IMAGE skincare Vital C Cleanser Versus IMAGE skincare Ageless Total Facial Cleanser

IMAGE skincare Vital C Cleanser Versus IMAGE skincare Ageless Total Facial Cleanser Detailed comparison of IMAGE skincare Vital C Cleanser versus IMAGE skincare Ageless Total Facial Cleanser. This mild cream cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped. This glycolic acid foaming cleanser is formulated around Glycolic Acid to exfoliate and smooth skin. 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 Glycolic Acid Ammonium Laureth Sulfate Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate Ammonium Hydroxide Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine Glycol Distearate Laureth-10 Caprylyl Glycol Ammonium Sulfate Ammonium Chloride Menthol Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Hexylene Glycol Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Sodium Benzoate Sodium Chloride Glyoxal Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract Water, Glycolic Acid, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Ammonium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Phenoxyethanol, Glycol Distearate, Laureth-10, Caprylyl Glycol, Ammonium Sulfate, Ammonium Chloride, Menthol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Glyoxal, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Ethylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that: The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure. Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations. 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. Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning th