IMAGE skincare Vital C Cleanser Versus PCA Skin Creamy Cleanser

IMAGE skincare Vital C Cleanser Versus PCA Skin Creamy Cleanser Detailed comparison of IMAGE skincare Vital C Cleanser versus PCA Skin Creamy Cleanser. This mild cream cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped. This mild cream cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry. 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 Behenyl Alcohol Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Aminomethyl Propanol Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate Cocamidopropyl Betaine Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Rosa Canina Fruit Oil Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate Caprylyl Glycol Sucrose Distearate Sucrose Stearate Chlorphenesin Lavandula Angustifolia Oil Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract Glycine Soja Oil Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Behenyl Alcohol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Aminomethyl Propanol, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sucrose Distearate, Sucrose Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Chlorphenesin, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Tocopherol, Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract, Glycine Soja Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice 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. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss. Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid. In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel. While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this. Just patch test if you have concerns. Fractionated coconut oil and MCT Oil are both listed as Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride according to INCI. This is because INCI names are based on the ingredient’s final chemical composition and not its marketing name or source. This ingredient is treated as the gold standard fungal acne safe oil. Even though it is coconut derived, the problematic lauric acid is stripped out. This leaves just caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid. These chain lengths actually trend antifungal; a 2020 study found caprylic acid was enough to disrupt Malassezia furfur cell membrane, with a caprylic acid derivative damaging membrane structures at concentrations as low as 0.2%. 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 showe