Avant Skincare Blue Volcanic Stone Purifying & Antioxidising Cleansing Gel Versus IMAGE skincare Clear Cell Clarifying Repair Crème

Avant Skincare Blue Volcanic Stone Purifying & Antioxidising Cleansing Gel Versus IMAGE skincare Clear Cell Clarifying Repair Crème Detailed comparison of Avant Skincare Blue Volcanic Stone Purifying & Antioxidising Cleansing Gel versus IMAGE skincare Clear Cell Clarifying Repair Crème. This mild gel cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped. This acne treatment is formulated around Salicylic Acid and Bakuchiol to clear breakouts and strengthen the skin barrier. Water Cocamidopropyl Betaine Coco-Glucoside Decyl Glucoside Gaultheria Procumbens Leaf Extract Hydrolyzed Walnut Extract Panthenol Glycerin Tocopherol Zinc PCA Calcium Chloride Ferric Chloride Magnesium Chloride Cupric Chloride Manganese Chloride Zinc Chloride Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride Disodium EDTA Laureth-2 PEG-90 Glyceryl Isostearate Glyceryl Oleate Propylene Glycol Pentylene Glycol Citric Acid Parfum Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate CI 42090 Water, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Coco-Glucoside, Decyl Glucoside, Gaultheria Procumbens Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Walnut Extract, Panthenol, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Zinc PCA, Calcium Chloride, Ferric Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, Cupric Chloride, Manganese Chloride, Zinc Chloride, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Disodium EDTA, Laureth-2, PEG-90 Glyceryl Isostearate, Glyceryl Oleate, Propylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Parfum, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, CI 42090 Squalane Salicylic Acid Dimethicone Glyceryl Stearate Cetyl Alcohol Cetearyl Alcohol Phenoxyethanol Bakuchiol Niacinamide Sclerotium Gum Stearic Acid Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate Ceteth-10 Phosphate Dicetyl Phosphate Sodium Hydroxide Ethylhexylglycerin Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil Ceramide NP Ceramide AP Phytosphingosine Cholesterol Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Xanthan Gum Carbomer Limonene Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract Salix Nigra Bark Extract Symphytum Officinale Rhizome/Root Extract Sodium Metabisulfite Ceramide EOP Water, Squalane, Glycerin, Salicylic Acid, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Bakuchiol, Niacinamide, Sclerotium Gum, Stearic Acid, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Ceteth-10 Phosphate, Dicetyl Phosphate, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Limonene, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Symphytum Officinale Rhizome/Root Extract, Sodium Metabisulfite, Ceramide EOP These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. 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. Pentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula: Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses. On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations. Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%. 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!