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Sidmool Royal Honey Peptide Deep Moisture Pack Versus Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid 100 Moisturizing Cream
Sidmool Royal Honey Peptide Deep Moisture Pack Versus Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid 100 Moisturizing Cream This calming moisturizer is formulated around Honey Extract and Propolis Extract to calm redness and hydrate skin. This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated
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Sidmool Royal Honey Peptide Deep Moisture Pack Versus Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid 100 Moisturizing Cream
This calming moisturizer is formulated around Honey Extract and Propolis Extract to calm redness and hydrate skin.
This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Sodium DNA to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin.
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Ingredients Side-by-side
Honey Extract 40%
Water
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Glycerin
Glycereth-26
Hyaluronic Acid
Sorbitol
Propolis Extract
Royal Jelly Extract
Sh-Oligopeptide-1
Sh-Polypeptide-11
Oligopeptide-2
Hydrolyzed Collagen
Beta-Glucan
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract
Caffeoyl Tripeptide-1
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Glycine Max Seed Extract
Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
Butylene Glycol
Sucrose
Fructose
Glucose
Trehalose
Panthenol
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Allantoin
Glucosylrutin
Arginine
Carbomer
Xanthan Gum
1,2-Hexanediol
Honey Extract 40%, Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Glycereth-26, Hyaluronic Acid, Sorbitol, Propolis Extract, Royal Jelly Extract, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Polypeptide-11, Oligopeptide-2, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Beta-Glucan, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Origanum Vulgare Leaf Extract, Caffeoyl Tripeptide-1, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Glycine Max Seed Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Butylene Glycol, Sucrose, Fructose, Glucose, Trehalose, Panthenol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Allantoin, Glucosylrutin, Arginine, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol
Squalane
Niacinamide
Pentylene Glycol
Sodium DNA
Sodium Hyaluronate
Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract
Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract
Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Corallina Officinalis Extract
Curcuma Longa Root Extract
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
PCA Dimethicone
Propanediol
Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer
Diglycerin
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
Methylpropanediol
Ethylhexylglycerin
Adenosine
Sodium Phytate
Aminomethyl Propanediol
Pvm/Ma Copolymer
Madecassoside
C12-13 Alketh-9
Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate
Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
Asiaticoside
Potassium Hyaluronate
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethylsilanol
Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Behenyl Alcohol
C14-22 Alcohols
Water, Squalane, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium DNA, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Sodium Hyaluronate, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, PCA Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Diglycerin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Methylpropanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Sodium Phytate, Aminomethyl Propanediol, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Madecassoside, C12-13 Alketh-9, Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Asiaticoside, Potassium Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethylsilanol, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Behenyl Alcohol, C14-22 Alcohols, Carbomer
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Alternatives
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
Emollient, helping to soften skin
Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
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.
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.
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a glycosaminoglycan (basically a long sugar chain) that your skin already makes on its own. In your skin, HA lives in the extracellular matrix and acts as the body's moisture reservoir.
Topically, HA is a humectant that binds water and helps skin look more plump, smooth, and hydrated.
The only catch is that HA isn't a single thing; it actually comes in a wide range of molecular weights (~50 - 2,000+ kDA) and size matters.
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
This is why the best HA serums blend the two sizes together so you get the best of both worlds.
The majority of cosmetic HA is produced by bacterial fermentation, typically using Streptococcus or Bacillus strains. Typical use levels in skincare sit around 0.1-2%.
A clinical study using a 0.2% low-molecular weight HA gel showed improvement in facial seborrheic dermatitis with excellent tolerance.
These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:
Hydrolyzed Collagen is Collagen (usually sourced from fish, bovine, or porcine byproducts) that's been broken down into smaller peptides. This makes it water-soluble and easy to blend into formulations.
In a formula, it works mainly as a skin-conditioning and moisturizing agent.
The small peptides and amino acids (including Natural Moisturizing Factor components like Hydroxyproline, Serine, and Aspartic Acid) help the surface of the skin hold onto water, feel softer, and look temporarily plumper.
This ingredient also has mild film-forming and antioxidant properties with research showing the antioxidant effect is stronger the lower the molecular weight of the peptides.
It's worth being realistic here:
Topically applied Hydrolyzed Collagen conditions the upper layers of skin rather than rebuilding the structural collagen deep in your dermis (the wrinkle-and-firmness benefits people associate with Collagen mostly come from oral supplements in studies, not topicals).
However, recent lab and skin-model work on Hydrolyzed Fish Collagen has shown promising effects on cell viability and wound healing when used as an active.
Typical concentrations range from 0.2-2%, but the percentage can go much higher in rinse-off or hair products (sometimes even above 50%).
Clinical studies on this ingredient showed no irritation, sensitization, or phototoxicity.
If you are looking for vegan collagen, it usually goes by a different INCI name like hydrolyzed soy protein. Vegan collagen is derived from yeast, bacteria, or plant sources.
The results are varied.
A study from 2021 found hydrolyzed collagen increased elasticity and improved wrinkles in 1,125 participants between age 20 and 70. Another study found increased skin thickness in participants between the ages of 45 to 59.
However, It is difficult to prove that oral collagen will end up working on your skin. Many of the studies using hydrolyzed collagen also add several vitamins and nutrients into the test mixture as well.
Further studies are needed at this time.
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!