IMAGE skincare Vital C Cleanser Versus Derma E Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleansing Paste

IMAGE skincare Vital C Cleanser Versus Derma E Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleansing Paste Detailed comparison of IMAGE skincare Vital C Cleanser versus Derma E Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleansing Paste. This mild cream cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped. Water Isododecane Cetearyl Olivate Cetyl Alcohol Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil Sorbitan Olivate Limonene Stearic Acid Glyceryl Stearate PEG-100 Stearate Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Decyl Glucoside Glycereth-26 C10-16 Alkyl Glucoside Glycerin Xanthan Gum Magnesium Aluminum Silicate Ethylhexylglycerin Eugenia Caryophyllus Leaf Oil Retinyl Palmitate Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate Butylene Glycol Tocopheryl Acetate Yeast Polysaccharides Sodium Hydroxide Ascorbyl Palmitate Tocopherol Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract Saponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract Pentylene Glycol Tromethamine Superoxide Dismutase Phenoxyethanol Eugenol Water, Isododecane, Cetearyl Olivate, Cetyl Alcohol, Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Sorbitan Olivate, Limonene, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Decyl Glucoside, Glycereth-26, C10-16 Alkyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Xanthan Gum, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Eugenia Caryophyllus Leaf Oil, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Butylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Yeast Polysaccharides, Sodium Hydroxide, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Alchemilla Vulgaris Extract, Saponaria Officinalis Leaf/Root Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Tromethamine, Superoxide Dismutase, Phenoxyethanol, Eugenol Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate Potassium Hydroxide Myristic Acid Behenic Acid Palmitic Acid Lauric Acid Kaolin Oryza Sativa Powder Curcuma Longa Root Extract Titanium Dioxide Lauryl Lactyl Lactate Bentonite Hydroxyethylcellulose Iron Oxides Panthenol Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract Echinacea Purpurea Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Echinacea Angustifolia Root Extract Water, Glycerin, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Potassium Hydroxide, Myristic Acid, Behenic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Lauric Acid, Kaolin, Oryza Sativa Powder, Stearic Acid, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Titanium Dioxide, Lauryl Lactyl Lactate, Bentonite, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Iron Oxides, Panthenol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract, Echinacea Purpurea Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Echinacea Angustifolia Root Extract, Phenoxyethanol 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. 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 than what people get from cosmetics. And despite its very widespread use, this ingredient is a rare sensitizer and allergic reactions are uncommon. Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (SAP) is a water-soluble form of Vitamin C. It is the salt of ascorbic acid. This ingredient is commonly used in skincare because it's more formulation-stable while still offering the same benefits as pure ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid is notorious for breaking down when exposed to sunlight and oxygen whereas SAP has been shown to be more stable. Studies show SAP has anti-acne and antioxidant benefits. One study found 5% of SAP lotion to be an effective ingredient for treating acne vulgaris. This is because research shows that SAP may help contr