It's Skin Power 10 Formula LI Effector Firefighter Versus It's Skin Power 10 Formula SYN-AKE

It's Skin Power 10 Formula LI Effector Firefighter Versus It's Skin Power 10 Formula SYN-AKE

This calming serum is formulated around Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract and Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate to calm redness and hydrate skin.

This anti-aging serum is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate and Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Propanediol

Butylene Glycol

Glycerin

1,2-Hexanediol

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

Glycereth-26

Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer

Betaine

Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate

Dipropylene Glycol

Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract

Sodium Hyaluronate

Xanthan Gum

Disodium EDTA

Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate

Juniperus Mexicana Oil

Rosa Damascena Flower Oil

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil

Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil

Guaiazulene

Beta-Glucan

Polyglutamic Acid

Water, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Glycereth-26, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Betaine, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Dipropylene Glycol, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Juniperus Mexicana Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Vetiveria Zizanoides Root Oil, Guaiazulene, Beta-Glucan, Polyglutamic Acid

Alcohol Denat.

Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate

PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone

Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate

Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract

Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract

Lactobacillus

Water, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract, Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract, Lactobacillus

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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.

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.

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 Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.

In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.

Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:

Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.

Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.

You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.

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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