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First Aid Beauty Bronze + Glow Drops With Niacinamide Versus Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Hue Drops Serum

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First Aid Beauty Bronze + Glow Drops With Niacinamide Versus Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Hue Drops Serum Detailed comparison of First Aid Beauty Bronze + Glow Drops With Niacinamide versus Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Hue Drops Serum Sun Glow. This brightening serum is formulated around Niacinamide to brighten dull-looking skin and fade the look of dark spots. This brightening serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract to brighten dull-looking skin and fade the look of dark spots. Water Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Niacinamide Pentylene Glycol Glycerin Mica Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract Tocopheryl Acetate Caprylyl Glycol Sorbitan Isostearate Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Pvp Sodium Phytate Phenoxyethanol Sorbic Acid Tin Oxide CI 77491 CI 77499 CI 77891 Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Mica, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbitan Isostearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Pvp, Sodium Phytate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Tin Oxide, CI 77491, CI 77499, CI 77891 Propanediol Glycereth-26 2,3-Butanediol 1,2-Hexanediol Cetyl Ethylhexanoate Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract Centella Asiatica Extract Sodium Hyaluronate Coffea Arabica Seed Extract Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate Tromethamine Glyceryl Stearate Se Carbomer Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Ethylhexylglycerin Xanthan Gum Polyquaternium-51 Butylene Glycol Tocopherol Parfum Benzyl Benzoate Iron Oxides Water, Propanediol, Glycereth-26, Glycerin, Niacinamide, 2,3-Butanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Mica, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Polyquaternium-51, Butylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate, Iron Oxides, CI 77891 These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Ci 77891 is a white pigment from Titanium dioxide. It is naturally found in minerals such as rutile and ilmenite. It's main function is to add a white color to cosmetics. It can also be mixed with other colors to create different shades. Ci 77891 is commonly found in sunscreens due to its ability to block UV rays. 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. Mica is a naturally occurring mineral used to add shimmer and color in cosmetics. It can also help improve the texture of a product or give it an opaque, white/silver color. Serecite is the name for very fine but ragged grains of mica. This ingredient is often coated with metal oxides like titanium dioxide. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products. Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica. Niacinamide is a multitasking form of vitamin B3 that strengthens the skin barrier, reduces pores and dark spots, regulates oil, and improves signs of aging. And the best part? It's gentle and well-tolerated by most skin types, including sensitive and reactive skin. You might have heard of "niacin flush", or the reddening of skin that causes itchiness. Niacinamide has not been found to cause this. In very rare cases, some individuals may not be able to tolerate niacinamide at all or experience an allergic reaction to it. If you are experiencing flaking, irritation, and dryness with this ingredient, be sure to double check all your products as this ingredient can be found in all categories of skincare. When incorporating niacinamide into your routine, look out for concentration amounts. Typically, 5% niacinamide provides benefits such as fading dark spots. However, if you have sensitive skin, it is better to begin with a smaller concentration. When you apply niacinamide to your skin, your body converts it into nicotinamide adenine dinucl