Paula's Choice Calm Redness Relief SPF 30 Mineral Moisturizer For Normal To Oily Skin Versus Clinique Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Fluid for Face

Paula's Choice Calm Redness Relief SPF 30 Mineral Moisturizer For Normal To Oily Skin Versus Clinique Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Fluid for Face Detailed comparison of Paula's Choice Calm Redness Relief SPF 30 Mineral Moisturizer For Normal To Oily Skin versus Clinique Broad Spectrum SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen Fluid for Face. This calming moisturizer is formulated around Allantoin and Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract to calm redness and balance excess oil. This hybrid sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~98% of UVB at SPF 50. Water Ethylhexyl Palmitate Zinc Oxide Cyclomethicone Titanium Dioxide Dimethicone Glyceryl Stearate PEG-100 Stearate C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Polysorbate 80 Caprylyl Methicone Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Isohexadecane Cetyl Alcohol Propylene Glycol Polyglyceryl-6 Isostearate Allantoin Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Glycerin Panthenol Algae Extract Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone Polyhydroxystearic Acid Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone Caprylyl Glycol Butylene Glycol Diethylhexyl Carbonate Triethoxycaprylylsilane Disodium EDTA Phenoxyethanol Chlorphenesin Water, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Zinc Oxide, Cyclomethicone, Titanium Dioxide, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polysorbate 80, Caprylyl Methicone, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Cetyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-6 Isostearate, Allantoin, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Panthenol, Algae Extract, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Diethylhexyl Carbonate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin Titanium Dioxide 6.3% Zinc Oxide 4% Butyloctyl Salicylate Polydiethylsiloxane Isononyl Isononanoate Diethylhexyl Succinate Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate Methyl Trimethicone Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene Silica Dipentaerythrityl Tri-Polyhydroxystearate Laureth-4 Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer Dimethicone Silylate Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/Pvp Crosspolymer Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3 Isostearic Acid Dipropylene Glycol CI 77492 CI 77491 Titanium Dioxide 6.3%, Zinc Oxide 4%, Water, Dimethicone, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Polydiethylsiloxane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Diethylhexyl Succinate, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate, Methyl Trimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Silica, Dipentaerythrityl Tri-Polyhydroxystearate, Laureth-4, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Dimethicone Silylate, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein/Pvp Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3, Isostearic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Dipropylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, CI 77492, CI 77491 These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons: Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients. Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness. 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. Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created. Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin. Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on). Dimethicone is a type of synthetic silicone created from natural materials such as quartz. It is also known as polydimethylsiloxane. What it does: Dimethicone comes in different viscosities: Depending on the viscosity, dimethicone has different properties. Ingredients lists don't always show which type is used, so we recommend reaching out to the brand if you have questions about the viscosity. This ingredient is unlikely to cause ir