Paula's Choice Earth Sourced Perfectly Natural Cleansing Gel Versus Indie Lee Brightening Cleanser

Paula's Choice Earth Sourced Perfectly Natural Cleansing Gel Versus Indie Lee Brightening Cleanser Detailed comparison of Paula's Choice Earth Sourced Perfectly Natural Cleansing Gel versus Indie Lee Brightening Cleanser. This mild gel cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped. No key ingredients Water Decyl Glucoside Glycerin Sodium Cocoamphoacetate Lauryl Glucoside Xanthan Gum Coco-Glucoside Glucose Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate Glyceryl Oleate Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Carrageenan Sodium Phytate Citric Acid Ethylhexylglycerin Phenoxyethanol Potassium Sorbate Water, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Lauryl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Coco-Glucoside, Glucose, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Glyceryl Oleate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Carrageenan, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate Coconut Flower Sugar Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Fragaria Chiloensis Seed Oil Lycopene Propanediol Water, Decyl Glucoside, Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate, Coconut Flower Sugar, Glyceryl Oleate, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Xanthan Gum, Fragaria Chiloensis Seed Oil, Lycopene, Propanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate 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. Decyl Glucoside is a plant-derived surfactant and emulsion stabilizer. It is created by reacting glucose with the fatty acids from plants. Like all surfactants, it works by lowering the surface tension between water and oil. This makes it so that dirt, sebum, and makeup can be lifted off your skin and rinsed away. It also produces a dense and creamy foam. Because it has a neutral charge, it is compatible with a wide range of ingredients and stays stable across a broad pH range/water hardiness conditions. Patch testing has shown it to have the lowest irritation potential among common cleansing surfactants (like SLS). Typical use levels range from 5-20% in rinse-off cleansers. One thing worth knowing: The American Contact Dermatitis Society named the parent family, alkyl glucosides, "Allergen of the Year" in 2017. The prevalence of allergy is pretty low but be sure to patch test if you've reacted to "gentle" or sulfate-free cleansers before. This ingredient is fungal acne safe because the fatty alcohol portion of this ingredient is not within the C11-24 chain length that Malassezia can metabolize. Ethylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that: The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure. Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations. Glyceryl Oleate is the monoester of glycerin and oleic acid. It is a skin-conditioning emollient that also helps form emulsions. What makes glyceryl oleate special is its "re-fatting" effect. When you wash your hair and skin with a surfactant-based cleanser, the surfactants grab onto everything. This includes your skin's natural lipids, or the fats that live in your skin barrier and sebum. Once you rinse these surfactants away, it leaves your skin feeling tight, dry, and clean (in a not-good way). Re-fatting is essentially putting some of these lipids back. Glyceryl oleate deposits a thin layer of emollient lipids back on the skin or hair surface reduce some of the barrier damage. Also, glyceryl oleate isn't a foreign molecule to your skin. It's chemically identical to something your skin already produces and manages naturally. This is why it tends to be well-tolerated with low risk of irritation. Typical use levels range from 0.5-5%. Glyceryl Oleate has a function of "perfuming" in the CosIng database. This just means that the ingredient has some scent character that can contribute to the product's overall smell. The scent of this ingredient is described as "waxy". As an ester of oleic acid, this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. This is because oleic acid falls into the