Puca – Pure & Care Charcoal Serum Versus Puca – Pure & Care Collagen Serum

Puca – Pure & Care Charcoal Serum Versus Puca – Pure & Care Collagen Serum Detailed comparison of Puca – Pure & Care Charcoal Serum versus Puca – Pure & Care Collagen Serum. This oil-control serum is formulated around Charcoal Powder and Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil to balance excess oil and clear breakouts. This hydrating serum is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate to hydrate skin and soften the look of wrinkles. No concerns Water Propanediol Dipropylene Glycol Corn Gluten Amino Acids Glycerin Glyceryl Glucoside Saccharide Isomerate Charcoal Powder Sodium Hyaluronate Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract Houttuynia Cordata Extract Portulaca Oleracea Extract Opuntia Ficus-Indica Extract Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract Chrysanthemum Indicum Flower Extract Allantoin Panthenol Tocopheryl Acetate Lactic Acid Arginine Citric Acid Sodium Citrate 1,2-Hexanediol Hexylene Glycol Xanthan Gum Hydroxyacetophenone Sodium Hydroxide Limonene Water, Propanediol, Dipropylene Glycol, Corn Gluten Amino Acids, Glycerin, Glyceryl Glucoside, Saccharide Isomerate, Charcoal Powder, Sodium Hyaluronate, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Extract, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Chrysanthemum Indicum Flower Extract, Allantoin, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lactic Acid, Arginine, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hexylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Hydroxide, Limonene Butylene Glycol Hydrolyzed Collagen Phenoxyethanol Morus Alba Root Extract Sodium Polyacrylate Silk Extract Glycosphingolipids Euglena Gracilis Polysaccharide Potassium Sorbate Beta-Glucan Ethylhexylglycerin Water, Butylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Corn Gluten Amino Acids, Dipropylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Morus Alba Root Extract, Sodium Polyacrylate, Silk Extract, Glycosphingolipids, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Euglena Gracilis Polysaccharide, Glycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Hexylene Glycol, Propanediol, Beta-Glucan, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. We don't have a description for Corn Gluten Amino Acids yet. Dipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent. This ingredient helps: Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol. As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent. Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare. 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. Hexylene Glycol is a multitasker ingredient that works as a solvent, humectant, emulsifier, viscosity reducer, and preservative booster. It is able to dissolve both water and oil-soluble ingredients to stabilize tricky actives and make products spread more easily. As a humectant, it pulls water into the skin. But it's a pretty minor moisturizing ingredient compared to other humectants, like glycerin. Interestingly, it can act as a mild penetration enhancer. One in vitro study on human skin found a 12% concentration upped the absorption of mometasone furoate (a medicinal ingredient used to treat inflammatory skin conditions) up to 7%. This ingredient is typically used at levels of 0.1-10% depending on the role it's playing. A patch test study on eczema patients didn't find a significant increase in irritation versus the control group, but the potential for irritation rises at higher concentrations. Opuntia Ficus-Indica Extract comes from the cactus known as Prickly Pear. Prickly Pear extract has soothing and antioxidant properties. The flavonoids in prickly pear help reduce inflammation. Prickly pear is also rich in polyphenols, a potent antioxidant. This extract comes from Purslane, a succulent. It has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and hydrating properties. Purslane is very nutritious. It contains omega-3 fatty acids, NMFs,