bareMinerals BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation SPF 20 Versus The Ordinary Serum Foundation

bareMinerals BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation SPF 20 Versus The Ordinary Serum Foundation Detailed comparison of bareMinerals BareSkin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation SPF 20 versus The Ordinary Serum Foundation 3.1R. Titanium Dioxide 11% Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Coconut Alkanes Silica Stearalkonium Hectorite Lecithin Glycerin Maltodextrin Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Jojoba Esters Propylene Carbonate Tocopheryl Acetate Soil Minerals/Syringa Vulgaris Leaf Cell Culture Extract Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate Sodium Hyaluronate Phenoxyethanol Mica Iron Oxides Titanium Dioxide 11%, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coconut Alkanes, Silica, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Lecithin, Glycerin, Maltodextrin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Jojoba Esters, Propylene Carbonate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Soil Minerals/Syringa Vulgaris Leaf Cell Culture Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, Iron Oxides Cyclopentasiloxane Water Caprylyl Methicone Trimethylsiloxysilicate PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer Cetyl Diglyceryl Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone Dipropylene Glycol Tocopherol Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate Disteardimonium Hectorite Hectorite Sodium Chloride Hexyl Laurate Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer PEG-10 Dimethicone Stearic Acid Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer Alumina Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate Chlorphenesin CI 77891 Tin Oxide Aluminum Hydroxide CI 77163 Magnesium Stearate Triethoxycaprylylsilane Cyclopentasiloxane, Water, Caprylyl Methicone, Coconut Alkanes, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Cetyl Diglyceryl Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone, Dipropylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Hectorite, Sodium Chloride, Hexyl Laurate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Alumina, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, CI 77891, Iron Oxides, Tin Oxide, Aluminum Hydroxide, CI 77163, Mica, Magnesium Stearate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Coco-Caprylate/Caprate is a lightweight ester created from coconut oil fatty acids, caprylic acid, and capric acid. It is an emollient that helps soften skin and reduce transepidermal water loss (TEWL). What sets it apart from heavier emollients is its ultralight, non-greasy feel. Once applied, this ingredient dries down quickly and leaves a dry, silky finish behind. This also helps improve spreadability and texture. This ingredient has an excellent safety-record and is non-irritating. Typical concentrations for cosmetics range from 0.5-62%. Research on Malassezia growth found no growth on fatty acid esters with chain lengths shorter than 12 carbons (it prefers C11-24). Since Coco-Caprylate/Caprate is built on C8 and C10 fatty acids, it is out of the range that Malassezia metabolizes, and therefore safe for fungal acne. Coconut Alkanes is a lightweight, plant-derived emollient and solvent made from the fatty acids of coconut oil. It spreads easily and adds a soft, silky, non-greasy slip, then evaporates rather than sinking into skin. Due to this behavior, it's prized as a natural and renewable replacement for silicones. Typical use concentrations can go anywhere up to 20%. The CIR Expert Panel has reviewed coconut oil and its hydrogenated derivatives and found them to be safe as used in cosmetics. It's a low-irritating and well-tolerated ingredient with no notable sensitization concerns. Because it's a pure saturated hydrocarbon and not a free fatty acid or ester in the C11-24 range that Malassezia can feed on, it doesn't provide the lipids for Malassezia to feed on. This ingredient is generally regarded as safe for fungal acne. Mica is a naturally occurring mineral used to add shimmer and color in cosmetics. It can also help improve the texture of a product or give it an opaque, white/silver color. Serecite is the name for very fine but ragged grains of mica. This ingredient is often coated with metal oxides like titanium dioxide. Trace amounts of heavy metals may be found in mica, but these metals are not harmful in our personal products. Mica has been used since prehistoric times throughout the world. Ancient Egyptian, Indian, Greek, Roman, Aztec, and Chinese civilizations have used mica. Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!). It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome. On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive. Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10). You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study