What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate 95.13%
Humectant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide 2%
Smoothing
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiaticoside
Antioxidant
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Oligopeptide-1
Skin Conditioning
Sh-Octapeptide-4
Antioxidant
Sh-Decapeptide-7
Antioxidant
Sh-Oligopeptide-9
Humectant
Oligopeptide-28
Antioxidant
Sh-Pentapeptide-19
Skin Conditioning
Heptyl Glucoside
SurfactantDipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine 0.04%
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate 95.13%, Pentylene Glycol, Niacinamide 2%, Madecassoside, Madecassic Acid, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Octapeptide-4, Sh-Decapeptide-7, Sh-Oligopeptide-9, Oligopeptide-28, Sh-Pentapeptide-19, Heptyl Glucoside, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Allantoin, Adenosine 0.04%, Ceramide AP, 1,2-Hexanediol
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 Adenosinesh-Oligopeptide-1 is a peptide found naturally in our bodies. Peptides are the building blocks for collagen and elastin in our skin.
In cosmetics, this ingredient is bioengineered to be identical to a human gene that codes for epidermal growth factor (EGF). EGF are signal molecules that simulate cell growth and healing.
Studies find EGF help with:
In South Korea and China, EGF is considered a controversial ingredient. The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has cracked down on companies with products including EGF due to false advertisement claims.
According to Dr. Zoe Draelos, growth factors have some drawbacks:
There is also controversy surrounding growth factors. The controversy is due to their mitogenic activity, or their ability to increase the number of cells. It is best to avoid using growth factors if you have psoriasis or are at risk of skin cancer. However, it should be noted EGF are not mutagenic - meaning they will not cause cancer.
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