This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Magnesium PCA and Sodium PCA to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.
This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-76 and Squalane to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantPropanediol
SolventCoco-Caprylate/Caprate
EmollientCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingSodium Acrylates Copolymer
Pentylene Glycol
Skin ConditioningMagnesium PCA
HumectantSodium PCA
HumectantZinc PCA
HumectantManganese PCA
HumectantBeta-Glucan
Skin ConditioningChlamydomonas Extract
Skin ConditioningSea Water
HumectantCeramide NP
Skin ConditioningLecithin
EmollientCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientGlyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
HumectantMaltodextrin
AbsorbentAloe Barbadensis Flower Extract
EmollientCurcuma Longa Root Extract
AntioxidantSolanum Melongena Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract
TonicCoccinia Indica Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningMelia Azadirachta Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCorallina Officinalis Extract
Skin ConditioningOcimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningWater, Glycerin, Propanediol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Pentylene Glycol, Magnesium PCA, Sodium PCA, Zinc PCA, Manganese PCA, Beta-Glucan, Chlamydomonas Extract, Sea Water, Ceramide NP, Lecithin, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Maltodextrin, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract, Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin
Water
Skin ConditioningCitrullus Lanatus Seed Oil
EmollientSqualane
EmollientTriolein
Skin ConditioningMusa Sapientum Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantBetaine
HumectantCetearyl Olivate
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningCrambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate Se
EmulsifyingJojoba Esters
EmollientSelaginella Lepidophylla Extract
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientCetyl Palmitate
EmollientSorbitan Olivate
EmulsifyingNicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-76
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
HumectantSalix Alba Bark Extract
AstringentGenipa Americana Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Palmitate
EmulsifyingSorbitan Oleate
EmulsifyingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
BufferingWater, Citrullus Lanatus Seed Oil, Squalane, Triolein, Musa Sapientum Leaf Extract, Glycerin, Betaine, Cetearyl Olivate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Jojoba Esters, Selaginella Lepidophylla Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Olivate, Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-76, Butylene Glycol, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Genipa Americana Fruit Extract, Sorbitan Palmitate, Sorbitan Oleate, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid
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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.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinWater. 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!
Learn more about Water