Biossance Squalane + Ectoin Overnight Rescue Deep Repair Night Cream Versus Biossance Squalane + Growth Factor Firming Moisturizer

Biossance Squalane + Ectoin Overnight Rescue Deep Repair Night Cream Versus Biossance Squalane + Growth Factor Firming Moisturizer Detailed comparison of Biossance Squalane + Ectoin Overnight Rescue Deep Repair Night Cream versus Biossance Squalane + Growth Factor Firming Moisturizer. This barrier-repair night moisturizer is formulated around Squalane and Ectoin to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Squalane and Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-76 to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin. 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 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 Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil Propanediol Cetearyl Alcohol Sodium Polyacrylate Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate Butylene Glycol Undecane Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Diheptyl Succinate Tridecane Tocopherol Sodium PCA Sodium Lactate Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate Arginine Aspartic Acid PCA Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate Algin Glycine Alanine Serine Sodium Hyaluronate Valine Isoleucine Proline Pseudostellaria Heterophylla Extract Threonine 1,2-Hexanediol Beta-Glucan Calcium Citrate Collagen Mannose Histidine Phenylalanine Sodium Hydroxide Glucose Hexapeptide-9 Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-76 Water, Glycerin, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Propanediol, Squalane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Undecane, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Diheptyl Succinate, Tridecane, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Gluconate, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, PCA, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Algin, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Pseudostellaria Heterophylla Extract, Threonine, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Beta-Glucan, Calcium Citrate, Collagen, Mannose, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Sodium Hydroxide, Glucose, Hexapeptide-9, Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-76 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). Ethylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that: The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure. Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations. 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