SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 Versus PCA Skin Collagen Hydrator

SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 Versus PCA Skin Collagen Hydrator Detailed comparison of SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 versus PCA Skin Collagen Hydrator. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Cholesterol and Ceramide NP to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles. This calming moisturizer is formulated around Butyrospermum Parkii Butter and Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate to calm redness and hydrate skin. Water Dimethicone Hydrogenated Polyisobutene Glycerin Cholesterol C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Ceramide NP Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Unsaponifiables Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane Sodium Polyacrylate PEG-10 Dimethicone Nylon-12 Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer Phenoxyethanol Disteardimonium Hectorite Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate Chlorphenesin Caprylyl Glycol PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone Propylene Carbonate Disodium EDTA Acrylonitrile/Methyl Methacrylate/Vinylidene Chloride Copolymer Adenosine Dipropylene Glycol Lavandula Angustifolia Oil Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil T-Butyl Alcohol Mentha Piperita Oil Sodium Citrate Linalool Isobutane Ceramide EOP BHT Tocopherol Limonene Water, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Glycerin, Cholesterol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Ceramide NP, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Sodium Polyacrylate, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Nylon-12, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Chlorphenesin, Caprylyl Glycol, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Propylene Carbonate, Disodium EDTA, Acrylonitrile/Methyl Methacrylate/Vinylidene Chloride Copolymer, Adenosine, Dipropylene Glycol, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, T-Butyl Alcohol, Mentha Piperita Oil, Sodium Citrate, Linalool, Isobutane, Ceramide EOP, BHT, Tocopherol, Limonene Glyceryl Stearate Cetearyl Alcohol Isopropyl Palmitate Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Cyclopentasiloxane Cetyl Alcohol Polysorbate 60 Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Allantoin Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract Ethylhexylglycerin Glycol Distearate Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Olea Europaea Fruit Oil Potassium Cetyl Phosphate Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil Sodium Hyaluronate Sodium PCA Xanthan Gum Carbomer Sodium Hydroxide Tetrasodium EDTA Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Palmitate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 60, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Allantoin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycol Distearate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium PCA, Tocopherol, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium EDTA 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. Dimethicone is a type of synthetic silicone created from natural materials such as quartz. It is also known as polydimethylsiloxane. What it does: Dimethicone comes in different viscosities: Depending on the viscosity, dimethicone has different properties. Ingredients lists don't always show which type is used, so we recommend reaching out to the brand if you have questions about the viscosity. This ingredient is unlikely to cause irritation because it does not get absorbed into skin. However, people with silicone allergies should be careful about using this ingredient. Note: Dimethicone may contribute to pilling. This is because it is not oil or water soluble, so pilling may occur when layered with products. When mixed with heavy oils in a formula, the outcome is also quite greasy. 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 t