La Roche-Posay Anthelios Tinted Mineral Light Fluid Sunscreen SPF 50 Versus Paula's Choice Calm Redness Relief SPF 30 Mineral Moisturizer for Normal to Dry Skin

La Roche-Posay Anthelios Tinted Mineral Light Fluid Sunscreen SPF 50 Versus Paula's Choice Calm Redness Relief SPF 30 Mineral Moisturizer for Normal to Dry Skin Detailed comparison of La Roche-Posay Anthelios Tinted Mineral Light Fluid Sunscreen SPF 50 Tinted versus Paula's Choice Calm Redness Relief SPF 30 Mineral Moisturizer for Normal to Dry Skin. This hybrid sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~98% of UVB at SPF 50. This calming moisturizer is formulated around Avena Sativa Kernel Extract and Allantoin to calm redness and hydrate skin. Titanium Dioxide 11% Water Isododecane C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Dimethicone Undecane Triethylhexanoin Isohexadecane Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer Nylon-12 Caprylyl Methicone Butyloctyl Salicylate Phenethyl Benzoate Silica Tridecane Dicaprylyl Carbonate Dicaprylyl Ether Talc Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer Aluminum Stearate Pentylene Glycol PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone Iron Oxides Alumina Polyhydroxystearic Acid Phenoxyethanol Magnesium Sulfate Propylene Glycol Caprylyl Glycol Aluminum Hydroxide PEG-8 Laurate Stearic Acid Disteardimonium Hectorite Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate Tocopherol Propylene Carbonate Cassia Alata Leaf Extract Maltodextrin Benzoic Acid Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate Titanium Dioxide 11%, Water, Isododecane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dimethicone, Undecane, Triethylhexanoin, Isohexadecane, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Nylon-12, Caprylyl Methicone, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Phenethyl Benzoate, Silica, Tridecane, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Dicaprylyl Ether, Talc, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Aluminum Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Iron Oxides, Alumina, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Magnesium Sulfate, Propylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Aluminum Hydroxide, PEG-8 Laurate, Stearic Acid, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Tocopherol, Propylene Carbonate, Cassia Alata Leaf Extract, Maltodextrin, Benzoic Acid, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate Titanium Dioxide 3.85% Zinc Oxide 3.12% Isononyl Isononanoate Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil Cyclopentasiloxane Glyceryl Stearate PEG-100 Stearate Butylene Glycol Cetearyl Alcohol Glycine Soja Sterols Vp/Eicosene Copolymer Avena Sativa Kernel Extract Glycerin Sodium Hyaluronate Allantoin Tocopheryl Acetate Hydrogenated Lecithin Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Superoxide Dismutase Ubiquinone Ceramide Ng Methicone Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 PEG-10 Dimethicone Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Tribehenin PEG-10 Phytosterol Sorbitan Stearate Polysorbate 20 Xanthan Gum Disodium EDTA Ethylhexylglycerin Chlorphenesin Titanium Dioxide 3.85%, Zinc Oxide 3.12%, Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Glycine Soja Sterols, Vp/Eicosene Copolymer, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Glycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Superoxide Dismutase, Ubiquinone, Ceramide Ng, Methicone, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tribehenin, PEG-10 Phytosterol, Sorbitan Stearate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Alumina, Polysorbate 20, Aluminum Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin 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. Alumina (aka aluminum oxide) is an inorganic mineral powder refined from bauxite that works as a quiet workhorse in a formula. It shows up often as an abrasive, absorbent, anticaking, bulking, and viscosity-controlling agent. One of its most common jobs is acting as a pigment carrier and dispersant. Alumina platelets are often blended with inorganic sunscreens like Titanium Dioxide (or with colorants) and then coated with a silicone such as Triethoxycaprylylsilane so the pigment spreads evenly and smoothly. In makeup, it can also double as a light-diffusing powder or oil absorber to keep formulas from looking greasy. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded alumina to be safe in present practices of use and concentration. They note it's a stable, oxidized compound and scientific research has failed to establish links to health issues. Concentrations vary depending on the product: Aluminum Stearate is the aluminum salt of the fatty acid, stearic acid. It is used to stabilize formulas, add thickness, and as a colorant. Like other large lipophilic molecules, this ingredient has low dermal absorption. Although “aluminum” in an ingredient name can raise red flags for some consumers, the form and usage context matter significantly. For typical topical applications, there is no substantial evidence of health risks - such as cancer, neurotoxicity, or systemic “aluminum overload.” C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate is a lightweight emollient made by combinig benzoic acid with fatty alcohols that are 12-15 carbons long. In cosmetics, it plays several roles: The Cosmetic Review Expert Panel has concluded the alkyl benzoate group to be safe as used in cosmetics; it wasn't found to be a skin irritant and unlikely to be absorbed due to its low water solubility. This report recorded almost 1000 reported uses with concentrations up to 59% in leave-on products but your cosmetics will typically use 0.5-15% depending on the product. It's often called a "SPF booster": this is because it keeps UV filters properly dissolved and evenly distributed to support a sunscreen's performance. It doesn't actually raise SPF on its own. Overall, this ingredient is well tolerated. This ingredient is fungal acne safe because it is an ester of benzoic acid. Think of this ingredient as two parts stuck together: an oily part and an acid part. Malassezia only gets a meal when it can snip off a fatty acid to eat. With C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, the acid part is benzoic acid, which isn't a fatty acid and which the yeast can't use as food. Benzoic acid is actually used as a preservative to stop yeast from growing. The oily part is a blend of C12-15 fatty alcohols but fatty alcohols in this size range can support only a little Malassezia growth (mostly for one species of Malassezia as well). In the ingredient, those alcohols stay locked inside the molecule. Th