Skintific 5X Ceramide Soothing Toner Versus Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water

Skintific 5X Ceramide Soothing Toner Versus Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water Detailed comparison of Skintific 5X Ceramide Soothing Toner versus Beauty of Joseon Ginseng Essence Water. This barrier-repair toner is formulated around Bifida Ferment Lysate and Niacinamide to strengthen the skin barrier and calm redness. This calming essence is formulated around Panax Ginseng Root Water and Niacinamide to calm redness and hydrate skin. No concerns Water Methylpropanediol Bifida Ferment Lysate Glycerin Niacinamide Dimethicone Pentylene Glycol Dipropylene Glycol Glycereth-26 Centella Asiatica Extract Propylene Glycol Maris Aqua Ceramide NP Panthenol Ceramide Ns Ceramide Ng Ceramide As Ceramide EOP Ceramide AP Sodium Hyaluronate PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Hydroxyethyl Urea Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol Ubiquinone PEG-10 Dimethicone Isononyl Isononanoate Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer Bisabolol Ectoin Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate Tocopherol Lactobacillus/Soymilk Ferment Filtrate Hydrogenated Lecithin Hamamelis Virginiana Extract Zingiber Officinale Root Extract 1,2-Hexanediol Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside O-Cymen-5-Ol Hydroxyacetophenone Dimethiconol Sodium Polyacrylate Glucose Water, Methylpropanediol, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycereth-26, Centella Asiatica Extract, Propylene Glycol, Maris Aqua, Ceramide NP, Panthenol, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide Ng, Ceramide As, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide AP, Sodium Hyaluronate, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol, Ubiquinone, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Isononyl Isononanoate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Bisabolol, Ectoin, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Tocopherol, Lactobacillus/Soymilk Ferment Filtrate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hamamelis Virginiana Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Dimethiconol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Glucose Panax Ginseng Root Water Butylene Glycol Propanediol Glyceryl Glucoside Xanthan Gum Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Allantoin Adenosine Panax Ginseng Callus Culture Extract Theobroma Cacao Extract Dextrin Panax Ginseng Root Extract Panax Ginseng Berry Extract Lactobacillus/Panax Ginseng Root Extract Ferment Filtrate Ethylhexylglycerin Disodium EDTA Panax Ginseng Root Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Water, Hydroxyacetophenone, Glyceryl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Panthenol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Allantoin, Adenosine, Panax Ginseng Callus Culture Extract, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Dextrin, Glucose, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Panax Ginseng Berry Extract, Lactobacillus/Panax Ginseng Root Extract Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. 1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse. It is a: Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin Emollient, helping to soften skin Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives Glucose is a simple sugar (a monosaccharide). In skincare, it is mostly a humectant and skin conditioning agent. Mechanistically, it has multiple hydroxyl groups that hydrogen-bond to water. This pulls moisture into the upper layers of skin to keep the surface soft and hydrated. It's worth knowing sugars are already a natural component of the skin's NMF (natural moisturizing factor) so it's a molecule that your stratum corneum is well-acquainted with. Just so you know, glucose is hydrophilic (water-loving) and the stratum corneum is a strong barrier to hydrophilic compounds. This just means penetration is slow and most of the action is happening on the surface. Gram-to-gram, glucose is not as efficient as a humectant as glycerin. This is why you'll likely see glycose paired with stronger humectants for a bigger hydration payoff. In skincare, glucose is typically derived from corn or other starch sources. 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 cloudberries). Though the cosmetic-grade material is synthesized for purity and consistency. You'll usually see it used at low levels and suppliers recommend up to 1% added to a water phase. Safety testing was done at concentrations l