20% Niacinamide Serum vs Soothing & Barrier Support Serum
20% Niacinamide Serum and Soothing & Barrier Support Serum share 6 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.
Shared 620% Niacinamide Serum only 5Soothing & Barrier Support Serum only 37
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Shared formula
13%
- Ingredients in every formula
- 6in both formulas
- Key actives unique to one formula
- 1unique active
- Ingredient rows compared
- 48rows compared
From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows.
The formulas, row by row
48 ingredients across 2 labels| on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient | ||
|---|---|---|
Basics | ||
| Type & size | Serum · size not on the record | Serum · size not on the record |
| Brand origindiffers | European | American |
Offers | ||
| Where to buydiffers | $16.00 · Theinkeylist | Not recorded |
Formula | ||
| Key activesdiffers | niacinamide, squalane | niacinamide |
| Free of | sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free | sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free |
| Heads-up | fragrance allergens · fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed | fragrance allergens · fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed |
Fit & community | ||
| Rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Best for | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Data quality | ||
| Label coveragediffers | Fully parsed · 11 ingredients | Fully parsed · 43 ingredients |
Key actives · 1 | ||
squalane | yes | no |
Rest of the labels · 41 | ||
4-t-butylcyclohexanol | no | yes |
anhydroxylitol | no | yes |
asiatic acid | no | yes |
asiaticoside | no | yes |
bisabolol | no | yes |
brassica campestris sterols | no | yes |
butylene glycol | yes | no |
cetearyl alcohol | no | yes |
ceteth-20 phosphate | no | yes |
cetylhydroxyproline palmitamide | no | yes |
chlorphenesin | no | yes |
cyanocobalamin | no | yes |
dicetyl phosphate | no | yes |
epigallocatechin gallatyl glucoside | no | yes |
ethyl linoleate | no | yes |
ethylhexylglycerin | no | yes |
gallyl glucoside | no | yes |
glycerin | yes | no |
hexyldecanol | no | yes |
hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid | no | yes |
isodecyl neopentanoate | no | yes |
madecassic acid | no | yes |
naringenin | no | yes |
p-anisic acid | no | yes |
panthenyl triacetate | no | yes |
pentylene glycol | no | yes |
phospholipids | no | yes |
phytic acid | no | yes |
propanediol | no | yes |
propyl gallate | no | yes |
sodium citrate | no | yes |
sodium hydroxide | no | yes |
sodium phytate | no | yes |
sorbitan isostearate | yes | no |
sphingolipids | no | yes |
stearic acid | no | yes |
vitamin e | no | yes |
xylitol | no | yes |
xylitylglucoside | no | yes |
zinc pca | yes | no |
zingiber officinale root extract | no | yes |
Rows come from parsed labels and live offers. Where a label isn’t fully captured, we say so instead of guessing.
The bottom line
Choose The Inkey List if you want Squalane in the formula.
Choose The Ordinary if you want this formula as listed.
Both lines come from the parsed labels and the prices on this page — neither product is the reference, and neither is called the better one.
This is not medical advice.
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