Bourjois Paris Always Fabulous 24hr Foundation Stick Versus Garnier Ambre Solaire Sensitive Expert+ SPF50+ Face Fluid
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientMica
Cosmetic ColorantOctyldodecanol
EmollientPolyethylene
AbrasivePolymethyl Methacrylate
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientVinyldimethicone
Parfum
MaskingTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantAlumina
AbrasiveGlycerin
HumectantBenzyl Salicylate
PerfumingAlpha-Isomethyl Ionone
PerfumingLinalool
PerfumingCitronellol
PerfumingCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Mica, Octyldodecanol, Polyethylene, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Phenoxyethanol, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Vinyldimethicone, Parfum, Tocopheryl Acetate, Alumina, Glycerin, Benzyl Salicylate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Linalool, Citronellol, CI 77891, Iron Oxides
Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
AntimicrobialDiisopropyl Sebacate
EmollientSilica
AbrasiveIsopropyl Myristate
EmollientEthylhexyl Salicylate
UV AbsorberEthylhexyl Triazone
UV AbsorberBis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine
Skin ConditioningButyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane
UV AbsorberGlycerin
HumectantC12-22 Alkyl Acrylate/Hydroxyethylacrylate Copolymer
StabilisingPropanediol
SolventDrometrizole Trisiloxane
UV AbsorberPerlite
AbsorbentCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingTocopherol
AntioxidantHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantThermus Thermophillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeTriethanolamine
BufferingTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Caprylyl Glycol
EmollientTerephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid
UV AbsorberAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeWater, Alcohol Denat., Diisopropyl Sebacate, Silica, Isopropyl Myristate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Glycerin, C12-22 Alkyl Acrylate/Hydroxyethylacrylate Copolymer, Propanediol, Drometrizole Trisiloxane, Perlite, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Tocopherol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Hyaluronate, Thermus Thermophillus Ferment, Phenoxyethanol, Triethanolamine, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Caprylyl Glycol, Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Potassium Sorbate
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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.