Fenty Beauty Instant Reset Brightening Overnight Recovery Gel-cream With Niacinamide + Kalahari Melon Oil Versus Summer Fridays Midnight Ritual Retinol Renewal Serum

Fenty Beauty Instant Reset Brightening Overnight Recovery Gel-cream With Niacinamide + Kalahari Melon Oil Versus Summer Fridays Midnight Ritual Retinol Renewal Serum Detailed comparison of Fenty Beauty Instant Reset Brightening Overnight Recovery Gel-cream With Niacinamide + Kalahari Melon Oil versus Summer Fridays Midnight Ritual Retinol Renewal Serum. This brightening night moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil to brighten dull-looking skin and hydrate skin. This anti-aging serum is formulated around Retinyl Linoleate and Retinol to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture. Water Glycerin Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Dicaprylyl Carbonate Glycereth-26 Niacinamide Hyaluronic Acid Sodium Hyaluronate Panthenol Tocopheryl Acetate Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract Hovenia Dulcis Fruit Extract Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil Adansonia Digitata Fruit Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil Tocopherol Phospholipids Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters Cetearyl Glucoside Glyceryl Caprylate Glyceryl Undecylenate Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Cetearyl Alcohol Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate Polysorbate 60 Sorbitan Isostearate Sodium Phytate Xanthan Gum Citric Acid Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate Hydroxyacetophenone Propanediol Butylene Glycol Ethylhexylglycerin Phenoxyethanol Parfum Benzyl Salicylate Hexyl Cinnamal Linalool Limonene CI 14700 CI 17200 Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycereth-26, Niacinamide, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil, Backhousia Citriodora Leaf Extract, Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract, Hovenia Dulcis Fruit Extract, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Adansonia Digitata Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Phospholipids, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Cetearyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Phytate, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Linalool, Limonene, CI 14700, CI 17200 Squalane Glyceryl Stearate Se Sorbitan Stearate Sclerotium Gum Retinyl Linoleate Retinol Avena Sativa Bran Extract Centella Asiatica Extract Bisabolol Rosa Canina Fruit Oil Persea Gratissima Oil Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Ricinus Communis Seed Oil Hydrogenated Castor Oil Glycine Soja Oil Phytic Acid Synthetic Beeswax Copernicia Cerifera Cera Maltodextrin Caprylhydroxamic Acid 1,2-Hexanediol Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate Levulinic Acid Sodium Levulinate Sodium Hydroxide Water, Glycerin, Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Propanediol, Sorbitan Stearate, Sclerotium Gum, Retinyl Linoleate, Retinol, Avena Sativa Bran Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Niacinamide, Bisabolol, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Persea Gratissima O These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (aka MCT Oil) is a lightweight emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping to prevent moisture loss. Though it behaves like an oil, it is not technically one due to its chemical composition. One perk of this ingredient is that it is very stable, resistant to oxidation, and unlikely to go rancid. In practice, that translates to a long shelf life and a consistently elegant skin feel. While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this. Just patch test if you have concerns. Fractionated coconut oil and MCT Oil are both listed as Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride according to INCI. This is because INCI names are based on the ingredient’s final chemical composition and not its marketing name or source. This ingredient is treated as the gold standard fungal acne safe oil. Even though it is coconut derived, the problematic lauric acid is stripped out. This leaves just caprylic (C8) and capric (C10) acid. These chain lengths actually trend antifungal; a 2020 study found caprylic acid was enough to disrupt Malassezia furfur cell membrane, with a caprylic acid derivative damaging membrane structures at concentrations as low as 0.2%. 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 ingredients rated 1-2 in the rabbit ear tests are generally safe for humans. Remember comedogenic ratings are unable to assess the entire formula of a product or how it will react on your skin. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure about certain ingredients. This ingredient is not fungal acne safe. Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol with chain lengths that fall within the range that Malassezia can metabolize. A 2019 study has also observed Malassezia growth in the presence of this in