PCA Skin HydraLuxe Versus Epionce Renewal Facial Lotion

PCA Skin HydraLuxe Versus Epionce Renewal Facial Lotion Detailed comparison of PCA Skin HydraLuxe versus Epionce Renewal Facial Lotion. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Butyrospermum Parkii Butter to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Petrolatum and Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. Water Niacinamide Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Cetearyl Isononanoate Dimethicone C12-16 Alcohols Glycerin Pentylene Glycol Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Maltodextrin Squalane Palmitic Acid Cetearyl Alcohol Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Hydrogenated Lecithin Phenoxyethanol C20-40 Alkyl Stearate Cetyl Alcohol Xanthan Gum Caprylyl Glycol Parfum Behenyl Behenate Chlorphenesin Tribehenin Cetyl Stearate Isostearyl Isostearate Potassium Cetyl Phosphate Stearic Acid Tocopherol Betaine Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract Cichorium Intybus Leaf Extract Hexylene Glycol Sodium Phytate Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract Acetyl Glucosamine Retinyl Palmitate Coenochloris Signiensis Extract Lecithin Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract Water, Niacinamide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Dimethicone, C12-16 Alcohols, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Maltodextrin, Squalane, Palmitic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, C20-40 Alkyl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Parfum, Behenyl Behenate, Chlorphenesin, Tribehenin, Cetyl Stearate, Isostearyl Isostearate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Stearic Acid, Tocopherol, Betaine, Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract, Cichorium Intybus Leaf Extract, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Phytate, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Acetyl Glucosamine, Retinyl Palmitate, Coenochloris Signiensis Extract, Lecithin, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract Butylene Glycol Trisiloxane Petrolatum Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil PPG-2 Myristyl Ether Propionate C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil Laureth-7 C13-14 Isoparaffin Polyacrylamide Beeswax C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil Citrus Limon Peel Oil Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf/Stem Oil Ethylene Brassylate Ethylhexylglycerin Glyceryl Stearate Lavandula Hybrida Oil Linalool Linalyl Acetate Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil Malic Acid Octanal Olea Europaea Fruit Oil PEG-100 Stearate Persea Gratissima Oil Phoenix Dactylifera Fruit Extract Phytosphingosine Phytosterols Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract Quercetin Rosa Canina Fruit Oil Sodium Hyaluronate Sodium Hydroxide Water, Butylene Glycol, Trisiloxane, Petrolatum, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Glycerin, PPG-2 Myristyl Ether Propionate, C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Laureth-7, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Polyacrylamide, Beeswax, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf/Stem Oil, Ethylene Brassylate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Hexylene Glycol, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Linalool, Linalyl Acetate, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil, Malic Acid, Octanal, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, PEG-100 Stearate, Persea Gratissima Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Phoenix Dactylifera Fruit Extract, Phytosphingosine, Phytosterols, Py These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. 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). Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. Its main roles are: Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. It is a primary fatty alcohol with a chain length above 12 carbons. A study from 2019 show Malassezia can feed on fatty alcohols in this range, so it may trigger fungal acne in those prone to it. 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. Hexylene Glycol is a multitasker ingredient that works as a solvent, humectant, emulsifier, viscosity reducer, and preservative booster. It is able to dissolve both water and oil-soluble ingredients to stabilize tricky actives and make products spread more easily. As a humectant, it pulls water into the skin. But it's a pretty minor moisturizing ingredient compared to other humectants, like glycerin. Interestingly, it can act as a mild penetration enhancer. One in vitro study on human skin found a 12% concentration upped the absorption of mometasone furoate (a medicinal ingredient used to treat inflammatory skin conditions) up to 7%. This ingredient is typically used at levels of 0.1-10% depending on the role it's playing. A patch test study on eczema patients didn't find a significant increase in irritation versus the control group, but the potential for irritation rises at higher concentrations. Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!). It has a large spectrum of antimicrobi