Abib Collagen Gel Mask Versus Abib Gummy Sheet Mask Sticker

Abib Collagen Gel Mask Versus Abib Gummy Sheet Mask Sticker

This anti-aging sheet mask is formulated around Niacinamide and Collagen Extract to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin.

This anti-aging sheet mask is formulated around Niacinamide and Panthenol to soften the look of wrinkles and strengthen the skin barrier.

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Butylene Glycol

Isopentyldiol

Glycerin

Betaine

Glycereth-26

Niacinamide

Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil

Methylpropanediol

1,2-Hexanediol

Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract

Collagen Extract

Chondrus Crispus Powder

Ceratonia Siliqua Gum

Sodium Hyaluronate

Kaolin

Hydroxyacetophenone

Glyceryl Stearate

Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides

Polysorbate 20

Polyacrylate-13

Allantoin

Propanediol

Glucomannan

Panthenol

Cellulose Gum

Polyisobutene

Octyldodeceth-16

Adenosine

Potassium Chloride

Dextrin

Ethylhexylglycerin

Sodium Phytate

Sorbitan Isostearate

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

Sodium Polyacrylate

Trehalose

Tocopherol

Caprylyl Glycol

Ceramide NP

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5

Cetearyl Alcohol

Xanthan Gum

Water, Butylene Glycol, Isopentyldiol, Glycerin, Betaine, Glycereth-26, Niacinamide, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Methylpropanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract, Collagen Extract, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Kaolin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Polysorbate 20, Polyacrylate-13, Allantoin, Propanediol, Glucomannan, Panthenol, Cellulose Gum, Polyisobutene, Octyldodeceth-16, Adenosine, Potassium Chloride, Dextrin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Phytate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Trehalose, Tocopherol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ceramide NP, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Cetearyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum

Dipropylene Glycol

Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate

Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate

Glyceryl Stearate Se

Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate

Carbomer

Glyceryl Caprylate

Lactobacillus/Soymilk Ferment Filtrate

Tromethamine

Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate

Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract

Centella Asiatica Extract

Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract

Pantolactone

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract

Hydrogenated Lecithin

Asiaticoside

Asiatic Acid

Madecassic Acid

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate

Tripeptide-1

Copper Tripeptide-1

Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5

Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2

Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1

Hexapeptide-9

Hexapeptide-11

Disodium EDTA

Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Isopentyldiol, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Butylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Panthenol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Carbomer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Lactobacillus/Soymilk Ferment Filtrate, Tromethamine, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Adenosine, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Pantolactone, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Collagen Extract, Tripeptide-1, Copper Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Hexapeptide-9, Hexapeptide-11, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Disodium EDTA

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.

It is a:

Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin

Emollient, helping to soften skin

Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas

Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives

Adenosine is a purine nucleoside that your body already makes in every cell. In skincare, it acts mainly as a skin conditioning and anti-aging agent.

The way it works is fairly well mapped out:

Your skin has cells called fibroblasts that build collagen (the stuff that keeps skin firm and smooth). Adenosine basically flips a switch on these cells that tells them to get to work making more collagen and other proteins. These cells slow down on their own as skin ages, so Adenosine helps give them a little nudge to keep going.

The clinical backing is pretty solid too.

A blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 126 women aged 45-65 tested a 0.1% cream twice daily and found real improvements in crow's feet and frown lines using a precise 3D skin-mapping technique; these changes showed up by week 3 and held at 2 months.

A later study using Adenosine-loaded dissolving microneedle patches reported gains in wrinkle depth, dermal density, elasticity, and hydration.

On concentrations, South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has set 0.04% as the approved functional anti-wrinkle level. You'll typically see this ingredient used somewhere in the 0.04-0.1% range since it works at low doses.

This ingredient has been found safe for cosmetics with the data showing no irritation or sensitization.

Overall, this is a great ingredient for any anti-aging routine and has no photosensitizing effect, so it suits both AM and PM use.

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.

Collagen extract is derived from parts of animals. It has skin conditioning properties and is mostly comprised of glycine, proline, and hydroxypoline. These are amino acids.

