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PCA Skin ReBalance Versus Eminence Organics Turmeric Energizing Treatment

PCA Skin ReBalance Versus Eminence Organics Turmeric Energizing Treatment This calming moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Bisabolol to calm redness and strengthen the skin barrier. This brightening exfoliator is formulated around Kaolin and Citri

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PCA Skin ReBalance Versus Eminence Organics Turmeric Energizing Treatment

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

This brightening exfoliator is formulated around Kaolin and Citric Acid to brighten dull-looking skin.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Ethylhexyl Isononanoate

Glycereth-26

Butylene Glycol

Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

Phenoxyethanol

Niacinamide

Carbomer

Polyisobutene

Caprylyl Glycol

Bisabolol

Sodium Hydroxide

Ethylhexylglycerin

Hexylene Glycol

PEG-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether

Tocopheryl Acetate

Oenothera Biennis Oil

Borago Officinalis Seed Oil

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

Sodium Hyaluronate

Water, Ethylhexyl Isononanoate, Glycereth-26, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Niacinamide, Carbomer, Polyisobutene, Caprylyl Glycol, Bisabolol, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, PEG-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether, Tocopheryl Acetate, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate

Zea Mays Cob Powder

Oryza Sativa Powder

Kaolin

Sodium Bicarbonate

Diatomaceous Earth

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

Citric Acid

Iron Oxides

Capsicum Annuum Extract

Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract

Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract

Medicago Sativa Leaf Extract

Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract

Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract

Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract

Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract

Curcuma Longa Root Powder

Curcuma Longa Root Oil

Citrine

Zeolite

Ascorbic Acid

Pelargonium Graveolens Oil

Vanillyl Butyl Ether

Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract

Citrus Limon Peel

Malpighia Glabra Fruit Extract

Emblica Officinalis Fruit

Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil

Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract

Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract

Cocos Nucifera Water

Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract

Tapioca Starch

Acacia Senegal Gum

Zea Mays Cob Powder, Oryza Sativa Powder, Kaolin, Sodium Bicarbonate, Diatomaceous Earth, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Citric Acid, Iron Oxides, Capsicum Annuum Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Medicago Sativa Leaf Extract, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Dioscorea Villosa Root Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Powder, Curcuma Longa Root Oil, Citrine, Zeolite, Ascorbic Acid, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Vanillyl Butyl Ether, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Peel, Malpighia Glabra Fruit Extract, Emblica Officinalis Fruit, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Cocos Nucifera Water, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Tapioca Starch, Acacia Senegal Gum, Tocopheryl Acetate

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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.

Tocopheryl Acetate is a stable, shelf-friendly form of vitamin E.

Formulators love it because plain vitamin E oxidizes quickly once it hits air. This acetate version stays stable and resists going off, helping to extend a product's shelf life.

It's actually inactive on its own and works like a slow-release "storage" form; the enzymes in your skin called esterases gradually convert it into active vitamin E over time.

One in vivo study showed 5% of the acetate in the living layer of the epidermis converted to vitamin E after 5 days of application. This study also found the skin gained protection against UV damage even though the conversion was slow and small.

Once converted, vitamin E acts as a skin's main fat-soluble antioxidant that fights free radicals to protect skin from damage.

Topical vitamin E generally boosts the skin's photoprotection, and it reduced UV-damage in animal models.

This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.

Overall, it has a pretty solid safety profile and has been found to be non-irritating and non-comedogenic. Allergic reactions may happen but stay rare due to how widely the ingredient gets used.

The concentration will vary depending on the formula; industry data shows 0.1% in baby lotions, 3% in lipsticks, and 5% in foot powders. You can also find this ingredient at 100% in a pure vitamin E oil.

Most leave-on skincare keeps it at the lower end, often between 0.5-1%.

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Ingredients & structured notes

Ingredient index

PCA Skin Daily Defense MistIngredients explained

  1. 01Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product.
  2. 02It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water.
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  4. 04Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying.
  5. 05One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time.
  6. 06Aloe Vera is one of today’s magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped.
  7. 07What research does confirm about Aloe is that it’s a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. It als…
  8. 08A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin
  9. 09A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years
  10. 10Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier
  11. 11Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40%
  12. 12High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin
  13. 13Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often used and often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved.
  14. 14It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula.
  15. 15It’s pretty much the current IT-preservative. It’s safe and gentle, but even more importantly, it’s not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben.
  16. 16It’s not something new: it was introduced around 1950 and today it can be used up to 1% worldwide. It can be found in nature - in green tea - but the version used in cosmetics is synthetic.
  17. 17Other than having a good safety profile and being quite gentle to the skin it has some other advantages too. It can be used in many types of formulations as it has great thermal stability (can be heated up to 85°C) and works on a wide range of pH le…
  18. 18It’s often used together with ethylhexylglycerin as it nicely improves the preservative activity of phenoxyethanol.
  19. 19We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
  20. 20A little helper ingredient that is used to adjust the pH of the product. It also helps to keep products stay nice longer by neutralizing the metal ions in the formula (they usually come from water).
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