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Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin ConditioningFragaria Vesca Leaf Extract
AstringentVaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract
Skin ProtectingMorus Nigra Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningCucumis Sativus Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningDaucus Carota Sativa Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
MaskingCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
MaskingCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract
Emulsion StabilisingBorago Officinalis Seed Oil
EmollientPanthenol
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
HumectantGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
BleachingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientArgania Spinosa Kernel Oil
EmollientSodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
AntioxidantAllantoin
Skin ConditioningChitosan
Sodium Hyaluronate
HumectantArbutin
AntioxidantHydrolyzed DNA
Skin ConditioningAdenosine
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingDimethicone
EmollientCyclopentasiloxane
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeSodium Benzoate
MaskingParfum
MaskingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Fragaria Vesca Leaf Extract, Vaccinium Angustifolium Fruit Extract, Morus Nigra Fruit Extract, Cucumis Sativus Seed Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Panthenol, Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Allantoin, Chitosan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Arbutin, Hydrolyzed DNA, Adenosine, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Carbomer, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum
Water
Skin ConditioningPropanediol
SolventVinyldimethicone
Glycerin
HumectantDipropylene Glycol
HumectantHydrogenated Lecithin
EmulsifyingGlycolipids
Skin ConditioningHydroxyacetophenone
AntioxidantBisabolol
AntioxidantCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientMacadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Stearate
EmulsifyingSodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
Emulsion StabilisingPolyisobutene
Niacinamide
SmoothingPEG-10 Rapeseed Sterol
CleansingPolyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningCholesterol
EmollientPhytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate
Skin ConditioningDimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer
Skin ConditioningBakuchiol
AntimicrobialButyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin ConditioningRetinol
Skin ConditioningTocopherol
AntioxidantDisodium EDTA
Ceramide NP
Skin ConditioningAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
HumectantSucrose Cocoate
EmulsifyingSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantPentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
AntioxidantRosa Damascena Flower Water
MaskingCaprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingAdenosine
Skin ConditioningSorbitan Oleate
EmulsifyingCetearyl Alcohol
EmollientStearic Acid
CleansingVanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningPolyglutamic Acid
Skin ConditioningTromethamine
BufferingCamellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialBenzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol
UV AbsorberGlyceryl Stearate
EmollientPolyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin ConditioningOleic Acid
EmollientButylene Glycol
HumectantSantalum Album Oil
MaskingCaprylyl Glycol
EmollientEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCeramide Ns
Skin ConditioningPhytosphingosine
Skin ConditioningCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingArginine
MaskingCeramide As
Skin ConditioningCeramide AP
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Root Extract
Skin ConditioningCentella Asiatica Extract
CleansingSodium DNA
Skin ConditioningCeramide EOP
Skin ConditioningAcetyl Hexapeptide-8
HumectantPalmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
Skin ConditioningCopper Tripeptide-1
Skin ConditioningAsiatic Acid
Skin ConditioningAsiaticoside
AntioxidantMadecassic Acid
Skin ConditioningMadecassoside
AntioxidantWater, Propanediol, Vinyldimethicone, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glycolipids, Hydroxyacetophenone, Bisabolol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Sorbitan Stearate, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polyisobutene, Niacinamide, PEG-10 Rapeseed Sterol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cholesterol, Phytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Bakuchiol, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Retinol, Tocopherol, Disodium EDTA, Ceramide NP, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sucrose Cocoate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Adenosine, Sorbitan Oleate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Polyglutamic Acid, Tromethamine, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Oleic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Santalum Album Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ceramide Ns, Phytosphingosine, Carbomer, Arginine, Ceramide As, Ceramide AP, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Sodium DNA, Ceramide EOP, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Copper Tripeptide-1, Asiatic Acid, Asiaticoside, Madecassic Acid, Madecassoside
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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.
Adenosine is a purine nucleoside that your body already makes in every cell. In skincare, it acts mainly as a skin conditioning and anti-aging agent.
The way it works is fairly well mapped out:
Your skin has cells called fibroblasts that build collagen (the stuff that keeps skin firm and smooth). Adenosine basically flips a switch on these cells that tells them to get to work making more collagen and other proteins. These cells slow down on their own as skin ages, so Adenosine helps give them a little nudge to keep going.
The clinical backing is pretty solid too.
A blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 126 women aged 45-65 tested a 0.1% cream twice daily and found real improvements in crow's feet and frown lines using a precise 3D skin-mapping technique; these changes showed up by week 3 and held at 2 months.
A later study using Adenosine-loaded dissolving microneedle patches reported gains in wrinkle depth, dermal density, elasticity, and hydration.
On concentrations, South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has set 0.04% as the approved functional anti-wrinkle level. You'll typically see this ingredient used somewhere in the 0.04-0.1% range since it works at low doses.
This ingredient has been found safe for cosmetics with the data showing no irritation or sensitization.
Overall, this is a great ingredient for any anti-aging routine and has no photosensitizing effect, so it suits both AM and PM use.
Learn more about AdenosineCaprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.
Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.
Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolCarbomer is a synthetic thickening and gelling agent. It's basically the ingredient that gives a lot of serums, gels, creams, and sunscreens their smooth, non-sticky texture.
Although legally permitted at very high levels, carbomers are normally used at concentrations below 1%.
It also needs to be neutralized to actually thicken, and because it is a large molecule, it doesn't really penetrate the skin barrier.
Allergy-wise, the risk is very low. Clinical studies show carbomers have low potential for skin irritation/sensitization even at concentrations up to 100%.
A 2024 UK study patch-tested 1,302 patients and found true allergy to the parent group of carbomer to be rare with no confirmed relevant reactions.
Learn more about CarbomerGlycerin (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 GlycerinSodium 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 Hyaluronate