Aveeno Tone + Texture Renewing Lotion for Sensitive Skin Versus First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Body Lotion

Aveeno Tone + Texture Renewing Lotion for Sensitive Skin Versus First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Body Lotion Detailed comparison of Aveeno Tone + Texture Renewing Lotion for Sensitive Skin versus First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Body Lotion. Water Glycerin Gluconolactone Cetyl Alcohol Glyceryl Stearate PEG-100 Stearate Dimethicone C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Stearyl Alcohol Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Cocos Nucifera Oil Avena Sativa Kernel Flour Magnesium Aluminum Silicate Sodium Hydroxide Caprylyl Glycol Xanthan Gum Chlorphenesin Niacinamide Disodium EDTA Titanium Dioxide Water, Glycerin, Gluconolactone, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Dimethicone, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Stearyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Chlorphenesin, Niacinamide, Disodium EDTA, Titanium Dioxide Colloidal Oatmeal 0.5% Stearic Acid Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Glyceryl Stearate Se Squalane Phenoxyethanol Allantoin Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Ceramide NP Cetearyl Alcohol Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Tetrasodium EDTA Colloidal Oatmeal 0.5%, Water, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Stearic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Dimethicone, Squalane, Phenoxyethanol, Allantoin, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Ceramide NP, Cetearyl Alcohol, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract, Disodium EDTA, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. This ingredient is also known as shea butter. It is a plant-derived extract from the nuts of the Africa shea tree and one of the most well-studied emollients. Because it has a high concentration of fatty acids (primarily oleic, stearic, and linoleic) it is able to form a protective barrier on the skin's surface. This helps seal in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL). In vitro research found an increase in skin hydration by 58% and a decrease in TEWL by 37.8% after 24 hours of applying this ingredient (pretty impressive for a single ingredient!). Besides hydration, shea butter also contains triterpenes that have anti-inflammatory potential. In particule, lupeol cinnamate has shown the highest anti-inflammatory activity in vivo. Shea butter also contains vitamins A and E which may contribute to antioxidant activity. While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe because its fatty acids fall within the C11-C24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize. 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. Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster de