Covergirl Simply Ageless Instant Wrinkle Defying Foundation SPF 28 Versus Covergirl Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence Foundation
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCyclopentasiloxane
Emollient
Talc
Abrasive
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Acetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Euphorbia Cerifera Cera
Astringent
Isotridecyl Isononanoate
EmollientSilica
Abrasive
PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Paraffin
Skin Conditioning
Microcrystalline Wax
Emulsion StabilisingAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydrogen Dimethicone
Methicone
Emollient
Dimethicone
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Disodium EDTA
ChelatingGlycerin
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Fructose
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingUrea
Buffering
Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingAscorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Preservative
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Maltose
MaskingSodium Chloride
MaskingSodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
CI 77491
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77492
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77499
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Cyclopentasiloxane, Talc, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Acetyl Glucosamine, Euphorbia Cerifera Cera, Isotridecyl Isononanoate, Silica, PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Sorbitan Isostearate, Paraffin, Microcrystalline Wax, Aluminum Hydroxide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Methicone, Dimethicone, Panthenol, Stearic Acid, Disodium EDTA, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Citric Acid, Fructose, Sodium Hydroxide, Urea, Disodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Allantoin, Maltose, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, Trehalose, Glucose, Sodium Hyaluronate, CI 77891, Iron Oxides, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hexyl Laurate
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Disteardimonium Hectorite
StabilisingAluminum Hydroxide
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAmodimethicone
Propylene Carbonate
SolventTrisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
ChelatingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Lauroyl Glutamate
SurfactantLysine
Skin ConditioningSodium Hydroxide
BufferingAlcaligenes Polysaccharides
EmollientMagnesium Chloride
Tranexamic Acid
Astringent
Water, Glycerin, Hexyl Laurate, Propanediol, Octyldodecanol, Pentylene Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Bakuchiol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Aluminum Hydroxide, Carbomer, Amodimethicone, Propylene Carbonate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Lysine, Sodium Hydroxide, Alcaligenes Polysaccharides, Magnesium Chloride, Tranexamic Acid
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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.
Aluminum Hydroxide is a form of aluminum. It can be naturally found in nature as the mineral gibbsite. In cosmetics, Aluminum Hydroxide is used as a colorant, pH adjuster, and absorbent.
As a colorant, Aluminum Hydroxide may add opacity, or reduce the transparency. Aluminum hydroxide is contains both basic and acidic properties.
According to manufacturers, this ingredient is an emollient and humectant. This means it helps hydrate the skin.
In medicine, this ingredient is used to help relieve heartburn and help heal ulcers.
There is currently no credible scientific evidence linking aluminum hydroxide in cosmetics to increased cancer risk.
Major health organizations allow the use of aluminum hydroxide in personal care products and have not flagged it as a carcinogenic risk at typical usage levels.
Learn more about Aluminum HydroxideGlycerin (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 GlycerinPentylene Glycol (1,2-pentanediol) is a multitasking little diol with three main roles in a formula:
Research on alkanediols (the family pentylene glycol belongs to) show they work by disrupting microbial cell membranes. This disruption helps the primary preservative system in a product work more effectively at lower doses.
On the safety side, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel has concluded this ingredient to be safe as used in current cosmetic practices + concentrations.
Typical use levels in a formula run about 1-5%.
Learn more about Pentylene GlycolSodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.
Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.
"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.
Learn more about Sodium HydroxideWater. 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
