Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer Versus Glossier Priming Moisturizer Balance Oil-Control Gel-Cream

Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer Versus Glossier Priming Moisturizer Balance Oil-Control Gel-Cream Detailed comparison of Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer versus Glossier Priming Moisturizer Balance Oil-Control Gel-Cream. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate and Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. This oil-control moisturizer is formulated around Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer and Niacinamide to balance excess oil and refine the look of pores. Water Propanediol Dicaprylyl Carbonate Glycerin Pentylene Glycol Sodium Hyaluronate Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate Glycine Serine Glutamic Acid Aspartic Acid Leucine Alanine Lysine Arginine Tyrosine Phenylalanine Proline Threonine Valine Isoleucine Histidine Ascorbic Acid Saccharide Isomerate Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract Ceramide NP Tocopheryl Acetate Tocopherol Hexapeptide-11 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract Saccharomyces/Magnesium Ferment Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment Saccharomyces/Silicon Ferment Butylene Glycol Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer Glyceryl Caprylate Sucrose Stearate Lecithin Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate Xanthan Gum Cetearyl Olivate Sorbitan Olivate Sodium Citrate Carbomer Citric Acid Cetearyl Alcohol Sodium Hydroxide Lactobacillus Ferment Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate Hydroxyacetophenone CI 77491 Water, Propanediol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycine, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Alanine, Lysine, Arginine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Threonine, Valine, Isoleucine, Histidine, Ascorbic Acid, Saccharide Isomerate, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Ceramide NP, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Hexapeptide-11, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract, Saccharomyces/Magnesium Ferment, Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment, Saccharomyces/Silicon Ferment, Butylene Glycol, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sucrose Stearate, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Xanthan Gum, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Sodium Citrate, Carbomer, Citric Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium Hydroxide, Lactobacillus Ferment, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Hydroxyacetophenone, CI 77491 Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract Polymethylsilsesquioxane Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract Niacinamide Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract Dimethicone Salix Nigra Bark Extract Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum Squalane Isononyl Isononanoate Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate Potassium Hydroxide Glyceryl Polyacrylate Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate Polyglyceryl-4 Cocoate Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate Polysorbate 60 Sorbitan Isostearate Sodium Salicylate 1,2-Hexanediol Caprylyl Glycol Water, Glycerin, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Propanediol, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Niacinamide, Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract, Dimethicone, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum, Squalane, Hydroxyacetophenone, Isononyl Isononanoate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate, Potassium Hydroxide, Carbomer, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Tocopherol, Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate, Polyglyce These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Carbomer is a synthetic thickening and gelling agent. It's basically the ingredient that gives a lot of serums, gels, creams, and sunscreens their smooth, non-sticky texture. Although legally permitted at very high levels, carbomers are normally used at concentrations below 1%. It also needs to be neutralized to actually thicken, and because it is a large molecule, it doesn't really penetrate the skin barrier. Allergy-wise, the risk is very low. Clinical studies show carbomers have low potential for skin irritation/sensitization even at concentrations up to 100%. A 2024 UK study patch-tested 1,302 patients and found true allergy to the parent group of carbomer to be rare with no confirmed relevant reactions. 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. Glyceryl Caprylate comes from glycerin and caprylic acid. It is an emollient, co-emulsifier, and preservative booster. Its short C8 fatty acid chain makes it behave differently from its longer-chain emollient cousins like Glyceryl Stearate. It feels more lightweight, fast-absorbing, and silky instead of rich and waxy. As a co-emulsifier, its "head" and "tail" sit at the oil-water interface. But overall, the short C8 tail and not being water soluble means it doesn't really have the muscle to emulsify a formula on its own. That's why you'll often see it paired with a primary emulsifier like Cetearyl Glucoside. Interestingly, Glyceryl Caprylate acts as a preservative booster. This is because its fatty-acid backbone disrupts microbial lipid membranes. It shows excellent activity against bacteria and yeast but is weaker against mold. Typical concentrations range from 0.5-1% and this ingredient is generally non-irritating. Because this ingredient has a C8 fatty acid chain, it is outside the range that the Malassezia yeast metabolizes (making it fungal acne safe). Hydroxyacetophenone is a small phenolic molecule that earns its place in a formulas as an antioxidant and preservative booster. As a phenol, it is abl