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rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid Versus Dieux Skin Instant Angel

rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid Versus Dieux Skin Instant Angel This barrier-repair serum is formulated around Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil and Niacinamide to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated

rhode Peptide Glazing Fluid Versus Dieux Skin Instant Angel

This barrier-repair serum is formulated around Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil and Niacinamide to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles.

This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Squalane and Linoleic Acid to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Butylene Glycol

Glycerin

Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil

Niacinamide

Tetradecane

Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer

Diheptyl Succinate

Benzyl Alcohol

Glyceryl Oleate

Sucrose Palmitate

Hydroxyacetophenone

Carbomer

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Caprylyl Glycol

Sodium Hydroxide

Disodium Phosphate

Sodium Phosphate

Sodium Hyaluronate

Dilauryl Thiodipropionate

Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Niacinamide, Tetradecane, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Diheptyl Succinate, Benzyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Oleate, Sucrose Palmitate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dilauryl Thiodipropionate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

Squalane

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Coconut Alkanes

Glyceryl Stearate

Meadowfoam Estolide

PEG-100 Stearate

Cetearyl Alcohol

C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate

Phytosteryl Macadamiate

Triheptanoin

Coco-Caprylate/Caprate

Methylpropanediol

Linoleic Acid

Phospholipids

Phytosterols

Sodium Polyacrylate

Tribehenin

Phenoxyethanol

Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline

Sodium PCA

Urea

Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer

Hydroxyproline Palmitamide

Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

Isohexadecane

Ceramide Ng

Trehalose

Sodium Phytate

PEG-10 Phytosterol

Hexylene Glycol

Polysorbate 60

Palmitic Acid

Lactic Acid

Polyquaternium-51

Tocopherol

Triacetin

Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer

Sorbitan Isostearate

Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12

Water, Glycerin, Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coconut Alkanes, Glyceryl Stearate, Meadowfoam Estolide, PEG-100 Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Triheptanoin, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Methylpropanediol, Linoleic Acid, Phospholipids, Phytosterols, Sodium Polyacrylate, Tribehenin, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Sodium PCA, Urea, Dilinoleic Acid/Butanediol Copolymer, Hydroxyproline Palmitamide, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Ceramide Ng, Trehalose, Sodium Phytate, PEG-10 Phytosterol, Hexylene Glycol, Polysorbate 60, Palmitic Acid, Lactic Acid, Polyquaternium-51, Tocopherol, Triacetin, Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12

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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.

Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.

Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.

Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).

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!

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Ingredients & structured notes

Ingredient index

Ingredients Side-by-side

  1. 01Water
  2. 02Butylene Glycol
  3. 03Glycerin
  4. 04Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil
  5. 05Niacinamide
  6. 06Tetradecane
  7. 07Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer
  8. 08Diheptyl Succinate
  9. 09Benzyl Alcohol
  10. 10Glyceryl Oleate
  11. 11Sucrose Palmitate
  12. 12Hydroxyacetophenone
  13. 13Carbomer
  14. 14Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
  15. 15Caprylyl Glycol
  16. 16Sodium Hydroxide
  17. 17Disodium Phosphate
  18. 18Sodium Phosphate
  19. 19Sodium Hyaluronate
  20. 20Dilauryl Thiodipropionate
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