Drunk Elephant Amino Rain Glasswater Serum vs The Ordinary Amino Acids + B5 (the truer version)
25%Match
Only 25% overlap — quite different formulas
Ingredient Breakdown
Only in Drunk Elephant (42)
acrylates-beheneth-25-methacrylate-copolymer
Allantoin
C: 0/5I: 0/5humectant
avena-sativa-kernel-oil
Butylene Glycol
C: 1/5I: 1/5humectant
c9-12-alkane
coco-caprylate-caprate
dipalmitoyl-hydroxyproline
dipropylene-glycol
ethylhexyl-olivate
Ethylhexylglycerin
C: 0/5I: 1/5preservative
Glycerin
C: 0/5I: 0/5humectant
glyceryl-acrylate-acrylic-acid-copolymer
hydrolyzed-sodium-hyaluronate
iron-oxides
Mica
C: 0/5I: 0/5mineral
neopentyl-glycol-diheptanoate
Palmitic Acid
C: 2/5I: 0/5fatty acid
panax-ginseng-root-extract
Pentylene Glycol
C: 0/5I: 1/5humectant
Phenoxyethanol
C: 0/5I: 2/5preservative
polyglutamic-acid
ppg-8-ceteth-20
saccharide-isomerate
sclerocarya-birrea-seed-oil
sea-salt
sodium-acetylated-hyaluronate
sodium-carrageenan
sodium-citrate
Sodium Hyaluronate
C: 0/5I: 0/5humectant
sodium-hyaluronate-crosspolymer
Sodium Hydroxide
C: 0/5I: 2/5other
sodium-metabisulfite
sodium-polyacryloyldimethyl-taurate
sorbeth-30-tetraisostearate
sorbitan-sesquiisostearate
Squalane
C: 1/5I: 0/5emollient
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
C: 0/5I: 0/5other
Titanium Dioxide
C: 0/5I: 0/5sunscreen filter
Tocopheryl Acetate
C: 0/5I: 1/5antioxidant
tremella-fuciformis-sporocarp-extract
Water (Aqua)
C: 0/5I: 0/5other
Xanthan Gum
C: 0/5I: 0/5other
Shared (17)
alanine
Arginine
C: 0/5I: 0/5amino acid
aspartic-acid
Citric Acid
C: 0/5I: 2/5aha
glycine
histidine
isoleucine
Panthenol (Vitamin B5)
C: 0/5I: 0/5humectant
pca
phenylalanine
proline
Propanediol
C: 0/5I: 0/5humectant
serine
Sodium Lactate
C: 0/5I: 0/5humectant
Sodium PCA
C: 0/5I: 0/5humectant
threonine
valine
Only in The Ordinary (9)
1-2-hexanediol
Aqua (Water)
C: 0/5I: 0/5other
Betaine
C: 0/5I: 0/5humectant
caprylyl-glycol
dimethyl-isosorbide
glutamic-acid
lysine-hcl
polysorbate-20
trisodium-ethylenediamine-disuccinate
When Used Together
SynergyGlycerin + Squalane
[Class rule] Humectants pull moisture in, emollients lock it down. Classic hydration layering.
SynergyGlycerin + Titanium Dioxide
[Class rule] Humectants under SPF maintain skin hydration and improve sunscreen adherence.