Origins Ginzing Oil-Free Energy-Boosting Gel Moisturizer Versus Biossance Squalane + Probiotic Gel Moisturizer

Origins Ginzing Oil-Free Energy-Boosting Gel Moisturizer Versus Biossance Squalane + Probiotic Gel Moisturizer Detailed comparison of Origins Ginzing Oil-Free Energy-Boosting Gel Moisturizer versus Biossance Squalane + Probiotic Gel Moisturizer. This brightening moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide and Panax Ginseng Root Extract to brighten dull-looking skin and balance excess oil. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Squalane to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. Water Butylene Glycol Dicaprylyl Carbonate Silica Glycerin Niacinamide Isopropyl Isostearate Citrus Limon Peel Oil Citrus Grandis Peel Oil Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil Limonene Linalool Citral Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Simmondsia Chinensis Butter Hydroxyethyl Urea Hordeum Vulgare Extract Trehalose Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract Panax Ginseng Root Extract Sodium Polyaspartate Tocopheryl Acetate Sodium PCA Helianthus Annuus Seedcake Sorbitol Caffeine Linoleic Acid Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract Squalane Sodium Hyaluronate PPG-15 Stearyl Ether Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer Hydroxyacetophenone Carbomer Caprylyl Glycol Xanthan Gum Sodium Hydroxide Ethylhexylglycerin Disodium EDTA Phenoxyethanol Water, Butylene Glycol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Silica, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Isopropyl Isostearate, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Limonene, Linalool, Citral, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis Butter, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Trehalose, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Sodium Polyaspartate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium PCA, Helianthus Annuus Seedcake, Sorbitol, Caffeine, Linoleic Acid, Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Squalane, Sodium Hyaluronate, PPG-15 Stearyl Ether, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carbomer, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract Sodium Acrylates Copolymer Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Lecithin Diheptyl Succinate Isoeicosane Allantoin Bisabolol Sodium Phytate Glycine Soja Sterols Phospholipids Hansenula/Kloeckera/Lactobacillus/Lactococcus/Leuconostoc/Pediococcus/Saccharomyces/Fig/Lemon Ferment Chondrus Crispus Extract Sorbitan Oleate Cellulose Gum Chitosan 1,2-Hexanediol 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 These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. 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. Linoleic Acid is also known as Vitamin F. It is a fatty acid with emollient and skin conditioning properties. Our top layer of skin, or epidermis, naturally contains high amounts of linoleic acid. Your body uses linoleic acid to build ceramides and prostaglandins. Ceramides keep your skin's barrier hydrated and strong while prosaglandins help control inflammation and healing. Needless to say, linoleic acid is crucial for having a strong skin barrier. One study found applying linoleic acid rich sunflower oil to be more effective at repairing the skin barrier than olive oil. This ingredient can also help treat acne by softening sebum to prevent clogged pores. Another study found using 2.5% linoleic acid gel for 4 weeks showed a 25% reduction in small comedones. Studies show it can also help lighten hyperpigmentation or sun spots by disrupting the melanin production process. It also helps your skin shed melanin pigment from your skin caused by UV exposure. Due to its role in the production of the fatty acid prostaglandin, linoleic acid can also help reduce inflammation and support wound healing. Fun fact: Linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid. This means our bodies cannot create it on its own and we need to get it through foods such as nuts and vegetable oils. Just know this ingredient is not always fungal-acne safe because it is a long-chain fatty acid (with 18 carbon atoms) that directly feeds the Malassezia yeast responsible for fungal acne. Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!). It has a large s