Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm Versus Tatcha The Matcha Cleanse Daily Clarifying Gel Cleanser

Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm Versus Tatcha The Matcha Cleanse Daily Clarifying Gel Cleanser Detailed comparison of Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm versus Tatcha The Matcha Cleanse Daily Clarifying Gel Cleanser. This oil-based makeup remover is made to dissolve makeup, sunscreen, and daily buildup. This gel cleanser uses mild cleansing ingredients, but contains alcohol that may feel drying for some. Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides PEG-8 Beeswax Cetearyl Alcohol Sorbitan Stearate Sambucus Nigra Oil PEG-60 Almond Glycerides Silica Avena Sativa Kernel Oil Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Wax Glycerin Lecithin Borago Officinalis Seed Oil Lavandula Angustifolia Oil Phenoxyethanol Cocos Nucifera Oil Linalool Lavandula Hybrida Oil Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil Geraniol Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax Rosa Multiflora Flower Wax Tocopherol Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen Limonene Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil Parfum Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil Menthol Eugenia Caryophyllus Leaf Oil Citral Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, PEG-8 Beeswax, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Stearate, Sambucus Nigra Oil, PEG-60 Almond Glycerides, Silica, Avena Sativa Kernel Oil, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Wax, Glycerin, Lecithin, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Linalool, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Geraniol, Acacia Decurrens Flower Wax, Rosa Multiflora Flower Wax, Tocopherol, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen, Limonene, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Oil, Parfum, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Menthol, Eugenia Caryophyllus Leaf Oil, Citral, Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract Water Sodium Lauroyl Aspartate PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate Lauryl Glucoside Sodium Lauryl Glycol Carboxylate Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract Salix Alba Bark Extract Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract Cocamidopropyl Betaine Sodium Carbonate Butylene Glycol Propanediol Ethylhexylglycerin Alcohol Citric Acid Chlorphenesin CI 19140 CI 42090 Water, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Aspartate, PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Lauryl Glycol Carboxylate, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Carbonate, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Alcohol, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, CI 19140, CI 42090 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. Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!). It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome. On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive. Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10). You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own. Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU. Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including for children of all ages. Adverse systemic effects only showed up in animal studies at exposures roughly 200x higher than what people get from cosmetics. And despite its very widespread use, this ingredient is a rare sensitizer and allergic reactions are uncommon.