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Trying to decide between these two daytime moisturizers with SPF. Looking at the ingredients gets me nowhere since I’m not versed as a scientist. A quick perusal…which do you think would be more effective? Or do they both stack up OK?
I’ll reveal the brands if folks are interested after they are vetted.
#1
Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 8%; Other Ingredients:
Active Ingredients: Titanium Dioxide 8%; Other Ingredients: Water,
Tribehenin PEG-20 Esters (skin conditioning agent/thickener),
Cyclopentasiloxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate (silicone slip agents),
Glycerin (skin-repairing ingredient), Caprylyl Methicone (skin
conditioning agent), Stearic Acid, Squalane (emollients), Sodium
Hyaluronate (skin-repairing ingredient), Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate
(vitamin E/antioxidants), Ubiquinone, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed
Extract, Oryzanol, Leontopodium Alpinum Flower/Leaf Extract, Buddleja
Davidii Extract (antioxidants), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
(water-binding agent), Diisopropyl Dimer Dilinoleate (emollient),
Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer (silicone film-forming
agent), Cetyl Alcohol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate (thickeners),
Polyacrylamide (film-forming agent), Polyhydroxystearic Acid
(thickener), Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate/Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Crosspolymer (polymer-based texture enhancer), Triethoxycaprylylsilane
Crosspolymer (binding agent), Laureth-7 (emulsifier), Thymus Vulgaris
Extract (antioxidant), C13-14 Isoparaffin, Alumina (thickeners), Sodium
Hydroxide (pH adjuster), Xanthan Gum (thickener), Disodium EDTA
(chelating agent), Dehydroacetic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol (preservatives).#2
Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide*, Isohexadecane, Dimenthicone, Isopropyl
Isostearate, Polyacrylamide, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate**, Panthenol***,
Tocopheryl Acetate****, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Zinc Oxide,
Titanium Dioxide, Sucrose Polycottonseedate, Sorbitan Stearate, Cetyl
Alcohol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Stearyl Alcohol, Dimethiconol, Laureth-7,
Peg-100 Stearate, Stearic Acid, Citric Acid, Propylparaben, Disodium
Edta, Methylparaben, Bht, Benzyl Alcohol, Ethylparaben, Ammonium
Polyacrylate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Fragrance, Yellow 5, Red 40. *
Vitamin B3, ** Vitamin C, ***Pro-Vitamin B5, ****Vitamin EThese appear to be quite different products.
The first one looks like a legit sunscreen-moisturizer (note that the SPF active is listed in the proper way for a drug.) The rest of the ingredients are just emollients, moisturizers, etc.The second one may not be a good sunscreen given that the active ingredients are not listed properly and they’re pretty far down on the list. However, it appears to contain some good anti-aging ingredients (Niacinamide and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate.)Based on the info you provided, if SPF is your priority I’d go with the first one.
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