SkinCeuticals Hyaluronic Acid Intensifier (H.A.) Versus Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Acid Serum

SkinCeuticals Hyaluronic Acid Intensifier (H.A.) Versus Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Acid Serum Detailed comparison of SkinCeuticals Hyaluronic Acid Intensifier (H.A.) versus Glow Recipe Plum Plump Hyaluronic Acid Serum. This hydrating serum is formulated around Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate and Sodium Hyaluronate to hydrate skin and soften the look of wrinkles. This hydrating serum is formulated around Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate and Sodium Hyaluronate to hydrate skin and strengthen the skin barrier. Water Cyclohexasiloxane Glycerin Alcohol Denat. Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol Propylene Glycol Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Polysilicone-11 Polymethylsilsesquioxane Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethicone Tocopherol Phenoxyethanol Capryloyl Salicylic Acid Octyldodecanol Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate Caprylyl Glycol Xanthan Gum Dextrin Oryza Sativa Extract Disodium EDTA Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Sodium Hydroxide Adenosine Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil Limonene T-Butyl Alcohol Cellulose Acetate Butyrate Polyphosphorylcholine Glycol Acrylate Polyvinyl Alcohol Sodium Chloride Butylene Glycol Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate Water, Cyclohexasiloxane, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol, Propylene Glycol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Polysilicone-11, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dimethicone, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Octyldodecanol, Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone, PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Dextrin, Oryza Sativa Extract, Disodium EDTA, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Hydroxide, Adenosine, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil, Limonene, T-Butyl Alcohol, Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, Polyphosphorylcholine Glycol Acrylate, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Sodium Chloride, Butylene Glycol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate Propanediol Pentylene Glycol Pleiogynium Timoriense Fruit Extract Podocarpus Elatus Fruit Extract Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide Acacia Seyal Gum Extract Sr-Spider Polypeptide-1 Pantothenic Acid Phospholipids Spirulina Platensis Extract Raphanus Sativus Root Extract Chlorphenesin Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate Potassium Sorbate Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate 1,2-Hexanediol Citric Acid Ethylhexylglycerin Hydroxyacetophenone Carrageenan Sodium Glycolate Sodium Formate Parfum Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Pleiogynium Timoriense Fruit Extract, Podocarpus Elatus Fruit Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Acacia Seyal Gum Extract, Sr-Spider Polypeptide-1, Pantothenic Acid, Phospholipids, Sodium Hydroxide, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Raphanus Sativus Root Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Potassium Sorbate, Propylene Glycol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Glycolate, Sodium Formate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum 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. Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!). It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome. On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive. Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10). You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own. Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU. Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including for children of all ages. Adverse systemic effects only showed up in animal studies at exposures roughly 200x higher than what people get from cosmetics. And despite its very widespread use, this ingredient is a rare sensitizer and allergic reactions are uncommon. Propylene Glycol is a synthetic, colorless, odorless liquid that has been a staple in cosmetics for decades. It is a skin conditioning agent, humectant, and solvent. As a humectant, it draw water to the skin to redu