Vitamins and Sea beauty Blue Sea Kale & Niacinamide Smoothing Facial Serum Versus Dr Sam’s Flawless Brightly Serum

Vitamins and Sea beauty Blue Sea Kale & Niacinamide Smoothing Facial Serum Versus Dr Sam’s Flawless Brightly Serum Detailed comparison of Vitamins and Sea beauty Blue Sea Kale & Niacinamide Smoothing Facial Serum versus Dr Sam’s Flawless Brightly Serum. This smoothing serum is formulated around Niacinamide to refine skin texture and brighten dull-looking skin. This brightening serum is formulated around Azelaic Acid and Niacinamide to fade the look of dark spots and brighten dull-looking skin. Water Propanediol Glycereth-26 Crambe Maritima Extract Niacinamide Glycerin Hydroxyethylcellulose Polysorbate 20 Carbomer Aminomethyl Propanol Phenoxyethanol Dehydroacetic Acid Benzyl Alcohol Hc Violet No. 1 Water, Propanediol, Glycereth-26, Crambe Maritima Extract, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Polysorbate 20, Carbomer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Phenoxyethanol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Hc Violet No. 1 Azelaic Acid Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Dicaprylyl Carbonate Ascorbyl Glucoside Cetearyl Alcohol Glyceryl Stearate Se Cetearyl Olivate Bakuchiol Sorbitan Olivate Xanthan Gum Sodium Hydroxide Disodium EDTA Water, Azelaic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Cetearyl Olivate, Bakuchiol, Sorbitan Olivate, Benzyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Dehydroacetic Acid 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. Benzyl Alcohol is an aromatic alcohol with several roles: it's a preservative, solvent, and mild fragrance component with a floral scent. This ingredient has been deemed safe for use in cosmetic formulations at concentrations up to 5%, and up to 10% in hair dyes. You'll typically see 0.5-2% in most rinse-off or leave-on products. As a preservative, it works by disrupting the membrane of microbial proteins. This helps keep bacteria and fungi from growing in your products. The sensitization picture is actually quite assuring as well:of nearly 71,000 patients patch tested with benzyl alcohol, only 0.21% showed a positive reaction with most of them being weakly positive. This led researchers to conclude that benzyl alcohol cannot be regarded as a significant contact allergen. It is worth noting this ingredient is classified as one of the EU's regulated fragrance allergens and restricted to 1% in finished products. Labels must also declare it in concentrations above 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01% in rinse-off products. At concentrations around 5%, localized redness and itching can appear as a direct irritant response and not as a true allergic reaction. Dehydroacetic Acid is a synthetic preservative that keeps your products safe from microbes. As an organic acid, it penetrates microbial cell walls and disrupts cellular metabolism. This makes it effective against bacteria, yeast, and mold. It is effective at low concentrations (<0.6%). Clinical studies have found it to be non-irritating, non-sensitizing, and non-photosensitizing. 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. Niacinamide is a multitasking form of vitamin B3 that strengthens the skin barrier, reduces pores and dark spots, regulates oil, and improves signs of aging. And the best part? It's gentle and well-tolerated by most skin types, including sensitive and reactive skin. You might have heard of "niacin flush", or the reddening of skin that causes itchiness. Niacinamide has not been found