Clinique Redness Solutions Daily Relief Cream with Microbiome Technology Versus Skin Rocks The Gel Cleanser
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientHydrogenated Polyisobutene
EmollientTrisiloxane
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantGlycerin
HumectantSucrose
HumectantIsostearyl Palmitate
EmollientPEG-100 Stearate
SurfactantCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialPolygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract
AntioxidantHordeum Vulgare Extract
EmollientTriticum Vulgare Germ Extract
Skin ConditioningCetearyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingAspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningSaccharomyces Lysate Extract
HumectantAscophyllum Nodosum Extract
Skin ConditioningAsparagopsis Armata Extract
Skin ProtectingAlgae Extract
EmollientCaffeine
Skin ConditioningLactobacillus Ferment
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids
CleansingHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingPolyethylene
AbrasiveGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientSalicylic Acid
MaskingSorbitol
HumectantMethyl Glucose Sesquistearate
EmollientCholesterol
EmollientLinoleic Acid
CleansingGlycine
BufferingInulin
Skin ConditioningTromethamine
BufferingDecarboxy Carnosine Hcl
Skin ConditioningPhytosphingosine
Skin ConditioningCetyl Alcohol
EmollientTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantBisabolol
AntioxidantSqualane
EmollientHdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
Behenyl Alcohol
EmollientSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingSilica
AbrasiveDisodium EDTA
Potassium Sorbate
PreservativePhenoxyethanol
PreservativeCI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 19140
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77289
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantMica
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Dimethicone, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Trisiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sucrose, Isostearyl Palmitate, PEG-100 Stearate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract, Cetearyl Glucoside, Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Asparagopsis Armata Extract, Algae Extract, Caffeine, Lactobacillus Ferment, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyethylene, Glyceryl Stearate, Salicylic Acid, Sorbitol, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Cholesterol, Linoleic Acid, Glycine, Inulin, Tromethamine, Decarboxy Carnosine Hcl, Phytosphingosine, Cetyl Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Bisabolol, Squalane, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Behenyl Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Carbomer, Silica, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, CI 42090, CI 19140, CI 77289, CI 77891, Mica
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
EmollientGlycerin
HumectantC9-12 Alkane
SolventCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingVitis Vinifera Seed Oil
EmollientPersea Gratissima Oil
Skin ConditioningSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
EmollientWater
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventSucrose Stearate
EmollientArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
EmollientRosa Canina Fruit Oil
EmollientZingiber Officinale Root Extract
MaskingBisabolol
Antioxidant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningParfum
MaskingO-Cymen-5-Ol
AntimicrobialTocopheryl Acetate
AntioxidantCaprylhydroxamic Acid
Sucrose Palmitate
EmollientCitrus Aurantium Peel Oil
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
MaskingJuniperus Virginiana Oil
MaskingLimonene
PerfumingTetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
MaskingHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycerin, C9-12 Alkane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Persea Gratissima Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Water, Propanediol, Sucrose Stearate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Rosa Canina Fruit Oil, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Bisabolol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Parfum, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Sucrose Palmitate, Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Limonene, Tetramethyl Acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
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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.
Bisabolol is a gentle skin conditioner, antioxidant, and soothing ingredient.
It's primary claim to fame is soothing and research shows topically applied bisabolol can quiet the chemical messengers that cause your skin to become inflamed, helping to sooth any irritation.
A clinical study found that applying 0.5% bisabolol daily for 8 weeks produced an average 9% decrease in skin pigmentation. Researchers found it can also suppress the process that leads to excess melanin production in skin.
In vitro studies found that bisabolol combined with propylene glycol significantly increased skin permeability by increasing lipid fluidity in the stratum corneum.
You'll likely see use concentrations quite low, usually 0.1-0.2%.
Overall, this is a well-tolerated ingredient that works well in formulas designed for sensitive, reactive, or post-procedure skin.
Learn more about BisabololGlycerin (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 GlycerinTocopheryl Acetate is AKA Vitamin E. It is an antioxidant and protects your skin from free radicals. Free radicals damage the skin by breaking down collagen.
One study found using Tocopheryl Acetate with Vitamin C decreased the number of sunburned cells.
Tocopheryl Acetate is commonly found in both skincare and dietary supplements.
Learn more about Tocopheryl AcetateWater. 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