Shiseido Bio-Performance Advanced Super Revitalizing Cream Versus Biossance Squalane + Ectoin Overnight Rescue Deep Repair Night Cream

Shiseido Bio-Performance Advanced Super Revitalizing Cream Versus Biossance Squalane + Ectoin Overnight Rescue Deep Repair Night Cream

This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate and Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate to soften the look of wrinkles.

This barrier-repair night moisturizer is formulated around Squalane and Ectoin to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Butylene Glycol

Isododecane

Isohexadecane

Dimethicone

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate

Hydrogenated Polydecene

Disteardimonium Hectorite

PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone

PEG-150

PEG-8 Diisostearate

Phenoxyethanol

Methylparaben

Ethylparaben

Phytosteryl Macadamiate

Sodium Citrate

Parfum

Trisodium EDTA

Tocopheryl Acetate

Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate

Hydroxyproline

Citric Acid

Sodium Metaphosphate

Benzyl Benzoate

Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone

Butylphenyl Methylpropional

Hexyl Cinnamal

Linalool

Limonene

Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate

Citronellol

Geraniol

Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate

Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract

CI 77492

Syzygium Jambos Leaf Extract

CI 77491

Tocopherol

Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Isododecane, Isohexadecane, Dimethicone, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Disteardimonium Hectorite, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, PEG-150, PEG-8 Diisostearate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Sodium Citrate, Parfum, Trisodium EDTA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Hydroxyproline, Citric Acid, Sodium Metaphosphate, Benzyl Benzoate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Limonene, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, CI 77492, Syzygium Jambos Leaf Extract, CI 77491, Tocopherol

Squalane

Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

C12-16 Alcohols

Sodium Acrylates Copolymer

Ectoin

Jojoba Esters

Palmitic Acid

Hydrogenated Lecithin

Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

Lecithin

Magnesium Chloride

Ethylhexylglycerin

Sodium Gluconate

Caprylyl Glycol

Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

Water, Glycerin, Squalane, Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C12-16 Alcohols, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Ectoin, Jojoba Esters, Palmitic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Lecithin, Magnesium Chloride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Gluconate, Caprylyl Glycol, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

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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.

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.

Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!).

It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome.

On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive.

Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10).

You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own.

Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU.

Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including for children of all ages.

Adverse systemic effects only showed up in animal studies at exposures roughly 200x higher than what people get from cosmetics. And despite its very widespread use, this ingredient is a rare sensitizer and allergic reactions are uncommon.

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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