Biossance Squalane + Probiotic Gel Moisturizer Versus AMOREPACIFIC Moisture Bound Refreshing Hydra-Gel

Biossance Squalane + Probiotic Gel Moisturizer Versus AMOREPACIFIC Moisture Bound Refreshing Hydra-Gel Detailed comparison of Biossance Squalane + Probiotic Gel Moisturizer versus AMOREPACIFIC Moisture Bound Refreshing Hydra-Gel. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Squalane to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. This calming moisturizer is formulated around Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract and Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract to calm redness and hydrate skin. Water Glycerin Squalane Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract Sodium Acrylates Copolymer Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Phenoxyethanol Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Lecithin Caprylyl Glycol Diheptyl Succinate Isoeicosane Allantoin Bisabolol Sodium Phytate Glycine Soja Sterols Linoleic Acid Phospholipids Hansenula/Kloeckera/Lactobacillus/Lactococcus/Leuconostoc/Pediococcus/Saccharomyces/Fig/Lemon Ferment Chondrus Crispus Extract Sorbitan Oleate Cellulose Gum Chitosan 1,2-Hexanediol Sodium Hyaluronate Citric Acid Potassium Sorbate Water, Glycerin, Squalane, Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phenoxyethanol, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Lecithin, Caprylyl Glycol, Diheptyl Succinate, Isoeicosane, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Sodium Phytate, Glycine Soja Sterols, Linoleic Acid, Phospholipids, Hansenula/Kloeckera/Lactobacillus/Lactococcus/Leuconostoc/Pediococcus/Saccharomyces/Fig/Lemon Ferment, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Sorbitan Oleate, Cellulose Gum, Chitosan, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate Phyllostachys Bambusoides Juice Butylene Glycol Alcohol Hydrogenated Polyisobutene Cyclopentasiloxane Biosaccharide Gum-1 Cyclohexasiloxane Dimethicone Cetearyl Alcohol Trehalose Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Opuntia Coccinellifera Fruit Extract Glycine Soja Seed Extract Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract Panax Ginseng Root Extract Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract Zingiber Officinale Root Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Xylitol Anhydroxylitol Glyceryl Stearate Sodium Polyacrylate Sucrose Stearate Silica Ethylhexylglycerin Xylitylglucoside Polysilicone-11 Propylene Glycol PEG-40 Stearate PEG-5 Rapeseed Sterol PPG-5-Laureth-5 Hydrogenated Lecithin Hydrogenated Polydecene Carbomer Tromethamine Disodium EDTA Parfum CI 42090 Phyllostachys Bambusoides Juice, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Trehalose, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Opuntia Coccinellifera Fruit Extract, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Xylitol, Anhydroxylitol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sucrose Stearate, Silica, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xylitylglucoside, Water, Caprylyl Glycol, Polysilicone-11, Propylene Glycol, PEG-40 Stearate, PEG-5 Rapeseed Sterol, PPG-5-Laureth-5, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, CI 42090 These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. 1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse. It is a: Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin Emollient, helping to soften skin Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives 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. 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,