bareMinerals Complexion Rescue Tinted Hydrating Gel Cream Versus Physician's Formula Organic Wear Silk Foundation Elixir
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Titanium Dioxide 6.2%
Cosmetic Colorant
Water
Skin ConditioningCoconut Alkanes
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Squalane
Emollient
Trehalose
Humectant
Isostearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Silica
Abrasive
Agar
MaskingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Globularia Cordifolia Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningSalicornia Herbacea Extract
Skin ConditioningMelilotus Officinalis Extract
AstringentCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Lauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Succinoglycan
Skin ConditioningPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingPolyglyceryl-4 Laurate/Succinate
Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate
Emulsifying
Magnesium Stearate
Cosmetic ColorantMagnesium Hydroxide
AbsorbentMagnesium Chloride
Potassium Chloride
Calcium Chloride
AstringentPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Titanium 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
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water
MaskingOlive Oil Decyl Esters
C9-12 Alkane
SolventTapioca Starch
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate
Emulsifying
Water
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Squalene
Emollient
Lauroyl Lysine
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Sodium Myristoyl Glutamate
CleansingHydroxyapatite
Abrasive
Hectorite
AbsorbentSodium Chloride
MaskingPolyglyceryl-2 Isostearate
Emulsifying
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingLeuconostoc Ferment Filtrate
AntimicrobialCI 77220
Cosmetic ColorantTocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Collagen
Moisturising
Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningIron Oxides
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water, Olive Oil Decyl Esters, C9-12 Alkane, Tapioca Starch, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Water, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Squalene, Lauroyl Lysine, Lecithin, Sodium Myristoyl Glutamate, Hydroxyapatite, Hectorite, Sodium Chloride, Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Leuconostoc Ferment Filtrate, CI 77220, Tocopherol, Glycerin, Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Collagen, Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract, Iron Oxides, CI 77891
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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 GlycerinThis ingredient comes from a fatty acid (lauric acid) and amino acid (lysine). It is used to add a silky feel to cosmetics.
According to a manufacturer, its fatty acid base leaves a silky feeling on the skin. It also has emollient properties because of this. Emollients help soften skin by preventing water from evaporating.
Lauroyl lysine is barely soluble in water.
Learn more about Lauroyl LysineWater. 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
