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Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream Versus Three Ships Beauty Dream Bio-Retinol + Shorea Butter Night Cream

Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream Versus Three Ships Beauty Dream Bio-Retinol + Shorea Butter Night Cream Detailed comparison of Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream versus Three Ships Beauty Dream Bio-Retinol + Shorea Butter Night Cream. This barrier

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Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream Versus Three Ships Beauty Dream Bio-Retinol + Shorea Butter Night Cream Detailed comparison of Drunk Elephant Lala Retro Whipped Cream versus Three Ships Beauty Dream Bio-Retinol + Shorea Butter Night Cream. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil and Ceramide NP to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Squalane to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin. Water Glycerin Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Isopropyl Isostearate Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil Glyceryl Stearate Se Cetearyl Alcohol Palmitic Acid Stearic Acid Pentylene Glycol Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil Schinziophyton Rautanenii Kernel Oil Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil Polyglyceryl-6 Ximenia Americana Seedate Cholesterol Ceramide AP Ceramide EOP Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer Ceramide NP Phytosphingosine Ceteareth-20 Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate Tocopherol Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate Sodium Hydroxide Citric Acid Carbomer Xanthan Gum Caprylyl Glycol Chlorphenesin Phenoxyethanol Ethylhexylglycerin Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Isostearate, Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Cetearyl Alcohol, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Schinziophyton Rautanenii Kernel Oil, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-6 Ximenia Americana Seedate, Cholesterol, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Ceramide NP, Phytosphingosine, Ceteareth-20, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Tocopherol, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter Squalane Olus Oil Cetyl Lactate Propanediol Glyceryl Stearate Dicaprylyl Ether Hydrogenated Lecithin C12-16 Alcohols Diheptyl Succinate Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Sodium Citrate Caprylhydroxamic Acid Glyceryl Caprylate Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter Bidens Pilosa Extract Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Polyglyceryl-3 Dicitrate/Stearate Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract Water, Glycerin, Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter, Squalane, Olus Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Lactate, Propanediol, Glyceryl Stearate, Dicaprylyl Ether, Palmitic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, C12-16 Alcohols, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Sodium Citrate, Xanthan Gum, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Bidens Pilosa Extract, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Polyglyceryl-3 Dicitrate/Stearate, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract 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. Cetearyl alcohol is a waxy mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is an emollient and emulsifier. Despite having "alcohol" in its name, it has nothing to do with drying solvent alcohols; the FDA also allows "alcohol-free" products to contain fatty alcohols like this ingredient. It plays several roles in a formula: Typical use levels for this ingredient sit around 1-10% and the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has affirmed safety at concentrations up to 25% in leave-on products. Multiple assessments have found it to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing to most people. However, there have been some cases of allergic contact dermatitis in patients with chronically compromised skin barriers. Cetearyl alcohol has a comedogenic rating of 2 and irritancy rating of 1. Both of these numbers come from the 1989 study that used rabbit ears; a "2" means mildly comedogenic and a "1" means low irritancy. Here's the catch: rabbit skin is more sensitive than human skin and throws a lot of false positives. A 1996 reappraisal found that ingredients rated 1-2 in the rabbit ear tests are generally safe for humans. Remember comedogenic ratings are unable to assess the entire formula of a product or how it will react on your skin. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure about certain ingredients. This ingredient is not fungal acne safe. Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol with chain lengths that fall within the range that Malassezia can metabolize. A 2019 study has also observed Malassezia growth in the presence of this ingredient, confirming it to be not-fungal acne safe. 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. Palmitic Acid is a fatty acid naturally found in our skin and in many plant and animal sources. In cosmetics, it is usually derived from palm oil. It serves many purposes in skincare, acting as a cleanser, emollient, and emulsifier. Interestingly, topically applied Palmitic Acid can be elongated into longer chain fatty a