Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Overnight Treatment Versus e.l.f. cosmetics Nourishing Night Cream

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Overnight Treatment Versus e.l.f. cosmetics Nourishing Night Cream Detailed comparison of Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Overnight Treatment versus e.l.f. cosmetics Nourishing Night Cream. This barrier-repair night moisturizer is formulated around Butyrospermum Parkii Butter and Sodium Hyaluronate to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. This barrier-repair night moisturizer is formulated around Butyrospermum Parkii Butter and Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. Water Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride Butylene Glycol Glyceryl Stearate Cetyl Alcohol Glycerin C9-12 Alkane Dimethicone Cetearyl Alcohol PEG-100 Stearate Tripeptide-32 Sodium Hyaluronate Sodium Polyglutamate Succinic Acid Artemia Extract Squalane Lactobacillus Ferment Tocopheryl Acetate Caffeine Algae Extract Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract Hydrolyzed Rice Extract Faex Extract Hordeum Vulgare Extract Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract Sorbitol Potassium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Propylene Glycol Dicaprate Maltodextrin Steareth-21 Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3 Steareth-2 Hexylene Glycol Xanthan Gum Caprylyl Glycol Ethylhexylglycerin Glucose BHT Disodium EDTA Phenoxyethanol Sodium Dehydroacetate Potassium Sorbate CI 19140 CI 14700 Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride, Butylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, C9-12 Alkane, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, PEG-100 Stearate, Tripeptide-32, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Polyglutamate, Succinic Acid, Artemia Extract, Squalane, Lactobacillus Ferment, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caffeine, Algae Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Extract, Faex Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Extract, Sorbitol, Potassium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Propylene Glycol Dicaprate, Maltodextrin, Steareth-21, Dimethicone Crosspolymer-3, Steareth-2, Hexylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glucose, BHT, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Potassium Sorbate, CI 19140, CI 14700 Ethylhexyl Palmitate Hydrogenated Polyisobutene Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil Cetearyl Olivate Sorbitan Olivate Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract Stearic Acid Dimethiconol Triethanolamine Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Saccharum Officinarum Extract Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract Citrus Sinensis Fruit Extract Citrus Limon Fruit Extract Water, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Dimethiconol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Triethanolamine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract, Citrus Sinensis Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons: Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients. Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness. This ingredient is also known as shea butter. It is a plant-derived extract from the nuts of the Africa shea tree and one of the most well-studied emollients. Because it has a high concentration of fatty acids (primarily oleic, stearic, and linoleic) it is able to form a protective barrier on the skin's surface. This helps seal in moisture and prevents transepidermal water loss (TEWL). In vitro research found an increase in skin hydration by 58% and a decrease in TEWL by 37.8% after 24 hours of applying this ingredient (pretty impressive for a single ingredient!). Besides hydration, shea butter also contains triterpenes that have anti-inflammatory potential. In particule, lupeol cinnamate has shown the highest anti-inflammatory activity in vivo. Shea butter also contains vitamins A and E which may contribute to antioxidant activity. While Shea Butter has an SPF rating of about 3-4, it is not a sunscreen replacement. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe because its fatty acids fall within the C11-C24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize. 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). Cetearyl alcohol is a waxy mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is an emollient and emulsifier. Despite having "alcohol" in its name, it has nothing to do with drying solvent alcohols; the FDA also allows "alcohol-free" products to contain fatty alcohols like this ingredient. It plays several roles in a formula: Typical use levels for this ingredient sit around 1-10% and the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has affirmed safety at concentrations up to 25% in leave-on products. Multiple assessments have found it to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing to most people. However, there have been some cases of allergic contact dermatitis in patients with chronically compromised skin barriers. Cetearyl alcohol has a comedogenic rating of 2 and irritancy rating of 1. Both of these numbers come from the 1989 study that used rabbit ears; a "2" means mildly comedogenic and a "1" means low irritancy. Here's the catch: rabbit skin is more sensitive than human skin and throws a lot of false positives. A 1996 reappraisal found that ingre