DERMAdoctor Lotion For Dry Rough Bumpy Skin + Keratosis Pilaris With 10% AHAs + PHAs Versus First Aid Beauty KP Smoothing Body Lotion

DERMAdoctor Lotion For Dry Rough Bumpy Skin + Keratosis Pilaris With 10% AHAs + PHAs Versus First Aid Beauty KP Smoothing Body Lotion Detailed comparison of DERMAdoctor Lotion For Dry Rough Bumpy Skin + Keratosis Pilaris With 10% AHAs + PHAs versus First Aid Beauty KP Smoothing Body Lotion. Water C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Urea Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Lactic Acid Sorbitol Sorbitan Stearate PEG-100 Stearate Glyceryl Stearate Glycolic Acid Gluconolactone Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Sodium Hydroxide Lactobionic Acid Salix Alba Bark Extract Ceramide NP Ceramide Ns Ceramide Eos Ceramide EOP Ceramide AP Caproyl Sphingosine Caprooyl Phytosphingosine Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter Cholesterol Squalene Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Boswellia Serrata Gum Extract Superoxide Dismutase Tocopherol Ascorbyl Palmitate Glycerin Propylene Glycol Xanthan Gum Polysorbate 60 Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Chloride Sorbitan Isostearate Ceteareth-25 Cetyl Alcohol Behenic Acid Phenoxyethanol Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Urea, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Lactic Acid, Sorbitol, Sorbitan Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycolic Acid, Gluconolactone, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Hydroxide, Lactobionic Acid, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide Eos, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide AP, Caproyl Sphingosine, Caprooyl Phytosphingosine, Theobroma Grandiflorum Seed Butter, Cholesterol, Squalene, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Boswellia Serrata Gum Extract, Superoxide Dismutase, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 60, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Chloride, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ceteareth-25, Cetyl Alcohol, Behenic Acid, Phenoxyethanol Propanediol Silica Palmitic Acid Dimethicone Stearic Acid Glyceryl Stearate Se Allantoin Colloidal Oatmeal Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract Sodium Phytate Sodium PCA Cetearyl Alcohol Potassium Sorbate Sodium Benzoate Tetrasodium EDTA Water, Lactic Acid, Propanediol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Sodium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid, Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Glycerin, Urea, Allantoin, Colloidal Oatmeal, Ceramide NP, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract, Sodium Phytate, Sodium PCA, Xanthan Gum, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Tetrasodium EDTA 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. Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (tea extract) is one of the most well-researched plant extracts in skincare with an impressive resume. Black tea, green tea, and oolong tea are all harvested from the Camellia Sinensis plant. Studies show green tea extract and its catechins (like epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)) help your skin cells product energy more efficiently and reducing the number of free-radicals that can damage your skin from the inside. In lab-grown skin models, this translated to younger, healthier, and stronger skin. There's also good sun protection data; researchers saw less DNA damage and redness on human skin when green tea was applied before UVB exposure. And the more they applied, the better the protection. Needless to say, this ingredient shouldn't replace your sunscreen. But it is a great supportive ingredient that you can already find in many sunscreens and antioxidant serums. A 2009 study found a 2% green tea lotion was effective for mild-to-moderate acne thanks to its anti-inflammatory and mild antimicrobial activity. The quality of the extract matters a lot here: Good extracts contain 50-90% catechins while lower quality