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Chanel N°1 de Chanel Revitalizing Cream Versus The INKEY List Collagen Booster

Chanel N°1 de Chanel Revitalizing Cream Versus The INKEY List Collagen Booster This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil and Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin. This anti-aging serum is fo

Chanel N°1 de Chanel Revitalizing Cream Versus The INKEY List Collagen Booster

This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil and Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 to soften the look of wrinkles and hydrate skin.

This anti-aging serum is formulated around Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Camellia Japonica Flower Water

Glycerin

Water

Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate

Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil

C10-18 Triglycerides

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Sodium Acrylates Copolymer

Behenyl Alcohol

Pentylene Glycol

Propanediol

Camellia Japonica Seed Oil

Faex

Camellia Japonica Flower Extract

Tocopheryl Acetate

Ethylhexylglycerin

Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables

Lecithin

Parfum

Chlorphenesin

Chondrus Crispus Powder

Caprylyl Glycol

Lysolecithin

Sclerotium Gum

Xanthan Gum

Sodium Gluconate

Glycine Soja Seed Extract

Sodium Hyaluronate

Adenosine

Lactic Acid

1,2-Hexanediol

Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7

Tocopherol

Citric Acid

Camellia Japonica Flower Water, Glycerin, Water, Hydrogenated Ethylhexyl Olivate, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, C10-18 Triglycerides, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Behenyl Alcohol, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Faex, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydrogenated Olive Oil Unsaponifiables, Lecithin, Parfum, Chlorphenesin, Chondrus Crispus Powder, Caprylyl Glycol, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Gluconate, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Adenosine, Lactic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Tocopherol, Citric Acid

Butylene Glycol

Phenoxyethanol

Hydroxyethylcellulose

Disodium EDTA

Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate

Carbomer

Hyaluronic Acid

Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine

Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminohydroxybutyrate

Polysorbate 20

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1

Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Disodium EDTA, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Carbomer, Hyaluronic Acid, Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine, Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminohydroxybutyrate, Polysorbate 20, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1

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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.

Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 (formerly Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-3) is a synthetic peptide. Its main job is to fight what researchers call "inflammaging".

"Inflammaging" is the slow, low-grade chronic inflammation that quietly breaks down collagen as we age.

This ingredient calms down a specific inflammation signal in your skin cells (called IL-6). When left unchecked, this signal triggers enzymes that break down collagen and elastin.

Clinical testing showed statistically significant improvements in:

Studies also found the more of this ingredient used, the more your skin produces Collagen I, fibronectin, and hyaluronic acid.

You'll likely see this ingredient paired with Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 in the well-known Matrixyl 3000 complex for enhanced anti-aging effects.

A 3% concentration applied twice daily for two months showed meaningful skin rejuvenation results in clinical panels.

Fungal acne note: Usually a palmitic acid component can feed Malassezia in unbound form, but here is is covalently bonded to the peptide. This means it is very difficult for Malassezia to access, and therefore very unlikely to cause fungal acne.

Propanediol is an all-star ingredient. It softens, hydrates, and smooths the skin.

It’s often used to:

Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use. It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.

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!

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Ingredients & structured notes

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Ingredients Side-by-side

  1. 01Water
  2. 02Butylene Glycol
  3. 03Propanediol
  4. 04Glycerin
  5. 05Alpha-Arbutin
  6. 06Dicaprylyl Carbonate
  7. 07Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
  8. 08Phenoxyethanol
  9. 09Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
  10. 10Caprylyl Glycol
  11. 11Squalane
  12. 12Phospholipids
  13. 13Glycine Soja Oil
  14. 14Carbomer
  15. 15Polysorbate 60
  16. 16Sodium Phytate
  17. 17Glycolipids
  18. 18Sorbitan Isostearate
  19. 19Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
  20. 20Sodium Hydroxide
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