut). It's an emulsifier, emollient, and mild occlusive.

Emulsifiers help ingredients like oil and water stay mixed so your formula stays nicely blended and uniform in texture.

This ingredient is typically used in concentrations between 1-10%. Studies have found it to be non-sensitizing, non-phototoxic, and non-photoallergenic.

A close cousin of this ingredient is Glyceryl Stearate SE ("self-emulsifying"). This just has a small amount of sodium or potassium stearate added so it can emulsify without a co-emulsifier.

Since this ingredient is an ester of a C18 fatty acid, it may not be fungal acne safe. The Malassezia yeast can potentially metabolize within the C11-C24 range.

Fun fact: The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.

Hydrogenated Lecithin is a more stable version of lecithin.

It's made by taking lecithin (a phospholipid commonly found in soybeans and egg yolks) and hydrogenating it. This just means the unsaturated fatty acids are turned into saturated ones so they don't go bad as easily.

This ingredient is an emollient, emulsifier, and penetration enhancer. As an emollient, it helps soften and hydrate skin by trapping moisture within. As an emulsifier, it prevents oil and water ingredients from separating.

Hydrogenated Lecithin can form tiny spherical structures made of phospholipid bilayers called liposomes. These liposomes are able to capture compounds inside their structure and deliver them through the skin barrier.

Because phospholipids are a natural component of our cell membranes, this ingredient is inherently compatible with skin.

A 2021 study found lecithin-based surfactants were less harsh and more tolerable comared to Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS).

Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.

In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.

Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:

Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.

Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.

You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.

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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