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Physician's Formula Skin Booster Vitamin Shot Hydrating Versus rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid

Physician's Formula Skin Booster Vitamin Shot Hydrating Versus rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid Detailed comparison of Physician's Formula Skin Booster Vitamin Shot Hydrating versus rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid. This hydrating serum is formulated around Niacinamide

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Physician's Formula Skin Booster Vitamin Shot Hydrating Versus rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid Detailed comparison of Physician's Formula Skin Booster Vitamin Shot Hydrating versus rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid. This hydrating serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Panthenol to hydrate skin and strengthen the skin barrier. This barrier-repair serum is formulated around Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil and Niacinamide to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles. Water Butylene Glycol Niacinamide Glycerin Panthenol Pentylene Glycol Ceramide AP 1,2-Hexanediol Caprylyl Glycol Carbomer Allantoin Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Disodium EDTA Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid Polysorbate 20 Sodium Hydroxide Collagen Amino Acids Titanium Dioxide Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate Agar Calcium Alginate Xanthan Gum Phenoxyethanol Hydroxyacetophenone Sodium Hyaluronate Tocopheryl Acetate Tropolone Chromium Hydroxide Green Water, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Panthenol, Pentylene Glycol, Ceramide AP, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Allantoin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium EDTA, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Hydroxide, Collagen Amino Acids, Titanium Dioxide, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Agar, Calcium Alginate, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tropolone, Chromium Hydroxide Green Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil Tetradecane Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Diheptyl Succinate Benzyl Alcohol Glyceryl Oleate Sucrose Palmitate Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Disodium Phosphate Sodium Phosphate Dilauryl Thiodipropionate Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Niacinamide, Tetradecane, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Diheptyl Succinate, Benzyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Oleate, Sucrose Palmitate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dilauryl Thiodipropionate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Be the first to review 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. Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created. Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin. Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on). Carbomer is a synthetic thickening and gelling agent. It's basically the ingredient that gives a lot of serums, gels, creams, and sunscreens their smooth, non-sticky texture. Although legally permitted at very high levels, carbomers are normally used at concentrations below 1%. It also needs to be neutralized to actually thicken, and because it is a large molecule, it doesn't really penetrate the skin barrier. Allergy-wise, the risk is very low. Clinical studies show carbomers have low potential for skin irritation/sensitization even at concentrations up to 100%. A 2024 UK study patch-tested 1,302 patients and found true allergy to the parent group of carbomer to be rare with no confirmed relevant reactions. 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. Hydroxyacetophenone is a small phenolic molecule that earns its place in a formulas as an antioxidant and preservative booster. As a phenol, it is able to neutralize free radicals to protect both the product and the skin from oxidative stress. Though it can't kill microbes on its own, it works as a good supporting agent when combined with other preservatives like Phenoxyethanol or 1,2-Hexanediol. This ingredient naturally occurs as piceol in Norwegian spruce needles (~0.4-1.1% dry weight and in clo