The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA Versus Macrene Actives High Performance Face Cream

The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA Versus Macrene Actives High Performance Face Cream Detailed comparison of The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA versus Macrene Actives High Performance Face Cream. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate and Arginine to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Squalane and Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin. Water Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Cetyl Alcohol Propanediol Stearyl Alcohol Glycerin Sodium Hyaluronate Arginine Aspartic Acid Glycine Alanine Serine Valine Isoleucine Proline Threonine Histidine Phenylalanine Glucose Maltose Fructose Trehalose Sodium PCA PCA Sodium Lactate Urea Allantoin Linoleic Acid Oleic Acid Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides Palmitic Acid Stearic Acid Lecithin Triolein Tocopherol Carbomer Isoceteth-20 Polysorbate 60 Sodium Chloride Citric Acid Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate Pentylene Glycol Triethanolamine Sodium Hydroxide Phenoxyethanol Chlorphenesin Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Propanediol, Stearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Glucose, Maltose, Fructose, Trehalose, Sodium PCA, PCA, Sodium Lactate, Urea, Allantoin, Linoleic Acid, Oleic Acid, Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Lecithin, Triolein, Tocopherol, Carbomer, Isoceteth-20, Polysorbate 60, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Pentylene Glycol, Triethanolamine, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin Squalane Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Unsaponifiables Acetyl Glucosamine Sorbitan Stearate Alcohol Hydrogenated Lecithin Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Stearoxy Ether Palmaria Palmata Extract Maltodextrin Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract Oryza Sativa Bran Extract Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine Sodium Phytate Bisabolol Caffeine Xanthan Gum Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Scenedesmus Rubescens Extract Methylglucoside Phosphate Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract Copper Lysinate/Prolinate Resveratrol Plankton Extract Arabidopsis Thaliana Extract Micrococcus Lysate Coffea Arabica Seed Extract Ilex Paraguariensis Leaf Extract Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract Cholesterol Sodium Benzoate Tocopheryl Acetate Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract Potassium Sorbate Ergothioneine Water, Squalane, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Stearic Acid, Acetyl Glucosamine, Sorbitan Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Alcohol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium PCA, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Stearoxy Ether, Sodium Lactate, Palmaria Palmata Extract, Maltodextrin, Arginine, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Aspartic Acid, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, PCA, Sodium Phytate, Bisabolol, Caffeine, Xanthan Gum, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Scenedesmus Rubescens Extract, Methylglucoside Phosphate, Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract 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. Alanine is an amino acid and is already found in the human body. Our skin uses alanine to build collagen, elastin, and keratin. Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid. This just means our bodies can product a bit on its own, but sometimes needs a little boost from food sources. It is a part of your skin's natural moisturizing factor (NMF), or the water-loving molecules in your outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) that keeps everything hydrated and happy. Here's an interesting thing about Arginine: your skin converts it into urea through the Krebs-Henseleit urea cycle. Urea is one of the most effective humectants your skin naturally produces. A clinical study showed applying 2.5% arginine hydrochloride to atopic dermatitis skin showed significant urea levels in the stratum corneum and improved moisture in just four weeks. Arginine is also a precursor to nitric oxide; nitric oxide improves microcirculation and supports wound healing and collagen synthesis. One study found that an amino acid complex containing Arginine reduced skin irritation, improved hydration, and accelerated skin repair in clinical / in-vivo studies. Arginine itself is an amino acid and not a fatty acid, oil, or ester. On its own, it's not a direct food source for Malassezia, or the yeast that causes fungal acne. Aspartic Acid is an amino acid that our bodies produce naturally. It is an antioxidant. Our body uses Aspartic Acid to help build collagen and elastin. It also plays a role in hydrating skin. Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. Its main roles are: Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. It is a primary fatty alcohol with a chain length above 12 carbons. A study from 2019 show Malassezia can feed on fatty alcohols in this range, so it may trigger fungal acne in those prone to it. 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