SkinCeuticals Daily Moisture Versus Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream

SkinCeuticals Daily Moisture Versus Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream Detailed comparison of SkinCeuticals Daily Moisture versus Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Tocopherol and Sodium Hyaluronate to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. Water Glycerin Cetyl Palmitate Stearic Acid Butylene Glycol Palmitic Acid Tocopherol Dimethicone Polymethylsilsesquioxane Glyceryl Stearate Sorbitol CI 77163 Phenoxyethanol PEG-100 Stearate Sodium Hyaluronate Hamamelis Virginiana Water PEG-75 Stearate Cetyl Alcohol Carbomer Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate Allantoin Panthenol Ceteth-20 Triethanolamine Caprylyl Glycol Xanthan Gum Propylene Glycol Steareth-20 Disodium EDTA Myristic Acid Betaine Chlorella Vulgaris Extract Laminaria Saccharina Extract Glucose Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract Chamomilla Recutita Extract Zingiber Officinale Root Extract Sanguisorba Officinalis Root Extract Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Extract Retinyl Palmitate Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Sodium Benzoate Zinc Sulfate Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Urtica Dioica Extract Equisetum Arvense Extract Betula Alba Leaf Extract Citric Acid Potassium Sorbate Cinnamal Pyridoxine Hcl Water, Glycerin, Cetyl Palmitate, Stearic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Palmitic Acid, Tocopherol, Dimethicone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitol, CI 77163, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-100 Stearate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, PEG-75 Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Carbomer, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate, Allantoin, Panthenol, Ceteth-20, Triethanolamine, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Propylene Glycol, Steareth-20, Disodium EDTA, Myristic Acid, Betaine, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Glucose, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Extract, Zingiber Officinale Root Extract, Sanguisorba Officinalis Root Extract, Cinnamomum Cassia Bark Extract, Thymus Vulgaris Flower/Leaf Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Zinc Sulfate, Laminaria Ochroleuca Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Urtica Dioica Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Betula Alba Leaf Extract, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Cinnamal, Pyridoxine Hcl Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Glyceryl Stearate Se Isononyl Isononanoate Dicaprylyl Carbonate Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract Porphyridium Cruentum Extract Acacia Decurrens Flower Extract Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract Polyacrylate-13 Tocopheryl Acetate Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Glyceryl Polyacrylate Polyisobutene Parfum Chlorphenesin Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer Sodium Dehydroacetate Polysorbate 20 Sorbitan Isostearate Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde Butylphenyl Methylpropional Linalool Citronellol Citrus Limon Peel Oil Cuminum Cyminum Seed Oil Cedrus Atlantica Bark Oil Limonene Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Isononyl Isononanoate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Dimethicone, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Porphyridium Be the first to review These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. Its main roles are: Though it has "alcohol" in the name, it is not related to denatured alcohol or ethyl alcohol. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe. It is a primary fatty alcohol with a chain length above 12 carbons. A study from 2019 show Malassezia can feed on fatty alcohols in this range, so it may trigger fungal acne in those prone to it. Chlorella Vulgaris Extract comes from a single-celled green freshwater algae. The version used in skincare is almost always a water or glycerin-based extract that is basically the algae's amino acids, peptides, sugars, and chlorophyll pigments. It acts as a skin-conditioning agent and the research behind it at this time is mostly lab-dish rather than human trials. Isolated Chlorella peptides inhibit collagenase and elastase (the enzymes that chew up collagen and elastin) and mop up free radicals in test-tube assays. Another study found a Chlorella gel sped up wound healing in mice. Many of the firming or dark-circle claims come from the ingredient supplier's own studies. Suppliers suggest using 1-2% of the trade version (Water/Glycerin + Chlorella Vulgaris Extract) in a finished formula which means the actual algae solids are a fraction of a percent. Allergy risk is low and topical reactions are rare; the 2020 anaphylaxis case came from eating Chlorella supplements and not from putting it on skin. However, patch testing is sensible if you have reacted to algae before. The "chlorella is high in iodine so it breaks you out" line borrows from marine seaweed. Freshwater Chlorella isn't a notable iodine source unless it's deliberately grown in iodine-enriched medium. Just so you know, many lists give algae a comedogenic rating of 5 and that number doesn't come from anywhere; it's not in the original rabbit-ear studies that most comedogenic ratings trace back to. The reasoning behind the reputation is that seaweed is high in iodine and iodine can trigger acne-like breakouts when eaten. This traces back to a 1976 letter in Archives of Dermatology describing two women whose breakouts cleared after they stopped taking high-dose kelp supplements orally. And the reaction of these two women wasn't clogged pores at all: it was an iodine-triggered pustular rash. Later research found normal dietary iodine doesn't meaningfully affect acne either and nobody has shown topical algae delivers enough iodine to matter. Citric Acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) naturally found in citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and limes. Like other AHAs, citric acid can exfoliate skin by breaking down the bonds that hold dead skin cells together. This helps reveal smoother and brighter skin underneath. However, this exfoliat