Skin Inc French Pine Bark Serum Versus Biologique Recherche Sérum PIGM 400 Brightening and Dark Spot-Correcting Serum for the Face

Skin Inc French Pine Bark Serum Versus Biologique Recherche Sérum PIGM 400 Brightening and Dark Spot-Correcting Serum for the Face Detailed comparison of Skin Inc French Pine Bark Serum versus Biologique Recherche Sérum PIGM 400 Brightening and Dark Spot-Correcting Serum for the Face. This calming serum is formulated around Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract and Sh-Oligopeptide-1 to calm redness and soften the look of wrinkles. Water Butylene Glycol Glycerin Pentylene Glycol Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Glycine Soja Oil Lecithin Sodium Phosphate Algin Carbomer Alcaligenes Polysaccharides Potassium Hydroxide Polysorbate 80 CI 77491 Iron Oxides Phenoxyethanol Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Glycine Soja Oil, Lecithin, Sodium Phosphate, Algin, Carbomer, Alcaligenes Polysaccharides, Potassium Hydroxide, Polysorbate 80, CI 77491, Iron Oxides, Phenoxyethanol Coco-Caprylate 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 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. 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. Glycine Soja Oil is a plant-derived oil from soybean seeds. Like other oils, it is rich in essential fatty acids (mostly linoleic and oleic) that support skin hydration and barrier function. The fatty acids are able to integrate into the lipid matrix of the stratum corneum to help soften skin and reduce water loss. On top of that, soybean oil is rich in vitamins like vitamin E, a potent antioxidant. Research on soybean's active components also point to anti-inflammatory, collagen-stimulating, antioxidant activity, and protection against UV-induced oxidative damage. Most of this research applies to the broader soybean plant and not just the oil fraction alone. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe due to the oleic acid content. 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. 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 cosmeti