Paula's Choice Hydralight Shine-Free Mineral Complex SPF 30 Versus SkinCeuticals Physical Fusion UV Defense SPF 50

Paula's Choice Hydralight Shine-Free Mineral Complex SPF 30 Versus SkinCeuticals Physical Fusion UV Defense SPF 50 Detailed comparison of Paula's Choice Hydralight Shine-Free Mineral Complex SPF 30 versus SkinCeuticals Physical Fusion UV Defense SPF 50 Tinted. This oil-control moisturizer is formulated around Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract and Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract to balance excess oil and calm redness. This hybrid sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~98% of UVB at SPF 50. Zinc Oxide 6% Titanium Dioxide 2.32% Water Ethylhexyl Palmitate Cyclomethicone Dimethicone Polysorbate 80 Caprylyl Methicone Glyceryl Stearate PEG-100 Stearate C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Isohexadecane Cetyl Alcohol Propylene Glycol Polyglyceryl-6 Isostearate Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Algae Extract Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Allantoin Glycerin Panthenol Butylene Glycol Caprylyl Glycol Alumina Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone Polyhydroxystearic Acid Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone Diethylhexyl Carbonate Triethoxycaprylylsilane Disodium EDTA Chlorphenesin Phenoxyethanol Zinc Oxide 6%, Titanium Dioxide 2.32%, Water, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cyclomethicone, Dimethicone, Polysorbate 80, Caprylyl Methicone, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Cetyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-6 Isostearate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Algae Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Allantoin, Glycerin, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Alumina, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Triethoxysilylethyl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Hexyl Dimethicone, Diethylhexyl Carbonate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Disodium EDTA, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol Titanium Dioxide Zinc Oxide Isododecane Undecane Triethylhexanoin Nylon-12 Butyloctyl Salicylate Phenethyl Benzoate Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer Silica Tridecane Dicaprylyl Carbonate Dicaprylyl Ether Talc Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer Aluminum Stearate Pentylene Glycol PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone Magnesium Sulfate Iron Oxides PEG-8 Laurate Disteardimonium Hectorite Tocopherol Propylene Carbonate Artemia Extract Benzoic Acid C9-15 Fluoroalcohol Phosphate PEG-9 Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Water, Dimethicone, Isododecane, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Undecane, Triethylhexanoin, Isohexadecane, Nylon-12, Caprylyl Methicone, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Phenethyl Benzoate, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Silica, Tridecane, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Dicaprylyl Ether, Talc, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Aluminum Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Alumina, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Magnesium Sulfate, Caprylyl Glycol, Iron Oxides, PEG-8 Laurate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Tocopherol, Propylene Carbonate, Artemia Extract, Benzoic Acid, C9-15 Fluoroalcohol Phosphate, PEG-9 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. Alumina (aka aluminum oxide) is an inorganic mineral powder refined from bauxite that works as a quiet workhorse in a formula. It shows up often as an abrasive, absorbent, anticaking, bulking, and viscosity-controlling agent. One of its most common jobs is acting as a pigment carrier and dispersant. Alumina platelets are often blended with inorganic sunscreens like Titanium Dioxide (or with colorants) and then coated with a silicone such as Triethoxycaprylylsilane so the pigment spreads evenly and smoothly. In makeup, it can also double as a light-diffusing powder or oil absorber to keep formulas from looking greasy. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded alumina to be safe in present practices of use and concentration. They note it's a stable, oxidized compound and scientific research has failed to establish links to health issues. Concentrations vary depending on the product: 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. Becau