Dr. Brandt Skincare Light Years Away Whitening Renewal Solution Versus Paula's Choice C15 Super Booster

Dr. Brandt Skincare Light Years Away Whitening Renewal Solution Versus Paula's Choice C15 Super Booster Detailed comparison of Dr. Brandt Skincare Light Years Away Whitening Renewal Solution versus Paula's Choice C15 Super Booster. This brightening treatment is formulated around Astaxanthin and Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract to brighten dull-looking skin and fade the look of dark spots. This brightening serum is formulated around Ascorbic Acid and Ferulic Acid to brighten dull-looking skin and soften the look of wrinkles. Water Dipropylene Glycol Pentylene Glycol Glycerin Butylene Glycol Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane Arginine Jojoba Wax PEG-120 Esters Dimethicone PEG-8 Meadowfoamate PPG-26-Buteth-26 PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Caprylyl Glycol Phenoxyethanol PEG-32 Biosaccharide Gum-1 Astaxanthin Sodium Hyaluronate Disodium EDTA Carbomer Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract Ascorbyl Glucoside Beta-Glucan Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Glycine Soja Oil Pvm/Ma Copolymer Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Lavandula Angustifolia Oil Tocopherol Alteromonas Ferment Extract Lysolecithin Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate Cyclopentasiloxane PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone Sodium Polyacrylate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract Beta-Carotene Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Halidrys Siliquosa Extract Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Arginine, Jojoba Wax PEG-120 Esters, Dimethicone PEG-8 Meadowfoamate, PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-32, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Astaxanthin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Disodium EDTA, Carbomer, Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Beta-Glucan, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glycine Soja Oil, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Tocopherol, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Lysolecithin, Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Cyclopentasiloxane, PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone, Sodium Polyacrylate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Beta-Carotene, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Halidrys Siliquosa Extract Ascorbic Acid Propanediol Ethoxydiglycol Sodium Hydroxide Bisabolol Ferulic Acid Sodium Phytate Decylene Glycol 1,2-Hexanediol Sphingomonas Ferment Extract Water, Ascorbic Acid, Dipropylene Glycol, Propanediol, Glycerin, Ethoxydiglycol, Sodium Hydroxide, PPG-26-Buteth-26, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Bisabolol, Ferulic Acid, Sodium Phytate, Decylene Glycol, Tocopherol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sphingomonas Ferment Extract, 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. Dipropylene Glycol is a synthetically created humectant, stabilizer, and solvent. This ingredient helps: Dipropylene glycol is technically an alcohol, but it belongs to the glycol family (often considered part of the ‘good’ alcohols). This means it is hydrating and gentle on skin unlike drying solvent alcohols like denatured alcohol. As a masking agent, Dipropylene Glycol can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent. Studies show Dipropylene Glycol is considered safe to use in skincare. 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. PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is an emulsifier derived from castor oil. As an emulsifying agent, it helps other ingredients like fragrances and fat-soluble vitamins dissolve cohesively. Due to its large molecule size, it doesn't penetrate beyond the skin's surface. This ingredient has a solid regulatory track record; the CIR Expert Panel first concluded it was safe for use in cosmetics at concentrations up to 100% in 1997. A 2012 reassessment reaffirmed that finding. Safety studies have also found no irritation or evidence of toxicity. A 2019 study did find this ingredient to grow Malassezia, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. 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