First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration Versus Caudalie Vinoperfect Instant Brightening Moisturizer with Niacinamide

First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration Versus Caudalie Vinoperfect Instant Brightening Moisturizer with Niacinamide Detailed comparison of First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration versus Caudalie Vinoperfect Instant Brightening Moisturizer with Niacinamide. This calming moisturizer is formulated around Colloidal Oatmeal and Squalane to calm redness and hydrate skin. This brightening day moisturizer is formulated around Palmitoyl Grapevine Shoot Extract and Niacinamide to brighten dull-looking skin and fade the look of dark spots. Colloidal Oatmeal 0.5% Water Stearic Acid Glycerin C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Glyceryl Stearate Se Glyceryl Stearate Cetearyl Alcohol Dimethicone Squalane Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Phenoxyethanol Caprylyl Glycol Xanthan Gum Allantoin Sodium Hydroxide Tetrasodium EDTA Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Ceramide NP Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil Colloidal Oatmeal 0.5%, Water, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Allantoin, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium EDTA, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Ceramide NP, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil Dicaprylyl Carbonate Octyldodecyl Myristate C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate C20-22 Alcohols Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract Palmitoyl Grapevine Shoot Extract Bisabolol Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water Saccharide Isomerate Niacinamide Parfum Carbomer Silica CI 77891 Ethylhexylglycerin Mica Sodium Phytate Sodium Hyaluronate Citric Acid Tin Oxide Sodium Citrate Tocopherol Potassium Sorbate Sodium Benzoate Water, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Squalane, Octyldodecyl Myristate, C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate, C20-22 Alcohols, Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract, Palmitoyl Grapevine Shoot Extract, Bisabolol, Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water, Saccharide Isomerate, Niacinamide, Parfum, Carbomer, Silica, CI 77891, Ethylhexylglycerin, Mica, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Tin Oxide, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. 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. Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective. In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline. Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated. "Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic. Squalane is the hydrogenated and shelf-stable form of squalene (a lipid that naturally occurs in human sebum). It is an emollient and skin conditioning agent that is able to integrate seamlessly into the skin's lipid barrier without clogging pores. This is due to how structurally similar it is to what your skin already produces. Though it is mostly an emollient that helps soften and hydrate skin, it also has some humectant and occlusive action. Humectants help the skin retain moisture while occlusives seal it in, making squalane a triple-threat moisturizer. Research shows it has antioxidant capabilities that help protect against stressors like UV exposure, specifically UVA induced oxidative stress. This study also found that it supports collagen biosynthesis in human dermal fibroblasts. No clinical study has reported significant adverse effects and irritation reactions are very rare from this ingredient (even at 100% concentration). Overall, it's a fantastic ingredient for hydration and is suitable for all skin types. This depends on the source. Squalane can be derived from both plants and animals. Most squalane used in skincare comes from plants. Please note: the source of squalane is only known if disclosed by the brand. We recommend reaching out to the brand if you have any questions about their squalane. Read more about squalene with an "e". Though squalane is often called an oil