Hello all! I'm trying to decide whether to buy Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Moisture Gel or Clinique Continuous Rescue Antioxidant Moisturizer. It seems like the Paula's Choice product has some impressive ingredients for only $16.95. Clinique's Moisturizer $42.00 and also has good ingredients. So here are the ingredients for both products....

Clinique's Product:

Combination Oily/Oily Ingredients:

Water, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Dimethicone, Silica, Jojoba Esters, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Peg-100 Stearate, Petrolatum, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Echinacea Pallida (Coneflower) Extract, Arabidopsis Thaliana Extract, Perilla Ocymoides Seed Extract, Plankton Extract, Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Lauroyl Lysine, Creatine, Adenosine Phosphate, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria), Sorbitol, Sea Whip Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Micrococcus Lysate, Trehalose, Niacinamide, Cetearyl Glucoside, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyethylene, Cholesterol, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Caffeine, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Rna, Astrocaryum Murumuru Butter, Linoleic Acid, Lecithin, Ascorbyl Tocopheryl Maleate, Isodecyl Salicylate, Zinc Pca, Mannitol, Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol Manganese Chloride, Disodium Nadh, Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate, C1-8 Alkyl Tetrahydroxycyclohexanoate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Potassium Sulfate, Maltodextrin, Ferulic Acid, Dextrin, Xanthan Gum, Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Disodium Edta, Phenoxyethanol


Paula's Product:

Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclomethicone (silicones/slip agents), Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, (slip and water-binding agents) Laminaria Saccharina (Seaweed) Extract (water-binding agent), Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract (antioxidants), Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil (emollient plant oil/lubricant), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E/antioxidant), Niacinamide (Vitamin B3/cell-communicating ingredient), Phenyl Trimethicone, Dimethicone, Bis-Phenylpropyl Dimethicone (silicones/slip agents), Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate (licorice/anti-irritant), Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (Vitamin C/antioxidant), Sodium Hyaluronate, Phospholipids (water-binding agents), Superoxide Dismutase (antioxidant), Isohexadecane (emulsifier), Panthenol (Vitamin B5/water-binding agent), Propylene Glycol (slip agent), Sodium Carbomer (gel-based thickener), Sodium Acrylate/Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer (film-forming/water-binding agent), Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer (silicone film-forming agent), Polysorbate 80 (thickener), Hydroxyethylcellulose(gel-based thickener), Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben (all preservatives).

I would appreciate your input! Thank you!