Mary & May Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream Versus The INKEY List Tranexamic Acid Serum

Mary & May Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream Versus The INKEY List Tranexamic Acid Serum Detailed comparison of Mary & May Tranexamic Acid + Glutathione Eye Cream versus The INKEY List Tranexamic Acid Serum. This brightening eye moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Tranexamic Acid to fade the look of dark spots and brighten dull-looking skin. This brightening serum is formulated around Ascorbyl Glucoside and Tranexamic Acid to fade the look of dark spots and brighten dull-looking skin. Water Ethylhexyl Palmitate Glycereth-26 Glycerin Cetearyl Alcohol Niacinamide Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin) Beeswax Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate Dipropylene Glycol Isododecane Glyceryl Stearate Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Stearyl Alcohol Glycol Stearate Se Sodium Polyacrylate Hydroxyacetophenone Stearic Acid Dimethiconol Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer Hydrogenated Polydecene Hydrogenated Lecithin Tranexamic Acid Betaine Glutathione Panthenol Parfum Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil Butylene Glycol Adenosine Sorbitan Isostearate Caprylyl Glycol Trideceth-6 1,2-Hexanediol Disodium EDTA Sodium Hyaluronate Ascorbic Acid Water, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glycereth-26, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Niacinamide, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Beeswax, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Dipropylene Glycol, Isododecane, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Stearyl Alcohol, Glycol Stearate Se, Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Stearic Acid, Dimethiconol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tranexamic Acid, Betaine, Glutathione, Panthenol, Parfum, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Butylene Glycol, Adenosine, Sorbitan Isostearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Trideceth-6, 1,2-Hexanediol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ascorbic Acid Ascorbyl Glucoside Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract 1-Methylhydantoin-2-Imide Sodium Acrylates Copolymer Phenoxyethanol Carbomer Sodium Hydroxide Cetearyl Olivate Benzyl Alcohol Sorbitan Olivate Lecithin Squalane Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Gluconate Polysorbate 60 Dehydroacetic Acid Lactobacillus Ferment Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Tranexamic Acid, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, 1-Methylhydantoin-2-Imide, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Cetearyl Olivate, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Lecithin, Squalane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Gluconate, Polysorbate 60, Dehydroacetic Acid, Lactobacillus Ferment, Sorbitan Isostearate These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. 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. This is a synthetic polymer. It helps improve the texture of products by adding thickness and gel-like feel. It is also an emulsifer, meaning it prevents ingredients such as oil and water from separating. It also helps evenly disperse other ingredients. Sorbitan Isostearate is an emulsifer. It is created from isostearic acid and sorbitol. As an emulsifier, it keeps the water and oil ingredients from separating. This keeps formulas stable and smooth. In a 24 hour occlusive patch test on 56 subjects, 10% sorbitan isostearate was completely non-irritating. Most formulas use less than 10%. Because it's a fatty acid ester, it may not be fungal acne safe since the Malassezia yeast can utilize it as a nutrient source. Tranexamic Acid (TXA) is a synthetic lysine derivative that is becoming one of the most exciting brightening ingredients in skincare. Originally used in medicine as an anti-hemorrhagic agent, its skin brightening potential was discovered by accident; patients taking it orally started noticing their melasma was fading. Unlike most brighteners that target tyrosinase (the enzyme that synthesizes melanin), TXA works further upstream. It basically blocks your cells from receiving the signal to produce pigment. This makes it one of the rare actives that works on three pathways at once: This makes it effective for treating melasma, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), and sun-induced dark spots. The most effective cosmetic concentration sits between 2-5% and going higher doesn't boost results. Side effects are generally mild; occasional irritation, f