SkinCeuticals Eye Balm Versus Biologique Recherche Crème Dermopurifiante Purifying Face Cream

SkinCeuticals Eye Balm Versus Biologique Recherche Crème Dermopurifiante Purifying Face Cream Detailed comparison of SkinCeuticals Eye Balm versus Biologique Recherche Crème Dermopurifiante Purifying Face Cream. This barrier-repair eye moisturizer is formulated around Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract and Tocopherol to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. This oil-control moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide to balance excess oil and clear breakouts. Water Glycerin Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Myristyl Myristate Cetyl Palmitate Tocopherol Stearic Acid Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Paraffin Palmitic Acid Petrolatum Dimethicone Hydrogenated Lecithin Cetyl Alcohol Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride Phenoxyethanol Triethanolamine Lauroyl Lysine Carbomer Glycine Soja Protein Pentylene Glycol Caprylyl Glycol Chlorphenesin Bisabolol Myristic Acid Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate Silybum Marianum Extract Disodium EDTA Retinyl Palmitate Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate Farnesol Crithmum Maritimum Extract Water, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Myristyl Myristate, Cetyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Stearic Acid, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Paraffin, Palmitic Acid, Petrolatum, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric/Myristic/Stearic Triglyceride, Phenoxyethanol, Triethanolamine, Lauroyl Lysine, Carbomer, Glycine Soja Protein, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Bisabolol, Myristic Acid, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Silybum Marianum Extract, Disodium EDTA, Retinyl Palmitate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Farnesol, Crithmum Maritimum Extract Propylene Glycol Dicaprylyl Carbonate Butylene Glycol Sucrose Polystearate C10-18 Triglycerides 1,2-Hexanediol Niacinamide Polyamide-5 Arctium Lappa Root Extract Betula Alba Bark Extract Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract Equisetum Arvense Extract Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract Hedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract Fucus Vesiculosus Extract Centella Asiatica Extract Spiraea Ulmaria Extract Arnica Montana Flower Extract Rosa Canina Fruit Extract Achillea Millefolium Extract Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Extract Myrtus Communis Extract Allium Cepa Bulb Extract Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract Oleanolic Acid Glycine Soja Oil Yeast Extract Citric Acid Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate Hydrogenated Polyisobutene Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 T-Butyl Alcohol Sorbic Acid Water, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Butylene Glycol, Sucrose Polystearate, C10-18 Triglycerides, Cetyl Alcohol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Polyamide-5, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Betula Alba Bark Extract, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract, Hedera Helix Leaf/Stem Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Spiraea Ulmaria Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Aesculus Hippocastanum Seed Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Extract, Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Extract, Myrtus Communis Extract, Allium Cepa Bulb Extract, Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract, Oleanolic Acid, Glycine Soja Oil, Yeast Extract, Citric Acid, Tocopherol, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Polyacry 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). Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. Its main roles are: Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. It is a primary fatty alcohol with a chain length above 12 carbons. A study from 2019 show Malassezia can feed on fatty alcohols in this range, so it may trigger fungal acne in those prone to it. 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. 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 co