AlumierMD Microderm Polish Versus PCA Skin Daily Exfoliant

AlumierMD Microderm Polish Versus PCA Skin Daily Exfoliant Detailed comparison of AlumierMD Microderm Polish versus PCA Skin Daily Exfoliant. Water Hydrated Silica Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine Propanediol Glycerin Citrus Grandis Peel Oil Jojoba Esters Coco-Glucoside Cetearyl Olivate Glycol Distearate Glyceryl Oleate Sorbitan Olivate Glyceryl Stearate Caprylyl Glycol Caprylic Acid Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Xylitol Disodium EDTA Sodium Hydroxide Limonene Sodium Chloride Benzoic Acid Citral Linalool Tetrasodium EDTA Citric Acid Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate Water, Hydrated Silica, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Propanediol, Glycerin, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Jojoba Esters, Coco-Glucoside, Cetearyl Olivate, Glycol Distearate, Glyceryl Oleate, Sorbitan Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylic Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Xylitol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Limonene, Sodium Chloride, Benzoic Acid, Citral, Linalool, Tetrasodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate Cellulose Acetate Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside Acrylates Copolymer Sodium Cocoamphoacetate Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Benzyl Alcohol Ethylhexylglycerin Bisabolol Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters Sclerotium Gum Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil Salicornia Herbacea Extract Lavandula Angustifolia Oil Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract Avena Sativa Kernel Extract Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Propanediol, Cellulose Acetate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Acrylates Copolymer, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Benzyl Alcohol, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Bisabolol, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Sclerotium Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Salicornia Herbacea Extract, Tetrasodium EDTA, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine is a synthetic cleansing agent, though it is derived from coconut oil. It is used to enhance the texture of products by boosting lather and thickening the texture. As a cleanser, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine is mild. Coco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil. Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away. This ingredient is considered gentle and non-comedogenic. However, it may still be irritating for some. Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum. Topically, glycerin does several things at once: Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3. Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin. This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products. Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity. Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine. Glyceryl Oleate is the monoester of glycerin and oleic acid. It is a skin-conditioning emollient that also helps form emulsions. What makes glyceryl oleate special is its "re-fatting" effect. When you wash your hair and skin with a surfactant-based cleanser, the surfactants grab onto everything. This includes your skin's natural lipids, or the fats that live in your skin barrier and sebum. Once you rinse these surfactants away, it leaves your skin feeling tight, dry, and clean (in a not-good way). Re-fatting is essentially putting some of these lipids back. Glyceryl oleate deposits a thin layer of emollient lipids back on the skin or hair surface reduce some of the barrier damage. Also, glyceryl oleate isn't a foreign molecule to your skin. It's chemically identical to something your skin already produces and manages naturally. This is why it tends to be well-tolerated with low risk of irritation. Typical use levels range from 0.5-5%. Glyceryl Oleate has a function of "perfuming" in the CosIng database. This just means that the ingredient has some scent character that can contribute to the product's overall smell. The scent of this ingredient is described as "waxy". As an ester of oleic acid, this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. This is because oleic acid falls into the carbon-chain length that Malassezia can use as a substrate. Propanediol is an all-star ingredient.