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Sesderma C-Vit Lipossomal Serum Versus Paula's Choice Resist Super Antioxidant Serum
Sesderma C-Vit Lipossomal Serum Versus Paula's Choice Resist Super Antioxidant Serum Detailed comparison of Sesderma C-Vit Lipossomal Serum versus Paula's Choice Resist Super Antioxidant Serum. This brightening serum is formulated around 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Aci
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Sesderma C-Vit Lipossomal Serum Versus Paula's Choice Resist Super Antioxidant Serum Detailed comparison of Sesderma C-Vit Lipossomal Serum versus Paula's Choice Resist Super Antioxidant Serum. This brightening serum is formulated around 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 to brighten dull-looking skin and soften the look of wrinkles. This anti-aging serum is formulated around Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 to soften the look of wrinkles and brighten dull-looking skin. Water Glycerin Propylene Glycol Propanediol Polymethylsilsesquioxane PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract Sodium Hyaluronate Resveratrol Dimethyl Ether Quercetin Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 Morus Alba Root Extract 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid Lecithin Alcohol Tocopheryl Acetate Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer Polysorbate 20 Xanthan Gum Sodium Chloride BHT Triethanolamine Disodium EDTA Sodium Cholate Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin Retinyl Palmitate Sodium Hydroxide Tocopherol Phenoxyethanol Ethylhexylglycerin Potassium Sorbate Parfum Citronellyl Methylcrotonate Limonene Linalool Citral CI 15985 Water, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Propanediol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Resveratrol Dimethyl Ether, Quercetin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Morus Alba Root Extract, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Lecithin, Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Polysorbate 20, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Chloride, BHT, Triethanolamine, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Cholate, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Retinyl Palmitate, Sodium Hydroxide, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Parfum, Citronellyl Methylcrotonate, Limonene, Linalool, Citral, CI 15985 Cyclopentasiloxane Dimethicone Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Ceramide NP Tocotrienols Ubiquinone Thioctic Acid Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate Ferulic Acid Beta-Glucan Superoxide Dismutase Epigallocatechin Gallate Ergothioneine Glutathione Xanthophylls Glycine Soja Seed Extract Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract Lupinus Albus Seed Extract Curcuma Longa Root Elaeis Guineensis Oil Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Ceramide NP, Tocotrienols, Tocopherol, Ubiquinone, Thioctic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Ferulic Acid, Beta-Glucan, Superoxide Dismutase, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Ergothioneine, Glutathione, Xanthophylls, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Glycerin, Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Curcuma Longa Root, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Phenoxyethanol 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. Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 is a synthetic signal lipopeptide. This just means it is a three amino acid chain bolted onto a palmitic acid tail so it can slip through the skin's lipid barrier. This peptide has a "build more, lose less" approach. It's designed to mimic the collagen-stimulating activity in your skin by copying a snippet of one of your skin's own matrix proteins. This nudges fibroblasts into making more collagen while inhibiting the enzyme that breaks down skin protein. The manufacturer's in vivo study of 45 volunteers found 1% and 2.5% reduced the appearance of wrinkles by 7% and 12% respectively, after using it twice daily for 84 days. This is in the expected range for peptides; they're slow and cumulative actives and not overnight fixers. Typical use levels range from 1-3% and this ingredient gets along with pretty much everything. On the fungal acne front: Although palmitic acid sits in the chain length that Malassezia can feed on, this ingredient has it locked in an amine bond. This makes it hard for Malassezia to access as a source of food, and therefore fungal acne safe. Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!). It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome. On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive. Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10). You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own. Typical use concentrations range from