Topicals Sealed Active Scar Primer Versus beautyblender Boost Firming & Smoothing Peptide Primer

Topicals Sealed Active Scar Primer Versus beautyblender Boost Firming & Smoothing Peptide Primer

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Isododecane

Dimethicone Crosspolymer

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate

Retinol

Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4

Papain

Allium Cepa Bulb Extract

Salicylic Acid

Glycerin

Phospholipids

Water

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Benzoic Acid

Sorbic Acid

Chlorphenesin

Phenoxyethanol

Mica

Isododecane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Retinol, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Papain, Allium Cepa Bulb Extract, Salicylic Acid, Glycerin, Phospholipids, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Benzoic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Mica

Butylene Glycol

Alcohol Denat.

Pentylene Glycol

Glyceryl Polymethacrylate

1,2-Hexanediol

Panthenol

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5

Ceramide NP

Mimosa Tenuiflora Leaf Extract

Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil

Beta-Glucan

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1

Tocopherol

Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer

Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone

CI 77891

Chlorella Vulgaris Extract

Glucose

Fructooligosaccharides

Fructose

Propylene Glycol

Sodium Polyacrylate

Cetearyl Olivate

Sodium Polyacrylate Starch

Eclipta Prostrata Extract

Sorbitan Olivate

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Silica

Tromethamine

Parfum

Ethylhexylglycerin

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract

Hydrogenated Lecithin

Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2

Hexyl Cinnamal

Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Panthenol, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Ceramide NP, Mimosa Tenuiflora Leaf Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Beta-Glucan, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Tocopherol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, CI 77891, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Glucose, Mica, Fructooligosaccharides, Fructose, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Sorbitan Olivate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Silica, Tromethamine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Parfum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2, Hexyl Cinnamal

Alternatives

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss.

Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid.

In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel.

While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this. Just patch test if you have concerns.

Fractionated coconut oil and MCT Oil are both listed as Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride according to INCI. This is because INCI names are based on the ingredient’s final chemical composition and not its marketing name or source.

This ingredient is treated as the gold standard fungal acne safe oil. Even though it is coconut derived, the problematic lauric acid is stripped out.

This leaves just caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid. These chain lengths actually trend antifungal; a 2020 study found caprylic acid was enough to disrupt Malassezia furfur cell membrane, with a caprylic acid derivative damaging membrane structures at concentrations as low as 0.2%.

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.

Mica is a naturally occurring mineral used to add shimmer and color in cosmetics. It can also help improve the texture of a product or give it an opaque, white/silver color.

Serecite is the name for very fine but ragged grains of mica.

This ingredient is often coated with metal oxides like titanium dioxide. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products.

Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica.

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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