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Educated Mess Freeze Frame Peptide Serum Concentrate Versus Medik8 Liquid Peptides

Educated Mess Freeze Frame Peptide Serum Concentrate Versus Medik8 Liquid Peptides Detailed comparison of Educated Mess Freeze Frame Peptide Serum Concentrate versus Medik8 Liquid Peptides. This anti-aging serum is formulated around Resveratrol and Palmitoyl P

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Educated Mess Freeze Frame Peptide Serum Concentrate Versus Medik8 Liquid Peptides Detailed comparison of Educated Mess Freeze Frame Peptide Serum Concentrate versus Medik8 Liquid Peptides. This anti-aging serum is formulated around Resveratrol and Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture. This anti-aging serum is formulated around Carnosine and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture. Water Glycerin Acetamidoethoxyethanol Propylene Glycol Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2 Cyclopentasiloxane Polysorbate 20 1,2-Hexanediol Menthyl Lactate Resveratrol Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-50 Heptapeptide-15 Palmitate Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-52 Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-18 Diamond Powder Methylglucoside Phosphate Copper Lysinate/Prolinate Sodium Hyaluronate Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer Polyvinyl Alcohol Xanthan Gum Dimethicone Crosspolymer Dimethicone Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 Hydroxyacetophenone Glyceryl Caprylate Phenylpropanol Phenoxyethanol Caprylyl Glycol Water, Glycerin, Acetamidoethoxyethanol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polysorbate 20, 1,2-Hexanediol, Menthyl Lactate, Resveratrol, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-50, Heptapeptide-15 Palmitate, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-52, Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-18, Diamond Powder, Methylglucoside Phosphate, Copper Lysinate/Prolinate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Hydroxyacetophenone, Glyceryl Caprylate, Phenylpropanol, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol Butylene Glycol Inulin Panthenol Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide Carnosine Carbomer Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin Dunaliella Salina Extract Ethylhexylglycerin Citric Acid Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 Sodium Benzoate Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Tetrapeptide-21 Pentapeptide-18 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Pantolactone Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Copper Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-14 Potassium Sorbate Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Inulin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Carnosine, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Dunaliella Salina Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Sodium Benzoate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Tetrapeptide-21, Pentapeptide-18, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Pantolactone, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Glyceryl Caprylate, Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Phenylpropanol, Copper Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-14, Heptapeptide-15 Palmitate, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum Be the first to review 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. Glyceryl Caprylate comes from glycerin and caprylic acid. It is an emollient, co-emulsifier, and preservative booster. Its short C8 fatty acid chain makes it behave differently from its longer-chain emollient cousins like Glyceryl Stearate. It feels more lightweight, fast-absorbing, and silky instead of rich and waxy. As a co-emulsifier, its "head" and "tail" sit at the oil-water interface. But overall, the short C8 tail and not being water soluble means it doesn't really have the muscle to emulsify a formula on its own. That's why you'll often see it paired with a primary emulsifier like Cetearyl Glucoside. Interestingly, Glyceryl Caprylate acts as a preservative booster. This is because its fatty-acid backbone disrupts microbial lipid membranes. It shows excellent activity against bacteria and yeast but is weaker against mold. Typical concentrations range from 0.5-1% and this ingredient is generally non-irritating. Because this ingredient has a C8 fatty acid chain, it is outside the range that the Malassezia yeast metabolizes (making it fungal acne safe). Heptapeptide-15 Palmitate is a synthetic targeting peptide. It's made up of seven amino acids with a palmitic acid tail attached. This fatty acid attachment increases the molecule's hydrophobicity, improves stability, reduces enzyme degradation, and enhances its ability to cross the skin's lipid barrier (this is a common challenge for peptides). As a targeting peptide, it sits on the outer shell of an encapsulated ingredient system and seeks out receptors on collagen and elastin producing cells in skin