ISANA Age Performance Intensiv Serum Versus Nø Cosmetics Antiox Serum Super Tøday

ISANA Age Performance Intensiv Serum Versus Nø Cosmetics Antiox Serum Super Tøday

This anti-aging serum is formulated around Panthenol and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin.

This anti-aging serum is formulated around Ferulic Acid and Resveratrol to soften the look of wrinkles and brighten dull-looking skin.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

No concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Panthenol

Hydroxyethylcellulose

Pentylene Glycol

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract

Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract

Sorbitol

Lecithin

Allantoin

Maltodextrin

Sodium Hyaluronate

Lactic Acid

Urea

Sodium Lactate

Serine

Sodium Chloride

Citric Acid

Sodium Hydroxide

Sodium Benzoate

Phenoxyethanol

Water, Glycerin, Panthenol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Pentylene Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract, Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract, Sorbitol, Lecithin, Allantoin, Maltodextrin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactic Acid, Urea, Sodium Lactate, Serine, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Propylene Glycol

Isopropylideneglycerol

Ferulic Acid

Resveratrol

Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol Manganese Chloride

Phospholipids

Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate

Superoxide Dismutase

Xanthan Gum

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Tocopherol

CI 75810

Water, Propylene Glycol, Isopropylideneglycerol, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ferulic Acid, Resveratrol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol Manganese Chloride, Phospholipids, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Superoxide Dismutase, Xanthan Gum, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Sodium Hydroxide, CI 75810

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (tea extract) is one of the most well-researched plant extracts in skincare with an impressive resume.

Black tea, green tea, and oolong tea are all harvested from the Camellia Sinensis plant.

Studies show green tea extract and its catechins (like epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)) help your skin cells product energy more efficiently and reducing the number of free-radicals that can damage your skin from the inside.

In lab-grown skin models, this translated to younger, healthier, and stronger skin.

There's also good sun protection data; researchers saw less DNA damage and redness on human skin when green tea was applied before UVB exposure. And the more they applied, the better the protection.

Needless to say, this ingredient shouldn't replace your sunscreen. But it is a great supportive ingredient that you can already find in many sunscreens and antioxidant serums.

A 2009 study found a 2% green tea lotion was effective for mild-to-moderate acne thanks to its anti-inflammatory and mild antimicrobial activity.

The quality of the extract matters a lot here:

Good extracts contain 50-90% catechins while lower quality ones are mostly there for marketing. We recommend reaching out to the brand if you have questions about the quality or source of their ingredients.

Human Repeated Insult Patch Testing showed no irritation or sensitization at use concentrations (0.86% in leave-on products and up to 30% as leaf water).

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.

Pentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:

Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.

On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.

Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.

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!

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