This anti-aging serum is formulated around Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 and Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture.
This anti-aging serum is formulated around Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 and Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin Conditioning
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Octapeptide-3
Humectant
Oryza Sativa Bran Water
Masking
Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Hydrolyzed Avocado Protein
Skin ConditioningGlycine Soja Seed Extract
Skin Conditioning
Teprenone
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Tocotrienols
Skin Conditioning
Brassica Campestris Sterols
EmollientButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Palmitoyl Proline
Skin ConditioningNymphaea Alba Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningMalus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningDipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan
CleansingSuperoxide Dismutase
Antioxidant
Glucosamine Hcl
Laminaria Digitata Extract
Skin Protecting
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract
Skin Conditioning
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Enteromorpha Compressa Extract
Skin ProtectingUrea
Buffering
Retinyl Palmitate
Skin Conditioning
Isomalt
HumectantCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningUndecylenoyl Glycine
CleansingCapryloyl Glycine
CleansingHyaluronic Acid, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Acetyl Octapeptide-3, Oryza Sativa Bran Water, Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Avocado Protein, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Teprenone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide NP, Tocotrienols, Brassica Campestris Sterols, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Palmitoyl Proline, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan, Superoxide Dismutase, Glucosamine Hcl, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract, Sodium PCA, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Urea, Retinyl Palmitate, Isomalt, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Undecylenoyl Glycine, Capryloyl Glycine
Water
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Octyldodecyl Oleate
Emollient
Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate
Emollient
Polyhydroxystearic Acid
Emulsifying
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Psidium Guajava Leaf Extract
AstringentSaccharomyces Lysate Extract
Humectant
Glycerin
Humectant
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate
Skin Conditioning
Gigartina Stellata Extract
Skin ProtectingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol, Octyldodecyl Oleate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Octyldodecanol, Propanediol, Psidium Guajava Leaf Extract, Saccharomyces Lysate Extract, Glycerin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Gigartina Stellata Extract, Phenoxyethanol
Alternatives
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 is a synthetic signal lipopeptide. This just means it is a three amino acid chain bolted onto a palmitic acid tail so it can slip through the skin's lipid barrier.
This peptide has a "build more, lose less" approach.
It's designed to mimic the collagen-stimulating activity in your skin by copying a snippet of one of your skin's own matrix proteins. This nudges fibroblasts into making more collagen while inhibiting the enzyme that breaks down skin protein.
The manufacturer's in vivo study of 45 volunteers found 1% and 2.5% reduced the appearance of wrinkles by 7% and 12% respectively, after using it twice daily for 84 days.
This is in the expected range for peptides; they're slow and cumulative actives and not overnight fixers.
Typical use levels range from 1-3% and this ingredient gets along with pretty much everything.
On the fungal acne front:
Although palmitic acid sits in the chain length that Malassezia can feed on, this ingredient has it locked in an amine bond. This makes it hard for Malassezia to access as a source of food, and therefore fungal acne safe.
