Plated Skin Science Intense Serum Versus SkinMedica HA5 Rejuvenating Hydrator

Plated Skin Science Intense Serum Versus SkinMedica HA5 Rejuvenating Hydrator Detailed comparison of Plated Skin Science Intense Serum versus SkinMedica HA5 Rejuvenating Hydrator. This anti-aging serum is formulated around Panthenol and Hyaluronic Acid to soften the look of wrinkles and strengthen the skin barrier. This hydrating serum is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer and Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid to hydrate skin and soften the look of wrinkles. No concerns Water Glycerin Pentylene Glycol Panthenol Human Platelet Extract Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 Hyaluronic Acid Caprylyl Glycol 1,2-Hexanediol Hydrolyzed Gelatin Arginine Silanetriol Water, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Panthenol, Human Platelet Extract, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Hyaluronic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrolyzed Gelatin, Arginine, Silanetriol Dimethicone Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer Butylene Glycol Bis-PEG-8 Dimethicone Polysilicone-11 Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid Sodium Hyaluronate Vitis Vinifera Flower Cell Extract Vibrio Alginolyticus Ferment Filtrate Alteromonas Ferment Extract Porphyridium Cruentum Extract Whey Protein Plankton Extract Trehalose Urea Serine Algin Pullulan Disodium Phosphate Potassium Phosphate Polymethylsilsesquioxane Glyceryl Polyacrylate Sodium Citrate Sea Water Sucrose Palmitate Tocopheryl Acetate Hydroxyacetophenone Polysorbate 60 Propanediol Potassium Sorbate Citric Acid Isohexadecane Polysorbate 80 Silica Decyl Glucoside Tromethamine Ethylhexylglycerin Phenoxyethanol Disodium EDTA Water, Dimethicone, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Bis-PEG-8 Dimethicone, Polysilicone-11, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Vitis Vinifera Flower Cell Extract, Vibrio Alginolyticus Ferment Filtrate, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Whey Protein, Plankton Extract, Trehalose, Urea, Serine, Algin, Caprylyl Glycol, Pullulan, Disodium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate, Pentylene Glycol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Sodium Citrate, Sea Water, Sucrose Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polysorbate 60, Propanediol, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 80, Silica, Decyl Glucoside, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. 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). 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. Pentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula: Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses. On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations. Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%. 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!