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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation with Moisturizing Vitamin-B5 Light 01 versus Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation Milos SF8 .

Last updated on October 09, 2023. Published on March 02, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both foundations. They have a total of 7 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin and sensitive skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain silicones

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Foundation American Brand United States
Foundation American Brand United States

Foundation

A liquid, cream, or powder to help create an even complexion or cover blemishes.

Foundation

A liquid, cream, or powder to help create an even complexion or cover blemishes.

Price

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Buy Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation with Moisturizing Vitamin-B5

Starts at $16.97
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Starts at $54.00

Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators

Benefits

Hydrating
Reduces Irritation
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
Acne Trigger
Rosacea (2)
Eczema (2)

Notable Ingredients

PHA
Vitamin E
Exfoliators
Niacinamide

Benefits

Hydrating (4)
Good For Oily Skin
Redness Reducing (3)
Reduces Irritation (3)
Skin Texture
Reduces Large Pores
Anti-Aging (2)
Dark Spots
Scar Healing (2)
Acne Fighting
Brightening (3)

Concerns

Drying
Acne Trigger
Irritating
Rosacea
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Ingredients Compared

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Ingredients Explained

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1
What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Dimethicone is a silicone used for making products smooth and silky. It also has the added benefit of sealing in hydration. The amount of dimethicone found in beauty products is considered safe and non-comedogenic, meaning it won't clog pores.

Dimethicone has been found increase absorption in skin, boosting the benefits of other ingredients. While there is concern for the safety of dimethicone, the levels used in skincare are safe for use.

Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation with Moisturizing Vitamin-B5 Light 01 contains this as ingredient number 3.

Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation Milos SF8 contains this as ingredient number 8.

2
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation with Moisturizing Vitamin-B5 Light 01 contains this as ingredient number 6.

Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation Milos SF8 contains this as ingredient number 15.

3
What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Mixed

Pentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.

The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.

This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can help thicken or emulsify a product. Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. It does this by preventing certain ingredients from separating.

Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.

Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.

Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.

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Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation with Moisturizing Vitamin-B5 Light 01 contains this as ingredient number 8.

Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation Milos SF8 contains this as ingredient number 24.

4
What it does: Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.

This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.

You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.

There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.

The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.

Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.

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Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation with Moisturizing Vitamin-B5 Light 01 contains this as ingredient number 11.

Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation Milos SF8 contains this as ingredient number 13.

5
What it does: Stabilising
Community Rating: Disliked

Disteardimonium Hectorite comes from the clay mineral named hectorite. It is used to add thickness to a product.

It can also help stabilize a product by helping to disperse other ingredients.

Hectorite is a rare, white clay mineral.

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Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation with Moisturizing Vitamin-B5 Light 01 contains this as ingredient number 23.

Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation Milos SF8 contains this as ingredient number 9.

6
What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

Triethoxycaprylylsilane is a silicone used to bind and stabilize ingredients.

As an emulsifier, it helps prevent ingredients from separating. This can help elongate the shelf life of products.

Triethoxycaprylylsilane is often used to coat mineral sunscreens ingredients to help give a better feel. It also helps reduce oxidative stress in sunscreens.

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Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation with Moisturizing Vitamin-B5 Light 01 contains this as ingredient number 24.

Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation Milos SF8 contains this as ingredient number 25.

7
What it does: Cosmetic Colorant
Community Rating: Mixed

Ci 77492 is also hydrated iron III oxide. It's sole purpose is to give a yellow hue to products.

Iron III oxides are classified as inorganic chemicals for coloring.

Synthetically created Ci 77492 is considered safer than those naturally found. This is because the synthetically created version may contain less impurities. Iron oxides are generally non-toxic and non-allergenic.

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Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Serum Foundation with Moisturizing Vitamin-B5 Light 01 contains this as ingredient number 27.

Ilia True Skin Serum Foundation Milos SF8 contains this as ingredient number 35.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

11% are loved or liked
21% have mixed ratings
61% are disliked or very disliked
7% have no rating yet
25% are loved or liked
22% have mixed ratings
28% are disliked or very disliked
25% have no rating yet

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