Paula's Choice Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer SPF 30 Versus iNNBEAUTY PROJECT Mineral Sun Glow Broad Spectrum SPF 43 PA +++

Paula's Choice Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer SPF 30 Versus iNNBEAUTY PROJECT Mineral Sun Glow Broad Spectrum SPF 43 PA +++ Detailed comparison of Paula's Choice Defense Essential Glow Moisturizer SPF 30 versus iNNBEAUTY PROJECT Mineral Sun Glow Broad Spectrum SPF 43 PA +++ Medium-Deep. This brightening moisturizer is formulated around Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract and Tetrapeptide-30 to brighten dull-looking skin and fade the look of dark spots. This hybrid sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~98% of UVB at SPF 43. Water C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Zinc Oxide Titanium Dioxide Glycerin Isononyl Isononanoate Butylene Glycol Cetearyl Alcohol Potassium Cetyl Phosphate Dimethicone Glyceryl Stearate Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil Tetrapeptide-30 Linoleic Acid Resveratrol Ascorbyl Glucoside Niacinamide Tocopheryl Acetate Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate Bisabolol Tocopherol Phospholipids Lecithin Glycine Soja Sterols Xanthophylls Pullulan Sodium Gluconate Xanthan Gum Sclerotium Gum Alumina Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Citric Acid Triethoxycaprylylsilane C13-14 Isoparaffin Acrylates Copolymer Polyhydroxystearic Acid Caprylyl Glycol Polyacrylamide Ceteareth-20 Aluminum Stearate Laureth-7 Ethylhexylglycerin Phenoxyethanol Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Glycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Actinidia Chinensis Fruit Extract, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Tetrapeptide-30, Linoleic Acid, Resveratrol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Niacinamide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Bisabolol, Tocopherol, Phospholipids, Lecithin, Glycine Soja Sterols, Xanthophylls, Pullulan, Sodium Gluconate, Xanthan Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Alumina, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citric Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyacrylamide, Ceteareth-20, Aluminum Stearate, Laureth-7, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol Zinc Oxide 14.2% Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Propanediol Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate Butyloctyl Salicylate Cetearyl Olivate Squalane Sorbitan Olivate Methyl Dihydroabietate Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Oryza Sativa Extract Oryza Sativa Germ Extract Superoxide Dismutase Allantoin Rhodomyrtus Tomentosa Fruit Extract Pongamia Pinnata Seed Extract Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate Polygonum Aviculare Extract Sorbitol Sodium Lactate Serine Urea 1,2-Hexanediol Vp/Eicosene Copolymer Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate Isostearic Acid Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate Pentylene Glycol Polysilicone-11 Caprylhydroxamic Acid Polyglycerin-3 Polyglyceryl-3 Lactate/Laurate Sodium Phytate Lactic Acid Palmitic Acid Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer Sodium Chloride Hydrogenated Lecithin Glycine Soja Oil Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate Sorbitan Laurate C18-36 Acid Triglyceride C18-36 Acid Glycol Ester Iron Oxides CI 77492 Mica CI 77891 CI 77491 CI 77499 Zinc Oxide 14.2%, Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Propanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Dimethicone, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Cetearyl Olivate, Squalane, Sorbitan Olivate, Methyl Dihydroabietate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Palmitoy These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Bisabolol is a gentle skin conditioner, antioxidant, and soothing ingredient. It's primary claim to fame is soothing and research shows topically applied bisabolol can quiet the chemical messengers that cause your skin to become inflamed, helping to sooth any irritation. A clinical study found that applying 0.5% bisabolol daily for 8 weeks produced an average 9% decrease in skin pigmentation. Researchers found it can also suppress the process that leads to excess melanin production in skin. In vitro studies found that bisabolol combined with propylene glycol significantly increased skin permeability by increasing lipid fluidity in the stratum corneum. You'll likely see use concentrations quite low, usually 0.1-0.2%. Overall, this is a well-tolerated ingredient that works well in formulas designed for sensitive, reactive, or post-procedure skin. 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 p