La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Matte Face Moisturizer for Oily Skin Versus Biologique Recherche Emulsion Gel Biosensible Soothing and Moisturizing Gel for the Face

La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Matte Face Moisturizer for Oily Skin Versus Biologique Recherche Emulsion Gel Biosensible Soothing and Moisturizing Gel for the Face

This oil-control moisturizer is formulated around Silica and Niacinamide to balance excess oil and strengthen the skin barrier.

This calming moisturizer is formulated around Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil to calm redness and hydrate skin.

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Silica

Betaine

Niacinamide

Cetearyl Isononanoate

Zea Mays Starch

Ceramide NP

Carbomer

Glyceryl Stearate Citrate

Sodium Hyaluronate

Sodium Hydroxide

Perlite

Hydroxyacetophenone

Caprylyl Glycol

Xanthan Gum

Water, Glycerin, Silica, Betaine, Niacinamide, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Zea Mays Starch, Ceramide NP, Carbomer, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hydroxide, Perlite, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum

Methylpropanediol

Octyldodecanol

Cordyceps Sinensis Extract

Trametes Versicolor Extract

Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil

Dicaprylyl Carbonate

Butylene Glycol

Xylitylglucoside

Tocopheryl Acetate

Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil

Ribes Nigrum Seed Oil

Pueraria Lobata Root Extract

Punica Granatum Fruit Extract

Sisymbrium Irio Seed Oil

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Unsaponifiables

Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract

Glycine Soja Oil

Anhydroxylitol

Xylitol

Serine

Citric Acid

Tocopherol

Algin

Glyceryl Polyacrylate

Pullulan

Trehalose

Pentylene Glycol

Sorbitan Isostearate

Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer

Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

Urea

Isohexadecane

Polysorbate 60

Disodium Phosphate

Potassium Phosphate

Sodium Citrate

Phenylpropanol

Potassium Sorbate

Sodium Benzoate

Water, Glycerin, Methylpropanediol, Octyldodecanol, Cordyceps Sinensis Extract, Trametes Versicolor Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Butylene Glycol, Xylitylglucoside, Tocopheryl Acetate, Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil, Ribes Nigrum Seed Oil, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Sisymbrium Irio Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Unsaponifiables, Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Glycine Soja Oil, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Serine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Tocopherol, Algin, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Pullulan, Trehalose, Pentylene Glycol, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Urea, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 60, Disodium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Phenylpropanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate

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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.

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).

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.

Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.

In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.

Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:

Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.

Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.

You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.

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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