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Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream Versus Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant

Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream Versus Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant This calming moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Panthenol to calm redness and strengthen the skin barrier. This smoothing exfoliator is formulat

By Peptide Skincare & Beauty Editorial TeamPublished

Dr.G R.E.D Blemish Clear Soothing Cream Versus Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant

This calming moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Panthenol to calm redness and strengthen the skin barrier.

This smoothing exfoliator is formulated around Salicylic Acid to refine skin texture and refine the look of pores.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Butylene Glycol

Dicaprylyl Ether

Niacinamide

1,2-Hexanediol

Hydrogenated Polydecene

Pentylene Glycol

Dicaprylyl Carbonate

Vinyldimethicone

Caprylyl Methicone

Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

Panthenol

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Dimethiconol

Polymethylsilsesquioxane

Tromethamine

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer

Ethylhexylglycerin

Xanthan Gum

Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract

Fructooligosaccharides

Sodium Phytate

Allantoin

Lactobacillus Ferment

Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract

Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate

Yeast Ferment Extract

Tocopherol

Epigallocatechin Gallate

Madecassoside

Beta-Glucan

Centella Asiatica Extract

Asiaticoside

Madecassic Acid

Asiatic Acid

Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Pentylene Glycol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Vinyldimethicone, Caprylyl Methicone, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Panthenol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Dimethiconol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Tromethamine, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Fructooligosaccharides, Sodium Phytate, Allantoin, Lactobacillus Ferment, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Yeast Ferment Extract, Tocopherol, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Madecassoside, Beta-Glucan, Centella Asiatica Extract, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid

Methylpropanediol

Salicylic Acid

Polysorbate 20

Camellia Oleifera Leaf

Sodium Hydroxide

Tetrasodium EDTA

Water, Methylpropanediol, Butylene Glycol, Salicylic Acid, Polysorbate 20, Camellia Oleifera Leaf, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium 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.

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.

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!

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Ingredients & structured notes

Ingredient index

Ingredients Explained

  1. 01These ingredients are found in both products.
  2. 02Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
  3. 03Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
  4. 04Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
  5. 05Though 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.
  6. 06C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate is a lightweight emollient made by combinig benzoic acid with fatty alcohols that are 12-15 carbons long.
  7. 07In cosmetics, it plays several roles:
  8. 08The Cosmetic Review Expert Panel has concluded the alkyl benzoate group to be safe as used in cosmetics; it wasn't found to be a skin irritant and unlikely to be absorbed due to its low water solubility.
  9. 09This report recorded almost 1000 reported uses with concentrations up to 59% in leave-on products but your cosmetics will typically use 0.5-15% depending on the product.
  10. 10It's often called a "SPF booster": this is because it keeps UV filters properly dissolved and evenly distributed to support a sunscreen's performance. It doesn't actually raise SPF on its own.
  11. 11Overall, this ingredient is well tolerated.
  12. 12This ingredient is fungal acne safe because it is an ester of benzoic acid.
  13. 13Think of this ingredient as two parts stuck together: an oily part and an acid part. Malassezia only gets a meal when it can snip off a fatty acid to eat. With C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, the acid part is benzoic acid, which isn't a fatty acid and which …
  14. 14Benzoic acid is actually used as a preservative to stop yeast from growing.
  15. 15The oily part is a blend of C12-15 fatty alcohols but fatty alcohols in this size range can support only a little Malassezia growth (mostly for one species of Malassezia as well).
  16. 16In the ingredient, those alcohols stay locked inside the molecule. The yeast can only reach them by snipping the benzoate bond, and that type of bond is harder for it to cut than a normal fatty bond.
  17. 17So not much gets released. And whatever does get snipped comes packaged with benzoic acid, which discourages yeast growth.
  18. 18Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss.
  19. 19Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid.
  20. 20In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel.
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