Retrouvé Intensive Replenishing Facial Moisturizer Versus Shani Darden Hydration Peptide Cream

Retrouvé Intensive Replenishing Facial Moisturizer Versus Shani Darden Hydration Peptide Cream Detailed comparison of Retrouvé Intensive Replenishing Facial Moisturizer versus Shani Darden Hydration Peptide Cream. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate and Ceramide Ng to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Squalane and Niacinamide to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Tocopheryl Acetate Squalane Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil Glycerin Sd Alcohol 40-B Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Punica Granatum Extract C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Tribehenin Ceramide Ng PEG-10 Phytosterol Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 Ubiquinone Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Panthenol Niacinamide Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract Vernonia Appendiculata Leaf Extract Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate Polyglyceryl-10 Behenate/Eicosadioate Retinyl Palmitate Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract Xanthan Gum Lecithin Phenoxyethanol Water Ormenis Multicaulis Oil Superoxide Dismutase Lavandula Angustifolia Oil Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil Proline Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Squalane, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Glycerin, Sd Alcohol 40-B, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Punica Granatum Extract, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Tribehenin, Ceramide Ng, PEG-10 Phytosterol, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Ubiquinone, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract, Vernonia Appendiculata Leaf Extract, Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Polyglyceryl-10 Behenate/Eicosadioate, Retinyl Palmitate, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Water, Ormenis Multicaulis Oil, Superoxide Dismutase, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Proline, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Propanediol Glyceryl Stearate Citrate Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate Sodium Acrylates Copolymer Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract Hydrolyzed Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Extract Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract Tocopherol Hydrogenated Lecithin Lactic Acid Sodium Phytate Betaine Erythritol Sodium Hydroxide Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Propanediol, Squalane, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Niacinamide, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide Ng, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Extract, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Tocopherol, Tribehenin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Lactic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Phytate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Lecithin, Betaine, Erythritol, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. This ingredient is also known as shea butter. It is a plant-derived extract from the nuts of the Africa shea tree and one of the most well-studied emollients. Because it has a high concentration of fatty acids (primarily oleic, stearic, and linoleic) it is able to form a protective barrier on the skin's surface. This helps seal in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL). In vitro research found an increase in skin hydration by 58% and a decrease in TEWL by 37.8% after 24 hours of applying this ingredient (pretty impressive for a single ingredient!). Besides hydration, shea butter also contains triterpenes that have anti-inflammatory potential. In particule, lupeol cinnamate has shown the highest anti-inflammatory activity in vivo. Shea butter also contains vitamins A and E which may contribute to antioxidant activity. While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe because its fatty acids fall within the C11-C24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize. 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. Ceramide NG is a type of Ceramide. The NG stands for a sphinganine base. Ceramides are i