L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Anti Wrinkle Night Cream Versus L'Oreal Revitalift 1.5% Pure Hyaluronic Acid Serum

L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Anti Wrinkle Night Cream Versus L'Oreal Revitalift 1.5% Pure Hyaluronic Acid Serum

This night moisturizer is formulated around Retinyl Palmitate to brighten and support scar healing.

This hydrating serum is formulated around Sodium Hyaluronate and Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate to hydrate skin and soften the look of wrinkles.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Dimethicone

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene

Cetyl Alcohol

Glyceryl Stearate

Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate

PEG-40 Stearate

Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil

Shorea Robusta Seed Butter

Paraffinum Liquidum

Paraffin

Zea Mays Kernel Extract

Stearic Acid

Stearyl Alcohol

Microcrystalline Wax

Sorbitan Tristearate

Glycine Soja Protein

Triethanolamine

Isohexadecane

Salicyloyl Phytosphingosine

Myristyl Alcohol

Palmitic Acid

Phenethyl Alcohol

Hydrolyzed Soy Protein

Caprylyl Glycol

Acetyl Trifluoromethylphenyl Valylglycine

Yeast Extract

Polysorbate 80

Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer

Retinyl Palmitate

Potassium Sorbate

Sodium Benzoate

Phenoxyethanol

Linalool

Geraniol

Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone

Amyl Cinnamal

Limonene

Citral

Citronellol

Butylphenyl Methylpropional

Hexyl Cinnamal

Benzyl Alcohol

Benzyl Benzoate

Benzyl Cinnamate

Benzyl Salicylate

Parfum

Water, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, PEG-40 Stearate, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Shorea Robusta Seed Butter, Paraffinum Liquidum, Paraffin, Zea Mays Kernel Extract, Stearic Acid, Stearyl Alcohol, Microcrystalline Wax, Sorbitan Tristearate, Glycine Soja Protein, Triethanolamine, Isohexadecane, Salicyloyl Phytosphingosine, Myristyl Alcohol, Palmitic Acid, Phenethyl Alcohol, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Caprylyl Glycol, Acetyl Trifluoromethylphenyl Valylglycine, Yeast Extract, Polysorbate 80, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Retinyl Palmitate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Linalool, Geraniol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Amyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Citral, Citronellol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate, Benzyl Cinnamate, Benzyl Salicylate, Parfum

Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid

Sodium Hyaluronate

PEG-60

Hydrogenated Castor Oil

Secale Cereale Seed Extract

Calcium Pantothenate

Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate

Ascorbyl Glucoside

Disodium EDTA

Pentylene Glycol

Chlorphenesin

Water, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, PEG-60, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Secale Cereale Seed Extract, Calcium Pantothenate, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Disodium EDTA, Pentylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin

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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.

Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!).

It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome.

On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive.

Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10).

You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own.

Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU.

Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including for children of all ages.

Adverse systemic effects only showed up in animal studies at exposures roughly 200x higher than what people get from cosmetics. And despite its very widespread use, this ingredient is a rare sensitizer and allergic reactions are uncommon.

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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