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No7 Pure Retinol Post Retinol Soother Versus DRMTLGY Peptide Night Cream

No7 Pure Retinol Post Retinol Soother Versus DRMTLGY Peptide Night Cream Detailed comparison of No7 Pure Retinol Post Retinol Soother versus DRMTLGY Peptide Night Cream. This calming treatment is formulated around Niacinamide and Panthenol to calm redness and

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No7 Pure Retinol Post Retinol Soother Versus DRMTLGY Peptide Night Cream Detailed comparison of No7 Pure Retinol Post Retinol Soother versus DRMTLGY Peptide Night Cream. This calming treatment is formulated around Niacinamide and Panthenol to calm redness and strengthen the skin barrier. This anti-aging night moisturizer is formulated around Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 to soften the look of wrinkles. Water Glycerin Butyrospermum Parkii Butter C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Cetearyl Alcohol Isononyl Isononanoate Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate Dimethicone Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil Niacinamide Sodium Polyacrylate Panthenol Potassium Cetyl Phosphate Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Phenoxyethanol Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract Bisabolol Caprylyl Glycol Sodium Benzoate Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate Ethylhexylglycerin Tetrasodium EDTA Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract Potassium Hydroxide Ceramide NP Ceramide AP Phytosphingosine Cholesterol Carbomer Xanthan Gum Benzyl Alcohol Ceramide EOP Water, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Dimethicone, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Niacinamide, Sodium Polyacrylate, Panthenol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Phenoxyethanol, Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Bisabolol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Potassium Hydroxide, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Benzyl Alcohol, Ceramide EOP Glyceryl Stearate Propanediol Isopropyl Palmitate Undecane Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Cetyl Alcohol PEG-100 Stearate Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Trifluoroacetyl Tripeptide-2 Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate Tridecane Allantoin Tocopherol Glycol Distearate Butylene Glycol Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Polysorbate 20 Dextran Magnesium Chloride Disodium EDTA Sodium Hydroxide Water, Glyceryl Stearate, Propanediol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Isopropyl Palmitate, Undecane, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, PEG-100 Stearate, Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Trifluoroacetyl Tripeptide-2, Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Tridecane, Allantoin, Tocopherol, Glycol Distearate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Dextran, Magnesium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Xanthan Gum These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. This ingredient is also known as shea butter. It is a plant-derived extract from the nuts of the Africa shea tree and one of the most well-studied emollients. Because it has a high concentration of fatty acids (primarily oleic, stearic, and linoleic) it is able to form a protective barrier on the skin's surface. This helps seal in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL). In vitro research found an increase in skin hydration by 58% and a decrease in TEWL by 37.8% after 24 hours of applying this ingredient (pretty impressive for a single ingredient!). Besides hydration, shea butter also contains triterpenes that have anti-inflammatory potential. In particule, lupeol cinnamate has shown the highest anti-inflammatory activity in vivo. Shea butter also contains vitamins A and E which may contribute to antioxidant activity. While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe because its fatty acids fall within the C11-C24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize. 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. The yeast can only reach them by snipping the benzoate bond, and that type of bond is harder for it to cut than a normal fatty bond. So not much gets released. And whatever does get snipped comes packaged with benzoic acid, which discourages yeast growth. Carbomer is a synthetic thickening and gelling agent. It's basically the ingredient that