This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil and Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin.
This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil and Sh-Oligopeptide-1 to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDimethicone
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Betaine
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Sucrose
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric/Lauric Triglyceride
Skin ConditioningDiisopropyl Adipate
EmollientIsoamyl Laurate
Emollient
Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Zinc Glycinate
BufferingCollagen Amino Acids
Moisturising
Acetyl Hexapeptide-37
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract
Antioxidant
Trifolium Repens Extract
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil
Masking
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
MaskingCitrus Paradisi Peel Oil
Masking
Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf/Nut/Stem Oil
Emollient
Jasminum Sambac Flower Extract
Masking
Rose Flower Oil/Extract
Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract
Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Chondrus Crispus Extract
Skin Conditioning
Juniperus Virginiana Oil
Masking
Cistus Ladaniferus Leaf/Stem Extract
MaskingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Tagetes Minuta Flower Oil
Masking
Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
PEG-10 Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Diglycerin
Humectant
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Potassium Lactate
BufferingDimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer
Cleansing
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Urea
Buffering
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Citrate
BufferingDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin Conditioning
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantLimonene
Perfuming
Linalyl Acetate
Masking
Citrus Limon Peel Oil
Masking
Linalool
Perfuming
Santalum Album Oil
Masking
Pinene
Masking
Santalol
Perfuming
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil
Perfuming
Water, Dimethicone, Propanediol, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Glycerin, Betaine, Trehalose, Sucrose, Caprylic/Capric/Lauric Triglyceride, Diisopropyl Adipate, Isoamyl Laurate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Zinc Glycinate, Collagen Amino Acids, Acetyl Hexapeptide-37, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Hydroxyacetophenone, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Lactic Acid, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Trifolium Repens Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf/Nut/Stem Oil, Jasminum Sambac Flower Extract, Rose Flower Oil/Extract, Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Cistus Ladaniferus Leaf/Stem Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Tagetes Minuta Flower Oil, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Butylene Glycol, Sodium PCA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Diglycerin, Carnosine, Potassium Lactate, Dimethicone/Polyglycerin-3 Crosspolymer, Saccharide Isomerate, Lauryl PEG-9 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Allantoin, Pentylene Glycol, Urea, Maltodextrin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Polysorbate 20, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Citrate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dipropylene Glycol, Limonene, Linalyl Acetate, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Linalool, Santalum Album Oil, Pinene, Santalol, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil
Water
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientGlycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cetearyl Olivate
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
Humectant
Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract
Antioxidant
Nymphaea Alba Root Extract
Skin ConditioningSh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Oligopeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Polypeptide-11
Copper Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-14
Skin Conditioning
Heptapeptide-15 Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Alanine
Masking
Arginine
Masking
Glycine
Buffering
Histidine
Humectant
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningPhenylalanine
Masking
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Serine
Masking
Threonine
Valine
MaskingAcetyl Glutamine
Skin ConditioningCoconut Alkanes
Emollient
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Aspartic Acid
Masking
Linoleic Acid
Cleansing
Linolenic Acid
Cleansing
Lecithin
Emollient
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyvinyl Alcohol
Sodium Lactate
Buffering
Sodium PCA
Humectant
PCA
Humectant
Sorbitan Isostearate
Emulsifying
Carbomer
Emulsion StabilisingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Polysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer
Skin ConditioningHydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingIsomalt
Humectant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenylpropanol
Masking
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientSymphytum Officinale Callus Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract, Nymphaea Alba Root Extract, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Oligopeptide-2, Sh-Polypeptide-1, Sh-Polypeptide-9, Sh-Polypeptide-11, Copper Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-14, Heptapeptide-15 Palmitate, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Alanine, Arginine, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Valine, Acetyl Glutamine, Coconut Alkanes, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aspartic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Lecithin, Butylene Glycol, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Sodium Lactate, Sodium PCA, PCA, Sorbitan Isostearate, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Polysorbate 60, Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Xanthan Gum, Isomalt, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, Phenylpropanol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Symphytum Officinale Callus Culture Extract
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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.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinPolysorbate 20 is a gentle, water-soluble emulsifier and mild surfactant. It stops oil and water from separating to keep your formulas blended and stable.
It also acts as a mild penetration enhancer by helping active ingredients absorb slightly better.
The common safety discussion around this ingredient involves a manufacturing byproduct called 1,4-dioxane.
Trace amounts can form during production but the EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety has concluded that levels at/below 10 ppm in finished products are safe (commercial products consistently fall within acceptable margins).
True allergic reactions are uncommon and the CIR Expert Panel has confirmed this ingredient to be safe as used in cosmetics.
Because it is derived from lauric acid, it may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Polysorbate 20Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateSodium PCA (the salt of PCA) is one of the most well-established humectants in skincare.
Why is it so special? Your skin already makes it naturally; it's a natural component of your skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF), or the mix of water-binding compounds inside your skin cells that keeps things soft and hydrated.
As a cosmetic ingredient, it grabs water and holds it in the upper layers of skin to smooth roughness and ease dehydration.
There's some clinical support for the NMF approach with a study showing that a cream built to mimic the skin's NMF significantly boosted hydration.
Safety-wise, this ingredient non-irritating, non-comedogenic, and non-phototoxic in testing, with minimal skin absorption.
It also works really well with other hydrators like glycerin or hyaluronic acid, and typical usage is somewhere between 0.2-4%.
Learn more about Sodium PCATocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.
You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.
Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.
It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.
This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.
This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.
In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.
Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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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