Arganour Night Facial Cream Versus FaceTheory Peptide Firming Night Cream

Arganour Night Facial Cream Versus FaceTheory Peptide Firming Night Cream Detailed comparison of Arganour Night Facial Cream Normal & Dry Skin versus FaceTheory Peptide Firming Night Cream Lavender. This barrier-repair night moisturizer is formulated around Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil and Butyrospermum Parkii Butter to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. This night moisturizer is formulated around Oryza Sativa Bran Oil to hydrate skin. Water Cetearyl Alcohol Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil Glycerin Ricinus Communis Seed Oil Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Glyceryl Stearate Persea Gratissima Oil Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil Cocos Nucifera Oil Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil Xanthan Gum Tocopherol Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Glyceryl Caprylate Sodium Levulinate Sodium Anisate Citric Acid Citral Citronellol Geraniol Geranyl Acetate Linalool Pinene Terpineol Terpinolene Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Glycerin, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glyceryl Stearate, Persea Gratissima Oil, Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate, Citric Acid, Citral, Citronellol, Geraniol, Geranyl Acetate, Linalool, Pinene, Terpineol, Terpinolene Cetyl Alcohol Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract Stearic Acid Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil Oryza Sativa Bran Oil Phospholipids Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose Melatonin Lavandula Angustifolia Angustifolia Herb Oil Dextran Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3 Limonene Water, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Extract, Stearic Acid, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Sodium Anisate, Sodium Levulinate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tocopherol, Phospholipids, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Melatonin, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Xanthan Gum, Lavandula Angustifolia Angustifolia Herb Oil, Dextran, Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3, Limonene, Linalool These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. You may know this ingredient as argan oil. It has emollient and skin conditioning properties that help soften skin and reinforce the lipid barrier. The fatty acid profile of argan oil is roughly 45-55% oleic acid, 28-36% linoleic acid, 10-15% palmitic acid, and 5-7% stearic acid. It also contains vitamin E, sterols, squalene, and polyphenols like ferulic acid. Two clinical studies in postmenopausal women found that applying argan oil for 60 days significantly improved skin elasticity and moisturization (reduced transepidermal water loss and increased epidermal water content). Since it is high in oleic and linoleic acid, this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. Both of these fall in the C11-C24 range that Malassezia yeast can metabolize. 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 Caprylate comes from glycerin and caprylic acid. It is an emollient, co-emulsifier, and preservative booster. Its short C8 fatty acid chain makes it behave differently from its longer-chain emollient cousins like Glyceryl Stearate. It feels more lightweight, fast-absorbing, and silky instead of rich and waxy. As a co-emulsifier, its "head" and "tail" sit at the oil-water interface. But overall, the short C8 tail and not being water soluble means it doesn't really have the muscle to emulsify a formula on its own. That's why you'll often see it paired with a primary emulsifier like Cetearyl Glucoside. Interestingly, Glyceryl Caprylate acts as a preservative booster. This is because its fatty-acid backbone disrupts microbial lipid membranes. It shows excellent activity against bacteria and yeast but is weaker against mold. Typical concentrations range from 0.5-1% and this ingredient is generally non-irritating. Because this ingredient has a C8 fatty acid chain, it is outside the range that the Malassezia yeast metabolizes (making it fungal acne safe). Glyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coco