Covergirl Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence Foundation Versus Bourjois Paris Healthy Mix BB Cream
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
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
Water
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Isododecane
EmollientTrimethylsiloxysilicate
Emollient
Corn Starch Modified
AbsorbentCetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone
Emulsifying
Tri (Polyglyceryl-3/Lauryl) Hydrogenated Trilinoleate
EmulsifyingStearalkonium Bentonite
Gel Forming2,3-Butanediol
HumectantTriethyl Citrate
Masking
Silica
Abrasive
Parfum
Masking
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantSclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Lens Esculenta Seed Extract
Skin ProtectingMethicone
Emollient
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Schisandra Sphenanthera Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Pantolactone
Humectant
Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
Antioxidant
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantIron Oxides
Water, Dicaprylyl Ether, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, Isododecane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Corn Starch Modified, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Tri (Polyglyceryl-3/Lauryl) Hydrogenated Trilinoleate, Stearalkonium Bentonite, 2,3-Butanediol, Triethyl Citrate, Silica, Parfum, Mica, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Benzoate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Chlorphenesin, Panthenol, Sodium Chloride, Pentylene Glycol, Lens Esculenta Seed Extract, Methicone, Maltodextrin, Schisandra Sphenanthera Fruit Extract, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Pantolactone, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, CI 77891, 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 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 GlycolWater. 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!
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