StriVectin Contour Restore™ Tightening & Sculpting Moisturizing Face Cream Versus Allies of Skin Peptide & Antioxidants Firming Daily Treatment

StriVectin Contour Restore™ Tightening & Sculpting Moisturizing Face Cream Versus Allies of Skin Peptide & Antioxidants Firming Daily Treatment Detailed comparison of StriVectin Contour Restore™ Tightening & Sculpting Moisturizing Face Cream versus Allies of Skin Peptide & Antioxidants Firming Daily Treatment. This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester to soften the look of wrinkles. This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate to soften the look of wrinkles and calm redness. Water Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Glycol Distearate Palmitic Acid Glycerin Stearic Acid Undecane Cetearyl Alcohol Myristyl Nicotinate Cetyl Alcohol Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester Beta-Glucan Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Extract Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract Commiphora Mukul Resin Extract Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane Ornithine Phospholipids Glycolipids Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Sodium Hyaluronate Sucrose Palmitate Adenosine Hydroxyethylcellulose Allantoin Panthenol Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Potassium Cetyl Phosphate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Levulinic Acid Glyceryl Caprylate Butylene Glycol Tridecane Propanediol Isostearyl Isostearate Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Glyceryl Linoleate Pentylene Glycol Polysorbate 60 Cetyl Stearate Lecithin Tocopherol Caprylhydroxamic Acid Sorbitan Laurate Disodium EDTA Ethylhexylglycerin Caprylyl Glycol Parfum Citric Acid P-Anisic Acid Benzyl Alcohol Sodium Hydroxide Phenoxyethanol Potassium Sorbate Limonene Citral Water, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycol Distearate, Palmitic Acid, Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Undecane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Myristyl Nicotinate, Cetyl Alcohol, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, Beta-Glucan, Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Extract, Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract, Commiphora Mukul Resin Extract, Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane, Ornithine, Phospholipids, Glycolipids, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sucrose Palmitate, Adenosine, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Allantoin, Panthenol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Levulinic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Butylene Glycol, Tridecane, Propanediol, Isostearyl Isostearate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Linoleate, Pentylene Glycol, Polysorbate 60, Cetyl Stearate, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sorbitan Laurate, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Parfum, Citric Acid, P-Anisic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Limonene, Citral Isononyl Isononanoate Caffeine Niacinamide Lactobacillus Ferment Cetearyl Olivate Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Marrubium Vulgare Extract Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 Acetyl Tetrapeptide-40 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-8 Hydrolyzed Verbascum Thapsus Flower Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract Teprenone Hyaluronic Acid Syringa Vulgaris Leaf Cell Culture Extract Sphingolipids Astaxanthin Bisabolol Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Oil Rubus Idaeus Seed Oil Honey Dimethyl Isosorbide Ceramide NP Phenyl T-Butylnitrone Glutathione Tetrahydrodemethoxydiferuloylmethane Tetrahydrobisdemethoxydiferuloylmethane Ergothioneine Xanthan Gum Carbomer Sorbitan Olivate Benzimidazole Diamond Amidoethyl Urea Carbamoyl Propyl Polymethylsilsesquioxane Mica Dextran Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer CI 77891 Isohexadecane Maltodextrin Polysorbate 80 Acetyl Tributyl Citrate Tetrasodium EDTA Sorbitan Oleate Sodium Benzoate So 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. Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons: Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients. Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness. 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. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss. Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid. In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel. While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this. Just patch test if you have concerns. Fractionated coconut oil and MCT Oil are both listed as Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride according to INCI. This is because INCI names are based on the ingredient