Urban Hydration Bright & Balanced Aloe Vera Leaf Gel Moisturizer Versus Vitamins and Sea beauty Sea Minerals and Marine Peptides Replenishing Day Cream

Urban Hydration Bright & Balanced Aloe Vera Leaf Gel Moisturizer Versus Vitamins and Sea beauty Sea Minerals and Marine Peptides Replenishing Day Cream Detailed comparison of Urban Hydration Bright & Balanced Aloe Vera Leaf Gel Moisturizer versus Vitamins and Sea beauty Sea Minerals and Marine Peptides Replenishing Day Cream. This calming moisturizer is formulated around Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice and Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract to calm redness and hydrate skin. This anti-aging day moisturizer is formulated around Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 to soften the look of wrinkles. Water Glycerin Hamamelis Virginiana Water Propanediol Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Biosaccharide Gum-1 Butylene Glycol Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract Gentiana Scabra Extract Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract Centella Asiatica Extract Carbomer Polysorbate 20 Panthenol Allantoin Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate Sodium Hydroxide Mentha Piperita Oil O-Cymen-5-Ol Ethylhexylglycerin 1,2-Hexanediol Propylene Glycol Sodium Hyaluronate Ricinus Communis Seed Oil Tocopheryl Acetate Water, Glycerin, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Propanediol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Butylene Glycol, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis Root Extract, Gentiana Scabra Extract, Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Panthenol, Allantoin, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Sodium Hydroxide, Mentha Piperita Oil, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate Stearic Acid Cetyl Alcohol Glycine Soja Oil Maris Sal Laminaria Saccharina Extract Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Collagen Rosa Damascena Flower Extract Isopropyl Palmitate Glyceryl Stearate Se Polysorbate 60 Phenoxyethanol Dehydroacetic Acid Benzyl Alcohol Parfum Benzyl Salicylate Citronellol Geraniol Hexyl Cinnamal Linalool Water, Stearic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycine Soja Oil, Maris Sal, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Collagen, Rosa Damascena Flower Extract, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Polysorbate 60, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum, Benzyl Salicylate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool 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. Carbomer is a synthetic thickening and gelling agent. It's basically the ingredient that gives a lot of serums, gels, creams, and sunscreens their smooth, non-sticky texture. Although legally permitted at very high levels, carbomers are normally used at concentrations below 1%. It also needs to be neutralized to actually thicken, and because it is a large molecule, it doesn't really penetrate the skin barrier. Allergy-wise, the risk is very low. Clinical studies show carbomers have low potential for skin irritation/sensitization even at concentrations up to 100%. A 2024 UK study patch-tested 1,302 patients and found true allergy to the parent group of carbomer to be rare with no confirmed relevant reactions. 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. Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective. In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline. Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated. "Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic. 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!