Dermatica Nourishing Ceramide + Peptide Moisturizer Versus Replenix Age Restore Brightening Moisturizer

Dermatica Nourishing Ceramide + Peptide Moisturizer Versus Replenix Age Restore Brightening Moisturizer Detailed comparison of Dermatica Nourishing Ceramide + Peptide Moisturizer versus Replenix Age Restore Brightening Moisturizer. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Ceramide NP to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles. This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Ceramide NP to soften the look of wrinkles and brighten dull-looking skin. 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 Hydrogenated Polyisobutene Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate Cetearyl Glucoside Ceramide Ns Polyacrylamide C13-14 Isoparaffin Laureth-7 Camellia Sinensis Polyphenols Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract PEG-40 Stearate Stearyl Alcohol Behenyl Alcohol Cetyl Alcohol Tetrapeptide-21 Resveratrol Caffeine Lecithin Glyceryl Stearate Sorbic Acid Caprylyl Glycol Potassium Hydroxide Titanium Dioxide Disodium EDTA Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide Ns, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Tocopheryl Acetate, Camellia Sinensis Polyphenols, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, PEG-40 Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Tetrapeptide-21, Resveratrol, Caffeine, Lecithin, Glyceryl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Hydroxide, Titanium Dioxide, Disodium EDTA 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. 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. 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 make