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Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream Moisturizer Versus The INKEY List Bio-Active Ceramide Repairing and Plumping Moisturizer

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream Moisturizer Versus The INKEY List Bio-Active Ceramide Repairing and Plumping Moisturizer Detailed comparison of Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream Moisturizer versus The INKEY List Bio-Active Ceramide Repairing and Plumping Moisturizer

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Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream Moisturizer Versus The INKEY List Bio-Active Ceramide Repairing and Plumping Moisturizer Detailed comparison of Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream Moisturizer versus The INKEY List Bio-Active Ceramide Repairing and Plumping Moisturizer. This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Butyrospermum Parkii Butter and Sodium Hyaluronate to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Butyrospermum Parkii Butter and Ceramide NP to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. Water C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Glyceryl Stearate Se Butylene Glycol Glycerin Isononyl Isononanoate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Cetyl Alcohol Ethylhexyl Palmitate Cyclopentasiloxane Dimethicone Polyester-7 Phenoxyethanol Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Steareth-21 Avena Sativa Kernel Extract Carbomer Dimethiconol Potassium Cetyl Phosphate Chlorphenesin Caprylyl Glycol Xanthan Gum Hydrolyzed Viola Tricolor Extract Allantoin Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder Disodium EDTA Tocopheryl Acetate Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil Rosa Canina Fruit Oil Rosa Damascena Extract Sodium Hydroxide Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Michelia Alba Leaf Oil Sodium Lactate PEG-8 Ethylhexylglycerin Coco-Glucoside Sodium Hyaluronate Tocopherol Ascorbyl Palmitate Plumeria Rubra Flower Extract Ascorbic Acid Citric Acid Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Citronellol Geraniol Linalool Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Polyester-7, Phenoxyethanol, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Steareth-21, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Carbomer, Dimethiconol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Chlorphenesin, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Hydrolyzed Viola Tricolor Extract, Allantoin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Disodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Rosa Damascena Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Michelia Alba Leaf Oil, Sodium Lactate, PEG-8, Ethylhexylglycerin, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Plumeria Rubra Flower Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool Propanediol Polysilicone-11 C10-18 Triglycerides Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate Cetearyl Olivate Sorbitan Olivate Ceramide NP Polyacrylate-13 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate Laureth-12 Sorbitan Isostearate Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer Polymethylsilsesquioxane Water, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Propanediol, Polysilicone-11, C10-18 Triglycerides, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Ceramide NP, Polyacrylate-13, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Laureth-12, Sorbitan Isostearate, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide 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. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and text