Paula's Choice Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser Versus La Roche-Posay Effaclar Deep Cleansing Foaming Cream Cleanser

Paula's Choice Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser Versus La Roche-Posay Effaclar Deep Cleansing Foaming Cream Cleanser Detailed comparison of Paula's Choice Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser versus La Roche-Posay Effaclar Deep Cleansing Foaming Cream Cleanser. This mild cream cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry. This salicylic acid cream cleanser is formulated around Salicylic Acid to clear breakouts and unclog pores. Water Sodium Lauroamphoacetate Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate Stearic Acid Glycerin Glycol Distearate Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Acrylates Copolymer Cetearyl Alcohol Sodium Hyaluronate Ceramide NP Ceramide AP Ceramide EOP Phytosphingosine Phospholipids Sphingolipids Lecithin Arginine Cholesterol Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract Disodium EDTA Sodium Chloride Sodium Hydroxide Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate Xanthan Gum Carbomer Hexylene Glycol Phenoxyethanol Caprylyl Glycol Water, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Glycol Distearate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Acrylates Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Phospholipids, Sphingolipids, Lecithin, Arginine, Cholesterol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Hexylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol Myristic Acid Potassium Hydroxide Glyceryl Stearate Se Lauric Acid Palmitic Acid Coco-Glucoside Tetrasodium EDTA Parfum Salicylic Acid Water, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Stearic Acid, Lauric Acid, Palmitic Acid, Coco-Glucoside, Tetrasodium EDTA, Parfum, Salicylic Acid These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum. Topically, glycerin does several things at once: Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3. Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin. This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products. Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity. Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine. Stearic Acid is a fatty acid that is already found in your skin. It's one of the free fatty acids that works alongside ceramides and cholesterols to maintain your barrier. In cosmetics, it is a multitasker: Safety-wise, the CIR Expert Panel has concluded it to be safe in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing. Free stearic acid is a C18 fatty acid that the Malassezia yeast can substrate, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product. So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation. You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!