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Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum Versus Clinique Turnaround™ Accelerated Renewal Serum

Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum Versus Clinique Turnaround™ Accelerated Renewal Serum Detailed comparison of Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum versus Clinique Turnaround™ Accelerated Renewal Serum. This smoothing serum

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Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum Versus Clinique Turnaround™ Accelerated Renewal Serum Detailed comparison of Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum versus Clinique Turnaround™ Accelerated Renewal Serum. This smoothing serum is formulated around Lactic Acid and Sh-Oligopeptide-1 to refine skin texture and soften the look of wrinkles. This smoothing serum is formulated around Acetyl Glucosamine and Mandelic Acid to refine skin texture and brighten dull-looking skin. Water Glycerin Lactic Acid Dicaprylyl Carbonate Squalane Sodium Hydroxide Glycine Max Seed Extract Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil Sodium PCA Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Borago Officinalis Seed Oil Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide Tocotrienols Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Oligopeptide-2 Sh-Polypeptide-1 Sh-Polypeptide-9 Sh-Polypeptide-11 Copper Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-14 Heptapeptide-15 Palmitate Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 Tripeptide-1 Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract Propanediol Sodium Hyaluronate Panthenol Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer Sodium Lactate PCA Alanine Arginine Glycine Histidine Isoleucine Phenylalanine Proline Serine Threonine Valine Adenosine Nymphaea Alba Root Extract Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract Symphytum Officinale Callus Culture Extract Dextran Oryza Sativa Bran Oil Linoleic Acid Linolenic Acid Butylene Glycol Acetyl Glutamine Coconut Alkanes Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Pentylene Glycol Isomalt Lecithin Xanthan Gum Aspartic Acid Phytosphingosine Phospholipids Glycine Soja Sterols Tocopherol Citric Acid Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer Polyvinyl Alcohol Phenoxyethanol Sodium Benzoate Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin Polysorbate 20 Caprylyl Glycol Phenylpropanol Chlorphenesin Carbomer Glyceryl Caprylate Ethylhexylglycerin Water, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Squalane, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycine Max Seed Extract, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil, Sodium PCA, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Tocotrienols, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Oligopeptide-2, Sh-Polypeptide-1, Sh-Polypeptide-9, Sh-Polypeptide-11, Copper Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-14, Heptapeptide-15 Palmitate, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Tripeptide-1, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Lactate, PCA, Alanine, Arginine, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Valine, Adenosine, Nymphaea Alba Root Extract, Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract, Symphytum Officinale Callus Culture Extract, Dextran, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Acetyl Glutamine, Coconut Alkanes, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Pentylene Glycol, Isomalt, Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Aspartic Acid, Phytosphingosine, Phospholipids, Glycine Soja Sterols, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenylpropanol, Chlorphenesin, Carbomer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Ethylhexylglycerin Dimethicone Polysilicone-11 Isododecane Acetyl Glucosamine Faex Extract Glycine Soja Seed Extract Saccharomyces Lysate Extract Salvia Sclarea Extract Laminaria Saccharina Extract Caffeine Mandelic Acid Polyglyceryl-3 Disiloxane 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. Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created. Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin. Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on). 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. 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 Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own. Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU. Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including for children of all ages. Adverse systemic effects only showed up in animal studies at exposures roughly 200x higher tha