Alastin C-Radical Defense Antioxidant Serum Versus IMAGE skincare Vital C Hydrating Anti-Aging Serum

Alastin C-Radical Defense Antioxidant Serum Versus IMAGE skincare Vital C Hydrating Anti-Aging Serum Detailed comparison of Alastin C-Radical Defense Antioxidant Serum versus IMAGE skincare Vital C Hydrating Anti-Aging Serum. This anti-aging serum is formulated around Sodium Ascorbate and Ubiquinone to soften the look of wrinkles and brighten dull-looking skin. This hydrating serum is formulated around Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice and Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate to hydrate skin. Water Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Glycerin Sodium Acrylates Copolymer Squalane Sodium Ascorbate Ubiquinone Ectoin Physalis Angulata Extract Betaine Phosphatidylcholine Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Carnosine Centella Asiatica Extract Olea Europaea Leaf Extract Zingiber Officinale Root Extract Ergothioneine Dunaliella Salina Extract Punica Granatum Fruit Extract Bisabolol Lactoferrin Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate Cetyl Alcohol Sodium Benzoate Xanthan Gum Tocopherol Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Propanediol Tocopheryl Acetate Caprylyl Glycol Mannitol Lecithin Phenoxyethanol C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Ethylhexylglycerin Caprylhydroxamic Acid Citric Acid Potassium Sorbate Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Squalane, Sodium Ascorbate, Ubiquinone, Ectoin, Physalis Angulata Extract, Betaine, Phosphatidylcholine, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Carnosine, Centella Asiatica Extract, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Ergothioneine, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Bisabolol, Lactoferrin, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Propanediol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Mannitol, Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil Limonene Cetearyl Olivate Sorbitan Olivate Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate PPG-12/Smdi Copolymer Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Glyceryl Stearate PEG-100 Stearate Dimethicone Di-PPG-2 Myreth-10 Adipate Stearic Acid Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate Panthenol Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil Butylene Glycol Glycine Soja Sterols Linoleic Acid Phospholipids Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil Squalene Propylene Glycol Glucosamine Hcl Hexylene Glycol Linoleamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate PEG-8 Pisum Sativum Extract Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract Magnesium Aluminum Silicate Disodium EDTA Eugenia Caryophyllus Leaf Oil Yeast Polysaccharides Sodium Hyaluronate Glyceryl Polymethacrylate Carbomer Eugenol Ascorbyl Palmitate Benzoic Acid Ascorbic Acid Sodium Lactate Polysorbate 20 Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Spiraea Ulmaria Flower Extract Taurine Corallina Officinalis Extract Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract Centella Asiatica Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract BHT Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Darutoside Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 Arginine Leucine Lysine Valine Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Water, Glycerin, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Limonene, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, PPG-12/Smdi Copolymer, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, G Be the first to review These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate is a lightweight emollient made by combinig benzoic acid with fatty alcohols that are 12-15 carbons long. In cosmetics, it plays several roles: The 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. This 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. It'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. Overall, this ingredient is well tolerated. This ingredient is fungal acne safe because it is an ester of benzoic acid. Think 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 the yeast can't use as food. Benzoic acid is actually used as a preservative to stop yeast from growing. The 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). In 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. So not much gets released. And whatever does get snipped comes packaged with benzoic acid, which discourages yeast growth. Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (tea extract) is one of the most well-researched plant extracts in skincare with an impressive resume. Black tea, green tea, and oolong tea are all harvested from the Camellia Sinensis plant. Studies show green tea extract and its catechins (like epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)) help your skin cells product energy more efficiently and reducing the number of free-radicals that can damage your skin from the inside. In lab-grown skin models, this translated to younger, healthier, and stronger skin. There's also good sun protection data; researchers saw less DNA damage and redness on human skin when green tea was applied before UVB exposure. And the more they applied, the better the protection. Needless to say, this ingredient shouldn't replace your sunscreen. But it is a great supportive ingredient that you can already find in many sunscreens and antioxidant serums. A 2009 study found a 2% green tea lotion was effective for mild-to-moderate acne thanks to its anti-inflammatory and mild antimicrobial activity. The quality of the extract matters a lot here: Good extracts contain 50-90% catechins while lower quality