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Beauty of Joseon Red Bean Water Gel Versus Etude House Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream

Beauty of Joseon Red Bean Water Gel Versus Etude House Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream Detailed comparison of Beauty of Joseon Red Bean Water Gel versus Etude House Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream. This calming moisturizer is formulated around Panthe

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Beauty of Joseon Red Bean Water Gel Versus Etude House Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream Detailed comparison of Beauty of Joseon Red Bean Water Gel versus Etude House Soon Jung 2x Barrier Intensive Cream. This calming moisturizer is formulated around Panthenol and Allantoin to calm redness and hydrate skin. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Panthenol and Madecassoside to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. Water Butylene Glycol Glycerin 1,2-Hexanediol Methyl Trimethicone Phaseolus Angularis Seed Extract Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Tromethamine Glyceryl Glucoside C12-14 Alketh-12 Maltodextrin Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer Dimethicone Crosspolymer Ethylhexylglycerin Betaine Panthenol Allantoin Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Polyquaternium-51 Xanthan Gum Disodium EDTA Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract Glucose Sodium Citrate Beta-Glucan Hydrolyzed Corn Starch Citric Acid Sucrose Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate Caprylyl Glycol Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Tocopherol Cyanocobalamin Glycine Serine Glutamic Acid Aspartic Acid Leucine Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Alanine Lysine Arginine Tyrosine Phenylalanine Proline Threonine Valine Isoleucine Histidine Cysteine Methionine Phosphoric Acid Ascorbic Acid Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Oligopeptide-2 Sh-Polypeptide-1 Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Methyl Trimethicone, Phaseolus Angularis Seed Extract, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Glucoside, C12-14 Alketh-12, Maltodextrin, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Betaine, Panthenol, Allantoin, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Polyquaternium-51, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Dioscorea Japonica Root Extract, Glucose, Sodium Citrate, Beta-Glucan, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Sucrose, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Cyanocobalamin, Glycine, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Alanine, Lysine, Arginine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Threonine, Valine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Cysteine, Methionine, Phosphoric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Oligopeptide-2, Sh-Polypeptide-1 Propanediol Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Cetearyl Alcohol Madecassoside Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Ceramide AP Potassium Carbomer Water, Propanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Madecassoside, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Ceramide AP, 1,2-Hexanediol, Potassium Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA 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 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. Disodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air. This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with: On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it. One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too strong if you have sensitive skin). Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption. You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%. 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. Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil is a plant oil derived from the seeds of a sunflower. It is rich in fatty acids, primarily linoleic acid and oleic acid. This gives it emollient and skin conditioning properties. The reason this ingredient is so effective is because it forms a thin film on the skin that reduces transepidermal water loss (TEWL) while supplying linoleic acid to the stratum corneum to improve barrier strength. The high linoleic acid content