Vanicream Facial Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Versus Paula's Choice Calm Barrier Protect Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30

Vanicream Facial Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Versus Paula's Choice Calm Barrier Protect Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30 Detailed comparison of Vanicream Facial Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 versus Paula's Choice Calm Barrier Protect Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30. This mineral sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~97% of UVB at SPF 30. This hybrid sunscreen covers the full UV range and blocks ~97% of UVB at SPF 30. Zinc Oxide Water C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Isopentyldiol Squalane Glycerin Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Bis-Octyldodecyl Dimer Dilinoleate/Propanediol Copolymer Glyceryl Stearate PEG-100 Stearate Polyhydroxystearic Acid Cetearyl Alcohol Sucrose Stearate Ceramide EOP Ceramide Ng Ceramide NP Ceramide As Ceramide AP Carnosine Phytosterols Hydrogenated Lecithin Dimethicone Triethoxycaprylylsilane Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11 Caprylyl Glycol 1,2-Hexanediol Zinc Oxide, Water, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Isopentyldiol, Squalane, Glycerin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Bis-Octyldodecyl Dimer Dilinoleate/Propanediol Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sucrose Stearate, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide Ng, Ceramide NP, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Carnosine, Phytosterols, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Dimethicone, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Titanium Dioxide Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene Polyester-8 Aluminum Stearate C15-19 Alkane Silica Trehalose Inulin Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide Ascorbyl Palmitate Tocopherol Echium Plantagineum Seed Oil Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil Centella Asiatica Extract Alumina Glyceryl Caprylate Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer Caprylhydroxamic Acid Diheptyl Succinate Xanthan Gum Allantoin Sodium Polyacrylate Sodium Hydroxide Acacia Senegal Gum Sodium Citrate Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Polysorbate 60 Sorbitan Isostearate Lecithin Glyceryl Oleate Citric Acid Sodium Benzoate Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene, Glycerin, Polyester-8, Aluminum Stearate, C15-19 Alkane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Silica, Trehalose, Inulin, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Echium Plantagineum Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Centella Asiatica Extract, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Alumina, Glyceryl Caprylate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Diheptyl Succinate, Xanthan Gum, Allantoin, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Hydroxide, Acacia Senegal Gum, Sodium Citrate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Lecithin, Glyceryl Oleate, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate 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. 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. Glyceryl Stearate is made by reacting glycerin with stearic acid (typically sourced from plant oils like palm or coconut). It's an emulsifier, emollient, and mild occlusive. Emulsifiers help ingredients like oil and water stay mixed