Biologique Recherche Crème PIGM 400 Brightening and Pigment Spot-Correcting Face Cream Versus Biologique Recherche Sérum PIGM 400 Brightening and Dark Spot-Correcting Serum for the Face

Biologique Recherche Crème PIGM 400 Brightening and Pigment Spot-Correcting Face Cream Versus Biologique Recherche Sérum PIGM 400 Brightening and Dark Spot-Correcting Serum for the Face Detailed comparison of Biologique Recherche Crème PIGM 400 Brightening and Pigment Spot-Correcting Face Cream versus Biologique Recherche Sérum PIGM 400 Brightening and Dark Spot-Correcting Serum for the Face. Water Coco-Caprylate Butylene Glycol Sodium Acrylates Copolymer Pentylene Glycol Lactobacillus/Wasabia Japonica Root Ferment Extract Mica Hydrolyzed Prunus Domestica Soy Isoflavones Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Biosaccharide Gum-4 Alteromonas Ferment Filtrate Vibrio Alginolyticus Ferment Filtrate Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol Lecithin Glycerin Tocopherol Titanium Dioxide Magnesium Aluminum Silicate Polysorbate 80 Alcohol Denat. Phenoxyethanol Water, Coco-Caprylate, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Lactobacillus/Wasabia Japonica Root Ferment Extract, Mica, Hydrolyzed Prunus Domestica, Soy Isoflavones, Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Alteromonas Ferment Filtrate, Vibrio Alginolyticus Ferment Filtrate, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol, Lecithin, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Titanium Dioxide, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Polysorbate 80, Alcohol Denat., Phenoxyethanol Dictyopteris Membranacea Extract Pancratium Maritimum Extract Oligopeptide-68 Glycine Soja Oil Hydrogenated Lecithin Alcohol Sodium Oleate Disodium EDTA Water, Coco-Caprylate, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Lactobacillus/Wasabia Japonica Root Ferment Extract, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Soy Isoflavones, Hydrolyzed Prunus Domestica, Dictyopteris Membranacea Extract, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanyl Palmitate, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol, Oligopeptide-68, Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract, Glycine Soja Oil, Lecithin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polysorbate 80, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Oleate, Disodium EDTA 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. Coco-Caprylate is a lightweight emollient made by combining coconut-derived fatty alcohols (caprylic and capric acid). Its primary role in formulas is as a skin-softening emollient with excellent spreadability (it's considered a plant-based alternative to silicone oils like dimethicone). This ingredient is considered safe for use and concentrations range from 0.5-62%. Caprylic and capric fall outside the C11-24 range that Malassezia feeds on, and a 2020 study found caprylic acid disrupted Malassezia furfur cell membrane, with a caprylic acid derivative damaging membrane structures at concentrations as low as 0.2%. Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol is an antioxidant. According to a manufacturer, this ingredient is used for skin whitening, freckle removal, and photoprotection. 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. We don't have a description for Hydrolyzed Prunus Domestica yet. Lactobacillus/Wasabia Japonica Root Ferment Extract is an antioxidant. Lecithin is a term for a group of substances found in the cell membranes of plants, animals, and humans. They are made up of phospholipids. Thanks to its amphiphilic structure (water-loving head and oil-loving tail), it is a true multitasker: It plays well with most ingredients and is typically used at 0.1-1%. However, concentrations up to 50% have been reported in moisturizers. We don't have a description for Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract yet. 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 membran