Dermatica Nourishing Ceramide + Peptide Moisturizer Versus Peace Out Daily Blemish Repairing Moisturizer

Dermatica Nourishing Ceramide + Peptide Moisturizer Versus Peace Out Daily Blemish Repairing Moisturizer Detailed comparison of Dermatica Nourishing Ceramide + Peptide Moisturizer versus Peace Out Daily Blemish Repairing Moisturizer. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Ceramide NP to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles. This acne moisturizer is formulated around Bakuchiol and Niacinamide to clear breakouts and strengthen the skin barrier. Water Cetearyl Alcohol Glycerin Butyrospermum Parkii Butter C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Niacinamide Vitis Vinifera Oil Dimethicone Panthenol Sorbitan Stearate Squalane Tocopheryl Acetate Phenoxyethanol Butylene Glycol Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate Centella Asiatica Extract Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Hyaluronate Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate Citric Acid Carbomer Ceramide NP Ceramide AP Phytosphingosine Cholesterol Polysorbate 20 Xanthan Gum Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Ceramide EOP Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Niacinamide, Vitis Vinifera Oil, Dimethicone, Panthenol, Sorbitan Stearate, Squalane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Butylene Glycol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Citric Acid, Carbomer, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Polysorbate 20, Xanthan Gum, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Ceramide EOP Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate Propanediol Coconut Alkanes Triheptanoin Brassica Glycerides Cetearyl Olivate Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate Sorbitan Olivate Bakuchiol Polymethylsilsesquioxane/Silica Crosspolymer Ubiquinone Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil Rosa Canina Seed Oil Pavlova Lutheri Extract Salix Alba Bark Extract Lauroyl Lysine Saccharomyces Ferment Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer Caprylhydroxamic Acid Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer 1,2-Hexanediol Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Polysorbate 60 Sorbitan Isostearate Water, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Glycerin, Propanediol, Coconut Alkanes, Triheptanoin, Brassica Glycerides, Cetearyl Olivate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Bakuchiol, Niacinamide, Polymethylsilsesquioxane/Silica Crosspolymer, Squalane, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ubiquinone, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Pavlova Lutheri Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Cholesterol, Lauroyl Lysine, Phytosphingosine, Saccharomyces Ferment, Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Citric Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Carbomer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Phenoxyethanol Be the first to review 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. Carbomer is a synthetic thickening and gelling agent. It's basically the ingredient that gives a lot of serums, gels, creams, and sunscreens their smooth, non-sticky texture. Although legally permitted at very high levels, carbomers are normally used at concentrations below 1%. It also needs to be neutralized to actually thicken, and because it is a large molecule, it doesn't really penetrate the skin barrier. Allergy-wise, the risk is very low. Clinical studies show carbomers have low potential for skin irritation/sensitization even at concentrations up to 100%. A 2024 UK study patch-tested 1,302 patients and found true allergy to the parent group of carbomer to be rare with no confirmed relevant reactions. Ceramide AP is is a skin-identical lipid that mimics what your skin already makes naturally. Ceramides help maintain epidermal integrity and barrier function. You'll often see this ingredient paired with other ceramides (like ceramide NP), cholesterol, or fatty acids because this combination best mimics the natural lipid mix your skin already has. The skin's ability to produce ceramides gets disrupted in skin conditions like eczema. Thi