What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningPolyglyceryl Sorbitol
HumectantGlycine
Buffering
Calcium Chloride
AstringentSerine
Masking
Potassium Chloride
Alanine
Masking
Glucose
Humectant
Proline
Skin Conditioning
Arginine
Masking
Magnesium Chloride
Lysine
Skin ConditioningCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Citrate
BufferingSodium Acetate
BufferingThreonine
Glutamic Acid
Humectant
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Chloride
MaskingZinc Acetate
AntimicrobialEthyl Lauroyl Arginate Hcl
Skin ConditioningWater, Polyglyceryl Sorbitol, Glycine, Calcium Chloride, Serine, Potassium Chloride, Alanine, Glucose, Proline, Arginine, Magnesium Chloride, Lysine, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Acetate, Threonine, Glutamic Acid, Sodium PCA, Sorbitol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Zinc Acetate, Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate Hcl
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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.
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