Saltair KP Body Smoother 5% Glycolic Body Scrub Versus First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub With 10% AHA

Saltair KP Body Smoother 5% Glycolic Body Scrub Versus First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub With 10% AHA Detailed comparison of Saltair KP Body Smoother 5% Glycolic Body Scrub versus First Aid Beauty KP Bump Eraser Body Scrub With 10% AHA Fresh Strawberry. Water Pumice Stearic Acid Cetearyl Alcohol Glycolic Acid Sodium Hydroxide Glycerin Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate Dimethicone Cocos Nucifera Oil Glycine Soja Oil Charcoal Powder Microcrystalline Cellulose Mannitol Zea Mays Starch Sodium Hyaluronate Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil Niacinamide Volcanic Sand Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract Avena Sativa Kernel Flour C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Salix Nigra Bark Extract Lactic Acid Sea Water Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Xanthan Gum Steareth-20 Steareth-21 Ethylhexylglycerin Caramel Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate Tocopherol Phenoxyethanol Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate Water, Pumice, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Dimethicone, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Glycine Soja Oil, Charcoal Powder, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Zea Mays Starch, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aleurites Moluccanus Seed Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Niacinamide, Volcanic Sand, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Kappaphycus Alvarezii Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Lactic Acid, Sea Water, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Xanthan Gum, Steareth-20, Steareth-21, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caramel, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate Palmitic Acid Sorbitol Fragaria Chiloensis Fruit Extract Colloidal Oatmeal Tocopheryl Acetate Bisabolol Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract Isopropyl Myristate Coconut Acid Sodium Isethionate Butylene Glycol Ethyl 2-Methylbutyrate Ambroxide Cis-3-Hexenyl Formate Methyl Methylbutyrate Tetrasodium EDTA Pumice, Water, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Lactic Acid, Dimethicone, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Hydroxide, Palmitic Acid, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Sorbitol, Fragaria Chiloensis Fruit Extract, Colloidal Oatmeal, Tocopheryl Acetate, Bisabolol, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Isopropyl Myristate, Coconut Acid, Xanthan Gum, Steareth-20, Steareth-21, Sodium Isethionate, Butylene Glycol, Ethyl 2-Methylbutyrate, Ambroxide, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Cis-3-Hexenyl Formate, Methyl Methylbutyrate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate 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. Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (tea extract) is one of the most well-researched plant extracts in skincare with an impressive resume. Black tea, green tea, and oolong tea are all harvested from the Camellia Sinensis plant. Studies show green tea extract and its catechins (like epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)) help your skin cells product energy more efficiently and reducing the number of free-radicals that can damage your skin from the inside. In lab-grown skin models, this translated to younger, healthier, and stronger skin. There's also good sun protection data; researchers saw less DNA damage and redness on human skin when green tea was applied before UVB exposure. And the more they applied, the better the protection. Needless to say, this ingredient shouldn't replace your sunscreen. But it is a great supportive ingredient that you can already find in many sunscreens and antioxidant serums. A 2009 study found a 2% green tea lotion was effective for mild-to-moderate acne thanks to its anti-inflammatory and mild antimicrobial activity. The quality of the extract matters a lot here: Good extracts contain 50-90% catechins while lower quality