La Prairie White Caviar Crème Extraordinaire Versus Biologique Recherche Crème PIGM 400 Brightening and Pigment Spot-Correcting Face Cream

La Prairie White Caviar Crème Extraordinaire Versus Biologique Recherche Crème PIGM 400 Brightening and Pigment Spot-Correcting Face Cream Detailed comparison of La Prairie White Caviar Crème Extraordinaire versus Biologique Recherche Crème PIGM 400 Brightening and Pigment Spot-Correcting Face Cream. This brightening moisturizer is formulated around Glycoproteins and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate to brighten dull-looking skin and fade the look of dark spots. Water Glycerin Polymethylsilsesquioxane Tridecyl Stearate Cyclopentasiloxane Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer Isododecane Petrolatum Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone Sorbitan Tristearate Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Dimethicone Glycoproteins Panax Ginseng Root Equisetum Arvense Juice Caprylic Acid Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-5 Larix Sibirica Wood Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract Nelumbo Nucifera Germ Jasminum Officinale Oil Boswellia Serrata Gum Extract Proline Hydroxyproline Glycine Isooctanoyl Tetrapeptide-25 Resveratrol Polygonum Cuspidatum Extract Centella Asiatica Extract Thalassiosira Pseudonana Extract Sodium Hyaluronate Honey Tuber Magnatum Extract Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide Vitis Vinifera Vine Extract Tocopheryl Acetate Retinyl Palmitate Acrylates Copolymer PEG-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether Polymethyl Methacrylate Sorbitan Olivate Cetearyl Olivate Lecithin Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides Tricaprylin Sodium Chloride Caprylyl Glycol Stearyl Alcohol Cetyl Alcohol Sorbitan Stearate Tocopherol PEG-40 Stearate Polysilicone-11 Propylene Glycol Dimethicone/Divinyldimethicone/Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer Hexylene Glycol Isohexadecane Polysorbate 80 Sorbitan Palmitate Cetyl Palmitate Disodium EDTA Glyceryl Caprylate Polysorbate 20 Glyceryl Stearate Palmitic Acid Behenyl Alcohol Dextran Stearic Acid Polyisobutene Stearoxymethicone/Dimethicone Copolymer Carbomer Sorbitol Xanthan Gum Parfum Linalool Citronellol Geraniol Limonene Eugenol Benzyl Benzoate Benzyl Salicylate Phenoxyethanol Sodium Benzoate PEG-7 Trimethylolpropane Water, Glycerin, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Tridecyl Stearate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Isododecane, Petrolatum, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Sorbitan Tristearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Dimethicone, Glycoproteins, Panax Ginseng Root, Equisetum Arvense Juice, Caprylic Acid, Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-5, Larix Sibirica Wood Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Germ, Jasminum Officinale Oil, Boswellia Serrata Gum Extract, Proline, Hydroxyproline, Glycine, Isooctanoyl Tetrapeptide-25, Resveratrol, Polygonum Cuspidatum Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Thalassiosira Pseudonana Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Honey, Tuber Magnatum Extract, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Vitis Vinifera Vine Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate, Acrylates Copolymer, PEG-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Sorbitan Olivate, Cetearyl Olivate, Lecithin, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Tricaprylin, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Stearate, Tocopherol, PEG-40 Stearate, Polysilicone-11, Propylene Glycol, Dimethicone/Divinyldimethicone/Silsesquioxane Cross These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. 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. Lecithin is a term for a group of substances found in the cell membranes of plants, animals, and humans. They are made up of phospholipids. Thanks to its amphiphilic structure (water-loving head and oil-loving tail), it is a true multitasker: It plays well with most ingredients and is typically used at 0.1-1%. However, concentrations up to 50% have been reported in moisturizers. We don't have a description for Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract yet. 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, this ingredient is a rare sensitizer and allergic reactions are uncommon. Polysorbate 80 is a synthetic surfactant and emulsifier derived from sorbitol and oleic acid. It reduces the surface tension