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alpyn beauty Wild Nettle & Niacinamide Instant Firming Serum Versus Youth To The People Triple Peptide + Cactus Oasis Serum

alpyn beauty Wild Nettle & Niacinamide Instant Firming Serum Versus Youth To The People Triple Peptide + Cactus Oasis Serum This anti-aging serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Lactic Acid to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture. This anti

alpyn beauty Wild Nettle & Niacinamide Instant Firming Serum Versus Youth To The People Triple Peptide + Cactus Oasis Serum

This anti-aging serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Lactic Acid to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture.

This anti-aging serum is formulated around Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 to soften the look of wrinkles.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Glycerin

Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer

Niacinamide

Urtica Dioica Extract

Nephelium Lappaceum Leaf Extract

Squalane

Sodium Phytate

Sodium Hyaluronate

Superoxide Dismutase

Lactic Acid

Sodium Levulinate

Potassium Sorbate

Lysolecithin

Sclerotium Gum

Xanthan Gum

Curcuma Longa Root Oil

Pullulan

Diheptyl Succinate

Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate

Tocopherol

Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil

Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract

Taraxacum Officinale Extract

Vaccinium Uliginosum Berry Extract

Prunus Davidiana Extract

Salix Alba Extract

Borago Officinalis Extract

Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract

Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract

Arnica Montana Flower Extract

Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract

Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract

Maltodextrin

Silica

Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate

Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycerin, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Niacinamide, Urtica Dioica Extract, Nephelium Lappaceum Leaf Extract, Squalane, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Superoxide Dismutase, Lactic Acid, Sodium Levulinate, Potassium Sorbate, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Xanthan Gum, Curcuma Longa Root Oil, Pullulan, Diheptyl Succinate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopherol, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract, Taraxacum Officinale Extract, Vaccinium Uliginosum Berry Extract, Prunus Davidiana Extract, Salix Alba Extract, Borago Officinalis Extract, Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract, Maltodextrin, Silica, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate

Butylene Glycol

Pentylene Glycol

Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1

Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-28

Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate

Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer

Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate

Synthetic Sapphire

Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract

Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract

Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract

Nephelium Lappaceum Peel Extract

Sodium PCA

Glutathione

Malachite Extract

Citric Acid

Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose

Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate

Polyglutamic Acid

1,2-Hexanediol

Caprylyl Glycol

Sodium Lactate

Carbomer

Propanediol

Polysorbate 20

Hydroxyethylcellulose

Phenoxyethanol

Ethylhexylglycerin

Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-28, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Synthetic Sapphire, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Nephelium Lappaceum Peel Extract, Sodium PCA, Glutathione, Malachite Extract, Citric Acid, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Polyglutamic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Lactate, Carbomer, Propanediol, Polysorbate 20, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin

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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.

Sodium 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.

Water. 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!

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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Ingredients & structured notes

Ingredient index

Ingredients Side-by-side

  1. 01Water
  2. 02Glycerin
  3. 03Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
  4. 04Isopropyl Myristate
  5. 05Glyceryl Stearate
  6. 06Betaine
  7. 07Cetyl Alcohol
  8. 08Stearic Acid
  9. 09Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
  10. 10Opuntia Tuna Flower/Stem Extract
  11. 11Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
  12. 12Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract
  13. 13Aristotelia Chilensis Fruit Extract
  14. 14Moringa Oleifera Leaf Extract
  15. 15Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
  16. 16Tocopheryl Acetate
  17. 17Glyceryl Laurate
  18. 18Squalane
  19. 19Carbomer
  20. 20Hyaluronic Acid
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