Ectoin Hydro-Barrier Serum vs Balancing & Clarifying Serum

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Recommended The Inkey List Ectoin Hydro-Barrier Serum $15.00 $16.00 at Theinkeylist ↗Save	The Ordinary Balancing & Clarifying Serum $19.90 Save
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	sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, ceramide np, hyaluronic acid	Not recorded
Free ofdiffers	fragrance-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-updiffers	fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed	None flagged from the checks we ranPore 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 · 34 ingredients	Fully parsed · 22 ingredients
Key actives · 4
ceramide np	yes	no
hyaluronic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
hyaluronic acid (salt form) Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
pro-vitamin b5	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 32
acetyl glucosamine	no	yes
adenosine	no	yes
behenic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
carnitine	no	yes
ceramide ap	yes	no
ceramide eop	yes	no
cetearyl alcohol	yes	no
chlorphenesin	no	yes
cholesterol	yes	no
citric acid	yes	no
coco-caprylate	yes	no
coconut alkanes	yes	no
glyceryl stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
jojoba esters	yes	no
lactococcus ferment lysate	no	yes
maltodextrin	yes	no
phytosphingosine	yes	no
polyglyceryl-10 stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-6 behenate	yes	no
polylysine	no	yes
potassium azeloyl diglycinate Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
sarcosine	no	yes
silanetriol	no	yes
sodium benzoate	no	yes
sodium cetearyl sulfate	yes	no
sodium chloride	no	yes
sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
sodium levulinate	yes	no
sodium stearoyl glutamate	yes	no
triethyl citrate	yes	no
trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate	no	yes

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The bottom line

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