This brightening serum is formulated around Ascorbic Acid and Carnosine to brighten dull-looking skin and soften the look of wrinkles.
This anti-aging night moisturizer is formulated around Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil and Lactic Acid to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Laureth-23
Cleansing
Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract
Antioxidant
Carnosine
Skin Conditioning
Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Carrageenan
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Ascorbic Acid, Glycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Pentylene Glycol, Laureth-23, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Carnosine, Neohesperidin Dihydrochalcone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Tocopherol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, Carrageenan, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningBrassica Napus Seed Oil
Emollient
Ricinus Communis Seed Oil
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Emollient
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Shea Butter Glycerides
Emulsifying
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil
Skin Protecting
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Bakuchiol
Antimicrobial
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningSodium Anisate
AntimicrobialCitrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil
Masking
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientMentha Piperita Oil
Masking
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Rosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
AntimicrobialLimonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Citral
Perfuming
Citronellol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Water, Brassica Napus Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Shea Butter Glycerides, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Lactic Acid, Bakuchiol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Glyceryl Caprylate, Mentha Piperita Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Limonene, Linalool, Citral, Citronellol, Geraniol
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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.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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