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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.