Avène Antirougeurs Anti-Redness Soothing Day Cream Versus Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster

Avène Antirougeurs Anti-Redness Soothing Day Cream Versus Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster Detailed comparison of Avène Antirougeurs Anti-Redness Soothing Day Cream Canada versus Paula's Choice 10% Azelaic Acid Booster. This calming day moisturizer is formulated around Butyrospermum Parkii Butter and 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol to calm redness and hydrate skin. This calming treatment is formulated around Azelaic Acid and Salicylic Acid to calm redness and fade the look of dark spots. Water C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Glycerin Dicaprylyl Carbonate Diisopropyl Adipate Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane Glyceryl Stearate PEG-100 Stearate Potassium Cetyl Phosphate 1,2-Hexanediol 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer CI 42090 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Caprylyl Glycol Decyl Glucoside Disodium EDTA Parfum Glyceryl Behenate Glyceryl Dibehenate Octyldodecanol Pongamia Glabra Seed Oil Propylene Glycol Sodium Dextran Sulfate Sodium Hydroxide Stearyl Alcohol CI 77891 Tocopherol Tocopheryl Glucoside Tribehenin Tropolone Xanthan Gum Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Diisopropyl Adipate, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, 1,2-Hexanediol, 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, CI 42090, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, Decyl Glucoside, Disodium EDTA, Parfum, Glyceryl Behenate, Glyceryl Dibehenate, Octyldodecanol, Pongamia Glabra Seed Oil, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Dextran Sulfate, Sodium Hydroxide, Stearyl Alcohol, CI 77891, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Glucoside, Tribehenin, Tropolone, Xanthan Gum Azelaic Acid Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate Cetearyl Alcohol Dimethicone Salicylic Acid Adenosine Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract Allantoin Bisabolol Cyclopentasiloxane Sclerotium Gum Propanediol Butylene Glycol Phenoxyethanol Water, Azelaic Acid, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Dimethicone, Salicylic Acid, Adenosine, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Xanthan Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol 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. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss. Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid. In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel. While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this. Just patch test if you have concerns. Fractionated coconut oil and MCT Oil are both listed as Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride according to INCI. This is because INCI names are based on the ingredient’s final chemical composition and not its marketing name or source. This ingredient is treated as the gold standard fungal acne safe oil. Even though it is coconut derived, the problematic lauric acid is stripped out. This leaves just caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid. These chain lengths actually trend antifungal; a 2020 study found caprylic acid was enou