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First Aid Beauty Firming Collagen Cream With Peptides + Niacinamide Versus Grown Alchemist Age-Repair Moisturiser Phyto-Peptide, White Tea Extract
First Aid Beauty Firming Collagen Cream With Peptides + Niacinamide Versus Grown Alchemist Age-Repair Moisturiser Phyto-Peptide, White Tea Extract This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide to soften the look of wrinkles and strengthen the sk
First Aid Beauty Firming Collagen Cream With Peptides + Niacinamide Versus Grown Alchemist Age-Repair Moisturiser Phyto-Peptide, White Tea Extract
This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Niacinamide to soften the look of wrinkles and strengthen the skin barrier.
This moisturizer is formulated around Camellia Sinensis Extract to calm irritation and reduce redness.
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Glycerin
Niacinamide
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Palmitic Acid
Stearic Acid
Glyceryl Stearate
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Dimethicone
Cetearyl Alcohol
Panthenol
Colloidal Oatmeal
Collagen
Squalane
Ceramide NP
Hexapeptide-9
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Allantoin
Saccharomyces Ferment
Caprylyl Glycol
Lauroyl Lysine
Butylene Glycol
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Xanthan Gum
Phenoxyethanol
Sodium Hydroxide
Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Colloidal Oatmeal, Collagen, Squalane, Ceramide NP, Hexapeptide-9, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Allantoin, Saccharomyces Ferment, Caprylyl Glycol, Lauroyl Lysine, Butylene Glycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide
Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil
Cetearyl Olivate
Cetyl Alcohol
Sorbitan Olivate
Khaya Senegalensis Bark Extract
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Oligopeptide-1
Maltodextrin
Sodium Hyaluronate
Sodium Phytate
Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract
Camellia Sinensis Extract
Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
Tocopherol
Benzyl Alcohol
Dehydroacetic Acid
Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Carum Petroselinum Seed Oil
Geraniol
Limonene
Linalool
Water, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Olivate, Cetyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Khaya Senegalensis Bark Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Oligopeptide-1, Maltodextrin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Phytate, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Xanthan Gum, Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Tocopherol, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Carum Petroselinum Seed Oil, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool
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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.
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.