What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Glycerin
Humectant
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
Skin ConditioningHydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingPolysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Copper Tripeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Thioctic Acid
Antioxidant
Acetyl Carnitine Hcl
Skin ConditioningPhenyl T-Butylnitrone
Antioxidant
Sh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Cassia Alata Leaf Extract
AstringentMalus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Grandis Peel Oil
Masking
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Sea Salt
Abrasive
Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract
Perfuming
Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Gluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Hydrolyzed Corn Starch
HumectantHydrolyzed Corn Starch Octenylsuccinate
AbsorbentRubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract
AstringentPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Glycerin, Alcohol, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Polysorbate 20, Copper Tripeptide-1, Thioctic Acid, Acetyl Carnitine Hcl, Phenyl T-Butylnitrone, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Cassia Alata Leaf Extract, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sea Salt, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Gluconolactone, Zea Mays Starch, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Hydrolyzed Corn Starch Octenylsuccinate, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Benzoate, Phenethyl Alcohol, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Copper Tripeptide-1 (GHK-Cu) is a skin repairing ingredient known for its ability to boost collagen, improve firmness, and support skin regeneration.
It is a complex made up of a naturally occurring peptide (glycine-histidine-lysine) and copper, an essential trace element.
While studying wound healing, researchers noticed GHK-Cu stimulated hair follicle enlargement and growth by keeping hair in its active growth phase longer. This has made it a promising ingredient for hair regrowth treatments.
Some people have reported increased facial hair. While GHK-Cu can make your hair follicles bigger, it usually doesn’t turn soft, barely-visible facial hairs into thick, dark ones.
Anecdotal reports suggest that overusing copper peptides might lead to premature aging due to excess free copper or enzyme imbalances. This claim isn’t backed by large-scale studies.
Unfortunately, there are limited human studies for this ingredient. While early results are promising, many studies are either small, in-vitro, or not rigorously controlled.
For example, there is a 1998 study that explored the effects of copper tripeptide, vitamin C, tretinoin, and melatonin on skin repair and collagen synthesis.
After one month, increased procollagen production was seen in 7 out of 10 participants using copper tripeptide (more than those using vitamin C, melatonin, or tretinoin.
While the study was exploratory, it offers early evidence that copper tripeptide may support collagen production. Larger, well-designed trials are still needed to confirm its potential and understand individual responses.
Read more about other common types of peptides here:
Learn more about Copper Tripeptide-1Glycerin (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 GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
