What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans
HumectantNiacinamide
Smoothing
Morinda Citrifolia Callus Culture Lysate
Skin ConditioningDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Sarcosine
Skin Conditioning
Epilobium Fleischeri Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Levulinic Acid
Perfuming
Sodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Calcium Gluconate
HumectantWater, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Niacinamide, Morinda Citrifolia Callus Culture Lysate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sarcosine, Epilobium Fleischeri Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Allantoin, Arginine, Citric Acid, Levulinic Acid, Sodium Levulinate, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate, Calcium Gluconate
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid. This just means our bodies can product a bit on its own, but sometimes needs a little boost from food sources.
It is a part of your skin's natural moisturizing factor (NMF), or the water-loving molecules in your outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) that keeps everything hydrated and happy.
Here's an interesting thing about Arginine: your skin converts it into urea through the Krebs-Henseleit urea cycle. Urea is one of the most effective humectants your skin naturally produces.
A clinical study showed applying 2.5% arginine hydrochloride to atopic dermatitis skin showed significant urea levels in the stratum corneum and improved moisture in just four weeks.
Arginine is also a precursor to nitric oxide; nitric oxide improves microcirculation and supports wound healing and collagen synthesis.
One study found that an amino acid complex containing Arginine reduced skin irritation, improved hydration, and accelerated skin repair in clinical / in-vivo studies.
Arginine itself is an amino acid and not a fatty acid, oil, or ester. On its own, it's not a direct food source for Malassezia, or the yeast that causes fungal acne.
Learn more about ArginineWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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