Pacifica Alight Multi-Mineral BB Cream Versus Covergirl Simply Ageless Skin Perfector Essence Foundation
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Emulsifying
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantIris Pallida Leaf Cell Extract
Antioxidant
Rosa Damascena Leaf Cell Extract
Skin ProtectingCocos Nucifera Water
Masking
Laminaria Hyperborea Extract
Skin ProtectingHyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Withania Somnifera Root Extract
Skin Conditioning
Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil
Masking
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
EmulsifyingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingTitanium Dioxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Iron Oxides
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentCamellia Sinensis Extract
Antioxidant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Parfum
Masking
Water, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Mica, Iris Pallida Leaf Cell Extract, Rosa Damascena Leaf Cell Extract, Cocos Nucifera Water, Laminaria Hyperborea Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Withania Somnifera Root Extract, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Punica Granatum Extract, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Parfum
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
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Lauroyl Glutamate
Lysine
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.
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 GlycerinWater. 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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