Clinique Moisture Surge 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator Versus Paula's Choice Hydrating Treatment Mask

Clinique Moisture Surge 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator Versus Paula's Choice Hydrating Treatment Mask Detailed comparison of Clinique Moisture Surge 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator versus Paula's Choice Hydrating Treatment Mask US. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate and Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. This wash off mask is made with Borago Officinalis Seed Oil and Oenothera Biennis Oil for a rinse-off hydration boost. Water Dimethicone Butylene Glycol Glycerin Trisiloxane Trehalose Saccharomyces Lysate Extract Sodium Hyaluronate Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water Silybum Marianum Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Polysaccharides Sorbitol Sodium Polyaspartate Caffeine Thermus Thermophillus Ferment Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 Caprylyl Glycol Sucrose Hydroxyethyl Urea Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer Oleth-10 Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Saccharide Isomerate Hydrogenated Lecithin Tromethamine Glyceryl Polymethacrylate Disodium EDTA PEG-8 Hexylene Glycol Citric Acid Sodium Citrate Tocopheryl Acetate BHT Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate Phenoxyethanol Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate CI 14700 CI 19140 Water, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Trisiloxane, Trehalose, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Water, Silybum Marianum Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Polysaccharides, Sorbitol, Sodium Polyaspartate, Caffeine, Thermus Thermophillus Ferment, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Caprylyl Glycol, Sucrose, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Oleth-10, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Saccharide Isomerate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Disodium EDTA, PEG-8, Hexylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Tocopheryl Acetate, BHT, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, CI 14700, CI 19140 Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate Sorbitan Stearate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Cetearyl Alcohol Glyceryl Stearate Dicaprylyl Carbonate Ethyl Macadamiate Cyclopentasiloxane Cyclohexasiloxane Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate Borago Officinalis Seed Oil Oenothera Biennis Oil Olea Europaea Fruit Oil Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Glycine Soja Sterols Tocopherol Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Ascorbyl Palmitate Linoleic Acid Phospholipids Retinyl Palmitate Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine Cetearyl Glucoside Sclerotium Gum Hectorite Ethylhexylglycerin Water, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sorbitan Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Ethyl Macadamiate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Prunus Armeniaca Fruit, Glycine Soja Sterols, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Linoleic Acid, Phospholipids, Sodium Hyaluronate, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Dilauramidoglutamide Lysine, Cetearyl Glucoside, Sclerotium Gum, Hectorite, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons: Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients. Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness. Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created. Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin. Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on). Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum. Topically, glycerin does several things at once: Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3. Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin. This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products. Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity. Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine. 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 showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own. Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU. Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including for children of all ages. Adverse systemic effects only showed up in animal studies at exposures roughly 200x higher tha