While our skin does have collagen, this ingredient is not used by the skin for anti-aging. Applying collagen topically has not been linked to helping with collagen loss in skin. All the benefits of collagen are related to hydration.

This ingredient will not increase sun sensitivity, but you should always wear sunscreen during the day.

Ethylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:

The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.

Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.

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.

Isopentyldiol is a synthetic solvent, humectant, and emollient.

Humectants have the ability to attract and hold water while emollients create a thin film to prevent water from evaporating. This combination keeps your skin and hair soft and hydrated. Plus, isopentyldiol does not leave a sticky feeling behind.

As a surfactant, isopentyldiol is a hydrotrope. Hydrotropes help surfactants (cleansing agents) dissolve into water.

According to the manufacturer, using this ingredient with sorbitol boosts skin hydration and helps close cuticles of damaged hair.

This ingredient is water-soluble.

Niacinamide is a multitasking form of vitamin B3 that strengthens the skin barrier, reduces pores and dark spots, regulates oil, and improves signs of aging.

And the best part? It's gentle and well-tolerated by most skin types, including sensitive and reactive skin.

You might have heard of "niacin flush", or the reddening of skin that causes itchiness. Niacinamide has not been found to cause this.

In very rare cases, some individuals may not be able to tolerate niacinamide at all or experience an allergic reaction to it.

If you are experiencing flaking, irritation, and dryness with this ingredient, be sure to double check all your products as this ingredient can be found in all categories of skincare.

When incorporating niacinamide into your routine, look out for concentration amounts. Typically, 5% niacinamide provides benefits such as fading dark spots. However, if you have sensitive skin, it is better to begin with a smaller concentration.

When you apply niacinamide to your skin, your body converts it into nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD). NAD is an essential coenzyme that is already found in your cells as "fuel" and powers countless biological processes.

In your skin, NAD helps repair cell damage, produce new healthy cells, support collagen production, strengthen the skin barrier, and fight environmental stressors (like UV and pollution).

Our natural NAD levels start to decline with age, leading to slower skin repair, visible aging, and a weaker skin barrier. By providing your skin niacinamide, you're recharging your skin's NAD levels. This leads to stronger, healthier, and younger looking skin.

Another name for vitamin B3 is nicotinamide. This vitamin is water-soluble and our bodies don't store it. We obtain Vitamin B3 from either food or skincare. Meat, fish, wheat, yeast, and leafy greens contain vitamin B3.

The type of niacinamide used in skincare is synthetically created.

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 is a synthetic signal lipopeptide. This just means it is a three amino acid chain bolted onto a palmitic acid tail so it can slip through the skin's lipid barrier.

This peptide has a "build more, lose less" approach.

It's designed to mimic the collagen-stimulating activity in your skin by copying a snippet of one of your skin's own matrix proteins. This nudges fibroblasts into making more collagen while inhibiting the enzyme that breaks down skin protein.

The manufacturer's in vivo study of 45 volunteers found 1% and 2.5% reduced the appearance of wrinkles by 7% and 12% respectively, after using it twice daily for 84 days.

This is in the expected range for peptides; they're slow and cumulative actives and not overnight fixers.

Typical use levels range from 1-3% and this ingredient gets along with pretty much everything.

On the fungal acne front: Although palmitic acid sits in the chain length that Malassezia can feed on, this ingredient has it locked in an amine bond. This makes it hard for Malassezia to access as a source of food, and therefore fungal acne safe.

Panthenol is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin. It is found naturally in our skin and hair.

There are two forms of panthenol: D and L.

D-panthenol is also known as dexpanthenol. Most cosmetics use dexpanthenol or a mixture of D and L-panthenol.

Panthenol is famous due to its ability to go deeper into the skin's layers. Using this ingredient has numerous pros (and no cons):

Like hyaluronic acid, panthenol is a humectant. Humectants are able to bind and hold large amounts of water to keep skin hydrated.

This ingredient works well for wound healing. It works by increasing tissue in the wound and helps close open wounds.

Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.

This ingredient is also referred to as pro-vitamin B5.

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!

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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