bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream Versus Dr. Jart+ Premium BB Beauty Balm SPF 40
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Titanium Dioxide 6.2%
Cosmetic ColorantWater
Skin ConditioningCoconut Alkanes
EmollientPropanediol
SolventSqualane
EmollientTrehalose
HumectantIsostearic Acid
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantSilica
AbrasiveAgar
MaskingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingGlobularia Cordifolia Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningSalicornia Herbacea Extract
Skin ConditioningMelilotus Officinalis Extract
AstringentCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantLauroyl Lysine
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantSuccinoglycan
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 60
EmulsifyingCellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Succinate
Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate
EmulsifyingMagnesium Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantMagnesium Hydroxide
AbsorbentMagnesium Chloride
Potassium Chloride
Calcium Chloride
AstringentPotassium Sorbate
PreservativePhenoxyethanol
PreservativeTitanium Dioxide 6.2%, Water, Coconut Alkanes, Propanediol, Squalane, Trehalose, Isostearic Acid, Glycerin, Silica, Agar, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Globularia Cordifolia Callus Culture Extract, Salicornia Herbacea Extract, Melilotus Officinalis Extract, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Butylene Glycol, Lauroyl Lysine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Succinoglycan, Polysorbate 60, Cellulose Gum, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Succinate, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Magnesium Stearate, Magnesium Hydroxide, Magnesium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
EmollientCyclohexasiloxane
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantPEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin ConditioningTalc
AbrasiveHexyl Laurate
EmollientDipropylene Glycol
HumectantC12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
AntimicrobialNiacinamide
SmoothingDiphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone
Skin ConditioningDisteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingCitrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
MaskingCitrus Limon Peel Oil
MaskingCitrus Aurantifolia Oil
CleansingPinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil
MaskingCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
MaskingAdenosine
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTrihydroxystearin
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate
EmulsifyingMethicone
EmollientDimethicone
EmollientDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Magnesium Sulfate
Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil
PerfumingLimonene
PerfumingTocopherol
AntioxidantBHT
AntioxidantPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Glycerin, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Talc, Hexyl Laurate, Dipropylene Glycol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Niacinamide, Diphenylsiloxy Phenyl Trimethicone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantifolia Oil, Pinus Sylvestris Leaf Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Adenosine, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Trihydroxystearin, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Methicone, Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, 1,2-Hexanediol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Magnesium Sulfate, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Limonene, Tocopherol, BHT, Phenoxyethanol, CI 77891, CI 77492, CI 77491, Iron Oxides
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Ingredients Explained
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.
Learn more about GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water