Product Comparison For Acne Moisturizers

Eminence Clear Skin Probiotic Moisturizer

 vs. 

Proactive Green Tea Moisturizer

Time for another product bust. This time I am going to compare two products that claim to do the same thing; clear acne.  The first product is from the line I use at my spa and the second is a leading competitor that I see a lot of people using.  I will try not to make this post too obviously one sided by simply giving you the lists of ingredients and what they do.  When reading these lists just ask yourself which product has the most ingredients that have benefit to the skin.  To assist you in this I will give you a little vocabulary lesson and also remind you that the ingredients listed are in the order of highest percentage. For example, if water is listed first, the majority of the product is water.  If water is listed last, there is probably only a tiny bit present.  Here's a few words to know first...

Emollient: Softener of the skin

Antistatic: Agent used to prevent the build-up of static electricity

Emulsifier: Binds two unbendable ingredients(think oil and water)     

Chelating agent: a particular way that ions and molecules bind metal ions

Paraben: Preservative. Fact: Doctors have found parabens present in breast cancer lumps when dissected and studied.

So here are the lists. Let me know what you think and also if there are any products you would like me to research, bust, or compare.

Eminence, Clear Skin Probiotic Moisturizer

1        1. Cucumber: Moisturizer, anti-inflammatory

 2. Corn Germ Oil: Emollient, plant extract

 3. Willow Bark Extract(natural source of salicylic acid): Anti-inflammatory

 4. Yogurt(natural source of lactic acid): Exfoliating

 5. Shea Butter: Moisturizer, emollient

 6. Vegetable Glycerin: Emollient, emulsifier

 7. Calendula Oil: Anti-inflammatory, emollient, moisturizer

 8. Tea Tree Oil: Antiseptic, soothing(great substitute for benzoyl peroxide without over               drying or irritating)

 9. Vitamin B5: Antiseptic

10. Corn Starch: Plant extract

11. Xanthan Gum: Product thickener made by the fermentation of glucose, sucrose or               lactose.

12. Sodium Benzoate: Preservative

13. Potassium Sorbate: Preservative

14. BioCompex: Vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, coenzyme Q-10, alpha lipoic acid 

Proactive Green Tea Moisturizer

1. Water: Solvent, filler

2. Glycerin: Solvent, moisturizer

3. Butylene Glycol: Solvent, moisturizer

4. Dimethicone: synthetic silicone lubricant

5. Iris Florentina Root Extract: Soothing, fragrance

6. Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil:  Emollient

7. Epigallocatechin Galate(from green tea): Antioxidant

8. Sodium Polyacrylate: Thickener

9. Hydrogenated Polydecene: Fragrance, solvent, emollient

10. Trideceth-6: Surfactant, Emulsifier

11. Zink PCA: Regulates sebum(oil) production

12. Retinyl Palmitate: Antioxidant

13. Sodium Hyarluronate: Moisturizer

14. Squalane(found most in the livers of sharks): Emollient, moisturizer

15. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride: Moisturizer

16. Ethylhexyl Palmitate: Solvent, synthetic ester, emollient

17. PPG-2 Myristyl Ether Propionate: Emollient

18. Alcohol: Solvent

19. Allantoin: Anti-inflammatory

20. C12-15 Alkyl Lactate: Emollient

21. Polyquaternium-11: Antistatic

22. Disodium EDTA: Chelating agent

23. Ethylparaben: Preservative

24. Methylparaben: Preservative

25. Propyparaben: Preservative

26. Phenoxyethenol: Preservative

27. Alpha-isomethyl ionone: Fragrance             

28. Butylphenyl Methylpropional: Fragrance  

29. Citronellol: Fragrance    

30. Hexyl Cinnamal: Fragrance                  

31. Hydroxycitronellal: Fragrance            

32. Linalool: Fragrance