Philosophy Renewed Hope in a Jar SPF 30 Versus First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration

Philosophy Renewed Hope in a Jar SPF 30 Versus First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration Detailed comparison of Philosophy Renewed Hope in a Jar SPF 30 versus First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Intense Hydration. This smoothing day moisturizer is formulated around Glycolic Acid and Mandelic Acid to refine skin texture and brighten dull-looking skin. This calming moisturizer is formulated around Colloidal Oatmeal and Squalane to calm redness and hydrate skin. Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 2.7% Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 6.99% Octocrylene 2% Water Carthamus Tinctorius Oleosomes Butylene Glycol Glycerin C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Methyl Gluceth-20 Glycolic Acid Polyacrylamide Cyclopentasiloxane Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer Hydrogenated Lecithin Cyclohexasiloxane Phenoxyethanol Sodium Hydroxide C13-14 Isoparaffin Cetyl Alcohol Polysorbate 80 Laureth-7 Citric Acid Parfum CI 77163 Mandelic Acid Tocopheryl Acetate Disodium EDTA Synthetic Fluorphlogopite Ethylhexyl Palmitate Propanediol Gluconic Acid Adenosine Sodium Benzoate BHT Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract Sodium Bicarbonate Yeast Extract Magnesium Stearate Opuntia Coccinellifera Flower Extract Silica Dimethyl Silylate Caprylyl Glycol Ethylhexylglycerin Hyaluronic Acid Silanetriol Sodium Hyaluronate Sorbic Acid Hexylene Glycol Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 2.7%, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 6.99%, Octocrylene 2%, Water, Carthamus Tinctorius Oleosomes, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Methyl Gluceth-20, Glycolic Acid, Polyacrylamide, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cyclohexasiloxane, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Cetyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 80, Laureth-7, Citric Acid, Parfum, CI 77163, Mandelic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium EDTA, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Propanediol, Gluconic Acid, Adenosine, Sodium Benzoate, BHT, Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract, Sodium Bicarbonate, Yeast Extract, Magnesium Stearate, Opuntia Coccinellifera Flower Extract, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hyaluronic Acid, Silanetriol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sorbic Acid, Hexylene Glycol Colloidal Oatmeal 0.5% Stearic Acid Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Glyceryl Stearate Se Glyceryl Stearate Cetearyl Alcohol Dimethicone Squalane Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Xanthan Gum Allantoin Tetrasodium EDTA Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Ceramide NP Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil Colloidal Oatmeal 0.5%, Water, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Allantoin, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium EDTA, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Ceramide NP, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil 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. 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. Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on). 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 fe