Intensive Repair Cream
Refreshing Emulsion

Paula's Choice

Intensive Repair Cream

Rejuran

Refreshing Emulsion

A face cream built around Retinoid and Peptides, for barrier repair and smoothing.

A face moisturizer built around Niacinamide and PHA, for barrier repair and hydration.

Face cream
Face moisturizer
55 ingredients
50 ingredients

Brand price

USD 42.00 · checked 8 Oct 2026 · brand's site

Brand price

USD 44.00 · checked 28 Sept 2026 · brand's site

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Brand from South Korea

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Key Ingredients

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  • Water (in both products)

    Skin Conditioning

  • Ethylhexyl Stearate

    Emollient

    5 / —

    • Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
    • May Trigger Acne
    • May Worsen Keratosis Pilaris
    • May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis

  • Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil

    Emollient

    0-2 / 0

    • Face oil
    • Plant oils and butters (coconut, olive, shea)
    • Plant or mineral oil
    • Barrier Repair
    • Hydrating
    • May Trigger Acne
    • May Worsen Keratosis Pilaris
    • May Worsen Oily Skin
    • May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis

  • Butylene Glycol (in both products)

    Humectant

    1 / 0

    • Hydrating

  • Glycerin (in both products)

    Humectant

    0 / 0

    • Possibly animal-derived
    • Hydrating

  • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

    Occlusive

    1 / 1

  • Petrolatum

    Emollient

    0 / —

    • Plant or mineral oil
    • Barrier Repair
    • Hydrating
    • May Worsen Oily Skin

  • Cetearyl Alcohol (in both products)

    Emollient

    2 / 1

    • Fatty alcohol
    • Fatty alcohols (Malassezia)
    • May Trigger Acne
    • May Worsen Keratosis Pilaris
    • May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis

  • Dimethicone (in both products)

    Emollient

    1 / 0

    • Silicones
    • Barrier Repair
    • Hydrating
    • Smoothing

  • Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/Hexacaprate

    Emulsifying

  • Water (in both products)

    Skin Conditioning

  • Glycerin (in both products)

    Humectant

    0 / 0

    • Possibly animal-derived
    • Hydrating

  • Butylene Glycol (in both products)

    Humectant

    1 / 0

    • Hydrating

  • 1,2-Hexanediol

    Skin Conditioning

  • Niacinamide (in both products)

    Smoothing

    0 / —

    • Niacinamide
    • Acne Fighting
    • Barrier Repair
    • Brightening
    • Dark Spots
    • Even Tone
    • Oil Control
    • Pore Refining
    • Redness Reducing

  • Cetearyl Alcohol (in both products)

    Emollient

    2 / 1

    • Fatty alcohol
    • Fatty alcohols (Malassezia)
    • May Trigger Acne
    • May Worsen Keratosis Pilaris
    • May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis

  • Methylpropanediol

    Solvent

    0-1 / —

  • Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin)

    Emollient

  • Octyldodecyl Myristate

    Emollient

    • Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
    • May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis

  • Polysorbate 60

    Cleansing

    • Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
    • Polysorbates (Tween emulsifiers)
    • May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis

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