Dr. Loretta Universal Glow Daily Defense Mineral Sunscreen Fluid SPF 40 Versus Paula's Choice Skin Recovery Daily Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30

Dr. Loretta Universal Glow Daily Defense Mineral Sunscreen Fluid SPF 40 Versus Paula's Choice Skin Recovery Daily Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30 Detailed comparison of Dr. Loretta Universal Glow Daily Defense Mineral Sunscreen Fluid SPF 40 versus Paula's Choice Skin Recovery Daily Moisturizing Lotion SPF 30. This mineral sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~98% of UVB at SPF 40. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Avena Sativa Kernel Extract and Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. Water Zinc Oxide Isododecane Propanediol Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Dimethicone Polymethylsilsesquioxane/Trimethylsiloxysilicate Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Ethylhexyl Palmitate Polymethylsilsesquioxane Disteardimonium Hectorite Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate Polyhydroxystearic Acid Lecithin Phenoxyethanol Tapioca Starch Polymethylsilsesquioxane Propylene Carbonate Polysilicone-11 Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Ectoin Glycerin Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate Tromethamine Ethylhexylglycerin Octyldodecanol Lavandula Angustifolia Oil Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil Decyl Glucoside Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol Sodium Benzoate Betula Alba Bark Extract Boswellia Serrata Extract Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract Caprylyl Glycol Hexylene Glycol Jojoba Esters Trihydroxystearin Alumina Centella Asiatica Extract Tocopherol Silica CI 77891 Iron Oxides Citronellol Geraniol Limonene Linalool Water, Zinc Oxide, Isododecane, Propanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane/Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Tapioca Starch Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Propylene Carbonate, Polysilicone-11, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Ectoin, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Octyldodecanol, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Decyl Glucoside, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol, Sodium Benzoate, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Boswellia Serrata Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Jojoba Esters, Trihydroxystearin, Alumina, Centella Asiatica Extract, Tocopherol, Silica, CI 77891, Iron Oxides, Citronellol, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool Titanium Dioxide 3.85% Zinc Oxide 3.12% Isononyl Isononanoate Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil Cyclopentasiloxane Glyceryl Stearate PEG-100 Stearate Butylene Glycol Pentylene Glycol Cetearyl Alcohol Glycine Soja Sterols Vp/Eicosene Copolymer Avena Sativa Kernel Extract Sodium Hyaluronate Allantoin Tocopheryl Acetate Hydrogenated Lecithin Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Superoxide Dismutase Ubiquinone Ceramide Ng Methicone Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 PEG-10 Dimethicone Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract Tribehenin PEG-10 Phytosterol Sorbitan Stearate Polysorbate 20 Aluminum Stearate Xanthan Gum Disodium EDTA Chlorphenesin Titanium Dioxide 3.85%, Zinc Oxide 3.12%, Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Glycine Soja Sterols, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Superoxide Dismutase, Ubiquinone, Ceramide Ng, Methicone, Palmit These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Alumina (aka aluminum oxide) is an inorganic mineral powder refined from bauxite that works as a quiet workhorse in a formula. It shows up often as an abrasive, absorbent, anticaking, bulking, and viscosity-controlling agent. One of its most common jobs is acting as a pigment carrier and dispersant. Alumina platelets are often blended with inorganic sunscreens like Titanium Dioxide (or with colorants) and then coated with a silicone such as Triethoxycaprylylsilane so the pigment spreads evenly and smoothly. In makeup, it can also double as a light-diffusing powder or oil absorber to keep formulas from looking greasy. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded alumina to be safe in present practices of use and concentration. They note it's a stable, oxidized compound and scientific research has failed to establish links to health issues. Concentrations vary depending on the product: 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. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss. Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical