Brickell Men's Products Balancing Toner Versus Biossance Squalane + BHA Pore-Minimizing Toner

Brickell Men's Products Balancing Toner Versus Biossance Squalane + BHA Pore-Minimizing Toner Detailed comparison of Brickell Men's Products Balancing Toner versus Biossance Squalane + BHA Pore-Minimizing Toner. This oil-control toner is formulated around Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice and Salix Alba Bark Extract to balance excess oil and calm redness. This pore-care toner is formulated around Salix Alba Bark Extract and Squalane to refine the look of pores and balance excess oil. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Cucumis Sativus Fruit Water Salix Alba Bark Extract Glycerin Hamamelis Virginiana Water Benzyl Alcohol Ricinus Communis Seed Oil Mentha Piperita Oil Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract Lawsonia Inermis Flower Extract Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract Curcuma Longa Root Extract Pearl Powder Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Water, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Glycerin, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Benzyl Alcohol, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Lawsonia Inermis Flower Extract, Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Pearl Powder Water Squalane Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer Betaine Salicylate Microcitrus Australasica Fruit Extract Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Water Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Water Sodium Hyaluronate Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract Melissa Officinalis Leaf Oil Amber Powder Corallina Officinalis Extract Sodium Chloride Citric Acid Sodium Gluconate Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate Pelargonium Graveolens Oil Citronellol Water, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Glycerin, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Water, Squalane, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Betaine Salicylate, Microcitrus Australasica Fruit Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Water, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Oil, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract, Amber Powder, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Citronellol 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. Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract is also known as Ivy Gourd Fruit Extract. It has skin conditioning properties. The fruit is rich in flavonoids, phenolic acids, terpenoids, and sterols that show antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect in vitro. This is because the fruit contains a thick mucilage that forms a protective and soothing layer on the skin's surface. The extract itself has demonstrated antioxidant, soothing, and potential anti-allergy properties. Most of this research is done in vitro and dedicated clinical studies on topical application are still limited. Cucumis Sativus Fruit Water is the water (or juice) pressed from cucumber. It has skin conditioning properties that offers gentle hydration. Cucumbers are about 95% water. The other 5% has some pretty nice things for skin like vitamin C, caffeic acid, and flavonoids that all have antioxidant activity. A 2011 study found that cucumber fruit juice can fight free radicals and help protect two proteins that keep skin firm and plump (hyaluronic acid and elastin). This is why it's sometimes considered a potential anti-wrinkle ingredient. Since this ingredient is usually used at low concentrations (up to 3%), it acts more as a soothing and skin conditioning ingredient than a powerhouse active. Curcuma Longa Root Extract comes from the rhizome (underground stem) of the turmeric plant. While the official EU Cosing Database lists this ingredient as a fragrance, it actually does more than give products a scent. This ingredient contains a group of yellow pigments called curcuminoids (mostly curcumin) that give it genuine antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity in skin. Reviews of topical clinical studies have found turmeric/curcumin to be generally well-tolerated and useful across conditions like eczema and mild inflammation. One thing working in its favor is that curcumin barely penetrates; in lab skin-permeation testing, the curcuminoids mostly stayed in the outermost layer of skin. This is a good thing because its soothing and antioxidant activity is a surface-level job anyway. At this time, industry data shows there's no single "correct" cosmetic percentage. It's used across a wide range depending on the product and varies from tiny fractions of a percent up to a few percent. Allergy-wise, curcumin is a documented (but uncommon) contact allergen. It can also cross react with related plants, so anyone with a turmeric/ginger/cinnamon allergy or reactive skin should patch test first. 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 essen