Biossance Squalane + Caffeine Toning Body Cream - Unscented Versus Truly Coco Rose Fudge Whipped Body Butter

Biossance Squalane + Caffeine Toning Body Cream - Unscented Versus Truly Coco Rose Fudge Whipped Body Butter Detailed comparison of Biossance Squalane + Caffeine Toning Body Cream - Unscented versus Truly Coco Rose Fudge Whipped Body Butter. Water Squalane Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Glycerin Sorbitan Olivate Cetearyl Olivate Jojoba Esters Behenyl Alcohol Cetyl Palmitate Caffeine Niacinamide Plankton Extract Sorbitan Palmitate Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Tocopherol Sodium Gluconate Ethylhexylglycerin Phenoxyethanol Citric Acid Water, Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Olivate, Jojoba Esters, Behenyl Alcohol, Cetyl Palmitate, Caffeine, Niacinamide, Plankton Extract, Sorbitan Palmitate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Tocopherol, Sodium Gluconate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Cocos Nucifera Oil Garcinia Indica Seed Butter Mangifera Indica Seed Oil Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter Maranta Arundinacea Root Powder Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract Corallina Officinalis Extract Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract Gluconolactone Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Callus Extract Hydrogenated Soybean Oil Beta Vulgaris Root Extract Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate Rosa Damascena Flower Water Laminaria Digitata Extract Collagen Parfum Mica Titanium Dioxide Iron Oxides CI 77742 Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Garcinia Indica Seed Butter, Mangifera Indica Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Tocopherol, Maranta Arundinacea Root Powder, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract, Gluconolactone, Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Callus Extract, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, Water, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Collagen, Parfum, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, CI 77742 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. 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. Tocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E. You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells. Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes. It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-bin