Is Clinical Youth Intensive Creme Versus Biologique Recherche Crème Biofixine Anti-Ageing Face Cream

Is Clinical Youth Intensive Creme Versus Biologique Recherche Crème Biofixine Anti-Ageing Face Cream

This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Hyaluronic Acid and Tripeptide-1 to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin.

This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil and Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Hyaluronic Acid

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract

Glycerin

Urea

Glucose

Guanidine Hcl

Tripeptide-1

Saccharum Officinarum Extract

Salix Alba Bark Extract

Glyceryl Dilaurate

Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate

Dimethicone

Cetyl Alcohol

Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline

Superoxide Dismutase

Ormenis Multicaulis Oil

Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil

Phospholipids

Retinyl Palmitate

Tocopheryl Acetate

Pantothenic Acid

Acer Saccharum Extract

Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract

Citrus Limon Fruit Extract

Asiaticoside

Asiatic Acid

Madecassic Acid

Ascorbyl Palmitate

PEG-8/Smdi Copolymer

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

Soy Isoflavones

Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol Manganese Chloride

Hexylene Glycol

Ethylhexyl Palmitate

Silica Dimethyl Silylate

Butylene Glycol

Cetearyl Alcohol

Ceteareth-20

Glyceryl Stearate

PEG-100 Stearate

Carbomer

Xanthan Gum

Pvp

Panthenol

Triethanolamine

Disodium EDTA

Caprylyl Glycol

Methylglucoside Phosphate

Copper Lysinate/Prolinate

1,2-Hexanediol

Water, Hyaluronic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Urea, Glucose, Guanidine Hcl, Tripeptide-1, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Glyceryl Dilaurate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Superoxide Dismutase, Ormenis Multicaulis Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Phospholipids, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Pantothenic Acid, Acer Saccharum Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate, PEG-8/Smdi Copolymer, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Soy Isoflavones, Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol Manganese Chloride, Hexylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Butylene Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Pvp, Panthenol, Triethanolamine, Disodium EDTA, Caprylyl Glycol, Methylglucoside Phosphate, Copper Lysinate/Prolinate, 1,2-Hexanediol

Stearic Acid

Propylene Glycol

Palmitic Acid

Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil

Polysorbate 40

Pentylene Glycol

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Tea-Stearate

PEG-2 Stearate

Perfluorodecalin

Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

Polyperfluoromethylisopropyl Ether

Juglans Regia Seed Extract

Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract

Nasturtium Officinale Extract

Pimpinella Anisum Fruit Extract

Tocopherol

Sodium Benzoate

P-Anisic Acid

Poloxamer 188

Phenoxyethanol

Sodium Metabisulfite

Water, Stearic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Palmitic Acid, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Polysorbate 40, Pentylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Butylene Glycol, Tea-Stearate, PEG-2 Stearate, Perfluorodecalin, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Polyperfluoromethylisopropyl Ether, Juglans Regia Seed Extract, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract, Nasturtium Officinale Extract, Pimpinella Anisum Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Caprylyl Glycol, P-Anisic Acid, Poloxamer 188, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Metabisulfite

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Ingredients Explained

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.

Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.

Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.

Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).

Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.

Its main roles are:

Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol.

The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.

This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. It is a primary fatty alcohol with a chain length above 12 carbons. A study from 2019 show Malassezia can feed on fatty alcohols in this range, so it may trigger fungal acne in those prone to it.

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.

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!

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