Aveeno Ultra-Calming Daily Face Moisturizer SPF 15 Versus Paula's Choice Skin Recovery Daily Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30

Aveeno Ultra-Calming Daily Face Moisturizer SPF 15 Versus Paula's Choice Skin Recovery Daily Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30 Detailed comparison of Aveeno Ultra-Calming Daily Face Moisturizer SPF 15 versus Paula's Choice Skin Recovery Daily Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30. This calming day moisturizer is formulated around Panthenol to calm redness and hydrate skin. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Avena Sativa Kernel Extract and Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3% Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 7.5% Ethylhexyl Salicylate 2% Water C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Cetearyl Alcohol Dimethicone Cyclopentasiloxane Glycerin Cyclohexasiloxane Arachidyl Alcohol Phenyl Trimethicone Phenoxyethanol Cetearyl Glucoside Panthenol Benzyl Alcohol Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract Behenyl Alcohol Steareth-2 Sodium Cocoyl Amino Acids Steareth-21 Parfum Polyacrylamide Arachidyl Glucoside Disodium EDTA Methylparaben C13-14 Isoparaffin Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate Sarcosine Laureth-7 Ethylparaben Butylparaben Propylparaben Isobutylparaben Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate Potassium Aspartate Magnesium Aspartate Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 3%, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 7.5%, Ethylhexyl Salicylate 2%, Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Cyclohexasiloxane, Arachidyl Alcohol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Panthenol, Benzyl Alcohol, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract, Behenyl Alcohol, Steareth-2, Sodium Cocoyl Amino Acids, Steareth-21, Parfum, Polyacrylamide, Arachidyl Glucoside, Disodium EDTA, Methylparaben, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sarcosine, Laureth-7, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Potassium Aspartate, Magnesium Aspartate Titanium Dioxide 3.85% Zinc Oxide 3.12% Isononyl Isononanoate Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil Glyceryl Stearate PEG-100 Stearate Butylene Glycol Pentylene Glycol Glycine Soja Sterols Vp/Eicosene Copolymer Avena Sativa Kernel Extract Sodium Hyaluronate Allantoin Tocopheryl Acetate Hydrogenated Lecithin Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Superoxide Dismutase Ubiquinone Ceramide Ng Methicone Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 PEG-10 Dimethicone Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Tribehenin PEG-10 Phytosterol Sorbitan Stearate Polyhydroxystearic Acid Alumina Polysorbate 20 Aluminum Stearate Xanthan Gum Caprylyl Glycol Ethylhexylglycerin Chlorphenesin Titanium Dioxide 3.85%, Zinc Oxide 3.12%, Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Glycine Soja Sterols, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Superoxide Dismutase, Ubiquinone, Ceramide Ng, Methicone, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tribehenin, PEG-10 Phytosterol, Sorbitan Stearate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Alumina, Polysorbate 20, Aluminum Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin 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. Cetearyl alcohol is a waxy mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is an emollient and emulsifier. Despite having "alcohol" in its name, it has nothing to do with drying solvent alcohols; the FDA also allows "alcohol-free" products to contain fatty alcohols like this ingredient. It plays several roles in a formula: Typical use levels for this ingredient sit around 1-10% and the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has affirmed safety at concentrations up to 25% in leave-on products. Multiple assessments have found it to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing to most people. However, there have been some cases of allergic contact dermatitis in patients with chronically compromised skin barriers. Cetearyl alcohol has a comedogenic rating of 2 and irritancy rating of 1. Both of these numbers come from the 1989 study that used rabbit ears; a "2" means mildly comedogenic and a "1" means low irritancy. Here's the catch: rabbit skin is more sensitive than human skin and throws a lot of false positives. A 1996 reappraisal found that ingredients rated 1-2 in the rabbit ear tests are generally safe for humans. Remember