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Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide vs The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum

Same comparison whichever way you searched it: The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum vs Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide.

The bottom line

Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide does more across the board (it leads on barrier repair, brightening / tone, oil-control & blemishes), while The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum is the simpler, more pared-back pick.

Reach for Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide if you want the actives; The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum if you want fewer ingredients doing less, gently.

Reviewed by Maya FaourLast reviewed September 2026
Beauty of JoseonGlow Serum: Propolis + NiacinamideSerum · ~€16See every ingredient in Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide, decoded
The OrdinaryMulti-Peptide + HA SerumSerum · ~€21See every ingredient in Multi-Peptide + HA Serum, decoded

Which should you pick?

Pick Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide if

  • you are dealing with breakouts and oiliness
  • dark spots, dullness or an uneven tone are your focus
  • you want the more affordable option

Pick Multi-Peptide + HA Serum if

  • it is the one you can get most easily or already trust

What each delivers

HydrationBarrierBrighteningOil-controlAnti-aging
Glow Serum: Propolis + NiacinamideMulti-Peptide + HA Serum
  • Hydration
    1010
  • Barrier repair
    97
  • Brightening / tone
    73
  • Oil-control & blemishes
    83
  • Anti-aging
    66

Side by side

Glow Serum: Propolis + NiacinamideMulti-Peptide + HA Serum
TypeSerumSerum
Key activesGlycerin, Niacinamide, Hyaluronic acidGlycerin, Crosslinked sodium HA, Hyaluronic acid
TextureA light, fast-absorbing texture that layers cleanly under the rest of your routine, with no greasy film.A light, fast-absorbing texture that layers cleanly under the rest of your routine, with no greasy film.
FragranceNone detectedNone detected
Fungal-acne safeNot likelyNot likely
PregnancyNo flagged activesNo flagged actives
Ingredients30 listed51 listed
Price~€16~€21

What's in one but not the other

The two labels share 8 of the 73 ingredients between them. The actives are where they part company.

What each one adds acts on The living epidermis, Not established, The stratum corneum for Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide and The stratum corneum, Not established for The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum. That is the layer each is understood to act on, not how deep it travels.

Only in Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide

Both share

Only in Multi-Peptide + HA Serum

Where each label stops telling you the dose

Ingredients are listed in order of how much is inside, but only down to 1%. Below that the brand may list them in any order it likes, so the bottom of a label is a set, not a ranking. These two stop being a ranking in very different places.

Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide

  1. 1Propolis Extract
  2. 2Dipropylene Glycol
  3. 3Glycerin
  4. 4Butylene Glycol
  5. 5Water
  6. 6Niacinamide
  7. 71,2-Hexanediol
  8. 8Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
  9. 9Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
  10. 10Sodium Hyaluronate
  11. 11Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract
  12. 12Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
  13. 13Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract
  14. 14Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Extract
  15. 15Centella Asiatica Extract
  16. 16Corallina Officinalis Extract
  17. 17Lotus Corniculatus Seed Extract
  18. 18Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil
  19. 19Betaine Salicylate
  20. 20Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
  21. 21Tromethamine
  22. 22Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
  23. 23Caprylyl Glycol
  24. 24Ethylhexylglycerin
  25. 25Dextrin
  26. 26Pentylene Glycol
  27. 27Octanediol
  28. 28Tocopherol
  29. 29Xanthan Gum
  30. 30Carbomer

7 of 30 sit below the line, marked by Ethylhexylglycerin.

The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum

  1. 1Aqua (Water)
  2. 2Glycerin
  3. 3Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
  4. 4Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
  5. 5Pentapeptide-18
  6. 6Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
  7. 7Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
  8. 8Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38
  9. 9Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate
  10. 10Acetylarginyltryptophyl Diphenylglycine
  11. 11Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
  12. 12Sodium Hyaluronate
  13. 13Allantoin
  14. 14Glycine
  15. 15Alanine
  16. 16Serine
  17. 17Valine
  18. 18Isoleucine
  19. 19Proline
  20. 20Threonine
  21. 21Histidine
  22. 22Phenylalanine
  23. 23Arginine
  24. 24Aspartic Acid
  25. 25Trehalose
  26. 26Fructose
  27. 27Glucose
  28. 28Maltose
  29. 29Urea
  30. 30Sodium PCA
  31. 31PCA
  32. 32Sodium Lactate
  33. 33Citric Acid
  34. 34Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
  35. 35Sodium Chloride
  36. 36Sodium Hydroxide
  37. 37Butylene Glycol
  38. 38Pentylene Glycol
  39. 39Acacia Senegal Gum
  40. 40Xanthan Gum
  41. 41Carbomer
  42. 42Polysorbate 20
  43. 43PPG-26-Buteth-26
  44. 44PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
  45. 45Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
  46. 46Ethoxydiglycol
  47. 47Sodium Benzoate
  48. 48Caprylyl Glycol
  49. 49Ethylhexylglycerin
  50. 50Phenoxyethanol
  51. 51Chlorphenesin

12 of 51 sit below the line, marked by Xanthan Gum.

Below the line is not too little to work: ceramides, retinoids and peptides all act far under a percent. It means the position stops carrying information. Where the line falls is inferred from the first ingredient whose whole job is done at a fraction of a percent, so it is a close read of the label rather than a number from the formula sheet.

The molecule doing the work

Glow Serum: Propolis + NiacinamideGlycerin
Multi-Peptide + HA SerumGlycerin

Better for…

  • Dark spots & uneven toneGlow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide
  • Breakouts & congestionGlow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide
  • Dryness & dehydrationEither works

Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide is the cheaper of the two (~€16 vs ~€21).

Ready to pick one?

Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide on amazon.comMulti-Peptide + HA Serum on amazon.com

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Common questions

Is Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide or The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum better for dark spots & uneven tone?

For dark spots & uneven tone, Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide is the stronger pick by our read of the two formulas. Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide does more across the board (it leads on barrier repair, brightening / tone, oil-control & blemishes), while The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum is the simpler, more pared-back pick. Reach for Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide if you want the actives; The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum if you want fewer ingredients doing less, gently.

Which is cheaper, Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide or The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum?

Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide is the cheaper of the two (~€16 vs ~€21).

Can I use Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide and The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum together?

They are both serums, so you would normally pick one rather than layer both in the same step. You can keep both and alternate them (morning and night, or on different days) if you like variety, but you do not need two.

What the scene shows

The cross-section at the top of this page is not decoration and not a diagram of the skin in general: it places the molecules these two are sold on at the layer each is understood to act on. Beauty of Joseon Glow Serum: Propolis + Niacinamide is placed by Glycerin (the stratum corneum), Niacinamide (the living epidermis), Hyaluronic acid (the stratum corneum). The Ordinary Multi-Peptide + HA Serum is placed by Glycerin (the stratum corneum), Crosslinked sodium HA (the stratum corneum), Hyaluronic acid (the stratum corneum). A layer is where an ingredient does its work, never how deep it travels, and never a claim about how well it works.

Back up to the scene

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