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Olehenriksen Goodnight Glow Retin-ALT Sleeping Crème Versus Paula's Choice Clinical 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment

Olehenriksen Goodnight Glow Retin-ALT Sleeping Crème Versus Paula's Choice Clinical 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment Detailed comparison of Olehenriksen Goodnight Glow Retin-ALT Sleeping Crème versus Paula's Choice Clinical 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Tre

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Olehenriksen Goodnight Glow Retin-ALT Sleeping Crème Versus Paula's Choice Clinical 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment Detailed comparison of Olehenriksen Goodnight Glow Retin-ALT Sleeping Crème versus Paula's Choice Clinical 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment. This smoothing night moisturizer is formulated around Lactic Acid and Glycolic Acid to refine skin texture and soften the look of wrinkles. This anti-aging treatment is formulated around Bakuchiol and Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture. Water Glycerin Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Dicaprylyl Carbonate Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Cetearyl Alcohol Lactic Acid Glycolic Acid Glyceryl Stearate Potassium Hydroxide Propanediol Polysorbate 60 Panthenol Dimethicone Cetyl Alcohol Parfum Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Hydroxyacetophenone Bakuchiol Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract Isohexadecane Linoleic Acid PEG-75 Stearate Phenoxyethanol Cetearyl Glucoside Polysorbate 80 Steareth-20 Ceteth-20 Linolenic Acid Xanthan Gum Citric Acid Ethylhexylglycerin Enteromorpha Compressa Extract Sorbitan Oleate Santalum Album Extract Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Saccharum Officinarum Extract Citrus Limon Fruit Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate Sodium Phytate Silybum Marianum Fruit Extract Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract Tocopherol CI 60730 CI 14700 Limonene Linalool Citral Water, Glycerin, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Lactic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Potassium Hydroxide, Propanediol, Polysorbate 60, Panthenol, Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Parfum, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Hydroxyacetophenone, Bakuchiol, Leontopodium Alpinum Callus Culture Extract, Isohexadecane, Linoleic Acid, PEG-75 Stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Polysorbate 80, Steareth-20, Ceteth-20, Linolenic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Sorbitan Oleate, Santalum Album Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Phytate, Silybum Marianum Fruit Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, CI 60730, CI 14700, Limonene, Linalool, Citral Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate Isononyl Isononanoate Butylene Glycol Arachidyl Alcohol Glyceryl Polymethacrylate Dimethicone Crosspolymer Behenyl Alcohol PEG-75 Shea Butter Glycerides Polysorbate 20 Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Retinol Ceramide Ng Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 Sodium Hyaluronate Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Avena Sativa Kernel Extract Arctium Lappa Root Extract Salix Alba Bark Extract Glycine Soja Sterols Lecithin Allantoin Tocopheryl Acetate Hydrolyzed Soy Protein Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Sodium Hydroxide Tribehenin Caprylyl Glycol Dipeptide-2 Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract PEG-10 Phytosterol PEG-8 Magnesium Aluminum Silicate Arachidyl Glucoside Chrysin Pentylene Glycol Sodium Acrylates Copolymer Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Coco-Glucoside Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone N-Hydroxysuccinimide Disodium EDTA Benzoic Acid Water, Dimethicone, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Bakuchiol, Arachidyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Behenyl Alcohol, Glyc 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. Bakuchiol is a plant-derived antioxidant from the seeds of the Psoralea corylifolia plant. It has antimicrobial, emollient, skin conditioning, and antioxidant properties. You'll likely see it called a "retinol replacement" but the two are technically not related. This is because bakuchiol is able to flip many of the same switches in your skin cells to tell them to: 1) produce more collagen (type I, III, and IV) 2) activate the same genes retinoids do Unlike retinoids, this ingredient will not increase photosensitivity and is safe to use during pregnancy (but please still check in with your doctor!). The flagship clinical trial from Dhaliwal et al. 2019 found 0.5% bakuchiol (twice daily) and 0.5% retinol (once daily) reduced wrinkles and hyperpigmentation equally, but bakuchiol had significantly less irritation. Systematic reviews also back this up: Bakuchiol is comparable to retinol for photoaging but with better tolerability. It also has mild antibacterial properties against Cutibacterium acnes and antifungal activity in vitro against Candida and dermatophytes. The reason bakuchiol works well is due to its structure; it is a meroterpene phenol, or a hybrid molecule. The phenol half acts as an antioxidant while the terpene half is fat-loving. This helps the molecule slip through the skin barrier. This ingredient is usually used between 0.5-2%. Only one case of contact dermatitis has ever been reported for this ingredient. 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 s