iNNBEAUTY PROJECT Extreme Cream Firming & Lifting Moisturizer Versus Prequel Half & Half Peptides & Ceramides Fluid Moisturizer

iNNBEAUTY PROJECT Extreme Cream Firming & Lifting Moisturizer Versus Prequel Half & Half Peptides & Ceramides Fluid Moisturizer Detailed comparison of iNNBEAUTY PROJECT Extreme Cream Firming & Lifting Moisturizer versus Prequel Half & Half Peptides & Ceramides Fluid Moisturizer. This anti-aging moisturizer is formulated around Squalane and Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-76 to soften the look of wrinkles and strengthen the skin barrier. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Ceramide NP and Hexapeptide-11 to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles. Water C13-15 Alkane Squalane Propanediol Polyglyceryl-5 Polyricinoleate Bisabolol Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Glycerin Magnesium Sulfate Panthenol Glyceryl Behenate 1,2-Hexanediol Butylene Glycol Heptapeptide-7 Acetyl Sh-Hexapeptide-5 Amide Acetate Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-76 Ceramide AP Ceramide EOP Ceramide NP Tremella Fuciformis Extract Allantoin Oryza Sativa Bran Oil Arginine Glycosphingolipids Phytosphingosine Cholesterol Tetraacetylphytosphingosine Polyglyceryl-6 Octastearate Stearic Acid Cetearyl Alcohol Glyceryl Glucoside Glyceryl Stearate Hydrogenated Polydecene Hydrogenated Lecithin Lecithin Xanthan Gum Tocopherol Carnosine Potassium Sorbate Sodium Benzoate Phenoxyethanol Citric Acid Quaternium-90 Bentonite Mica Triethyl Citrate Zinc Stearate Ethylhexylglycerin Gluconolactone Calcium Gluconate Hydroxyacetophenone Water, C13-15 Alkane, Squalane, Propanediol, Polyglyceryl-5 Polyricinoleate, Bisabolol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Glycerin, Magnesium Sulfate, Panthenol, Glyceryl Behenate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Heptapeptide-7, Acetyl Sh-Hexapeptide-5 Amide Acetate, Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-76, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NP, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Allantoin, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Arginine, Glycosphingolipids, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Tetraacetylphytosphingosine, Polyglyceryl-6 Octastearate, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Carnosine, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Quaternium-90 Bentonite, Mica, Triethyl Citrate, Zinc Stearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Gluconolactone, Calcium Gluconate, Hydroxyacetophenone Isopropyl Myristate Ethylhexyl Olivate Hydrolyzed Rice Protein Ceramide As Ceramide Ns Hexapeptide-11 Matrixyl 3000 Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate Triolein Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer Glyceryl Oleate Undecane Glyceryl Dioleate Caprylyl Glycol Tridecane Betaine Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate Sodium Phytate Sodium PCA Sodium Hydroxide Sodium Lactate PCA Serine Alanine Palmitic Acid Glycine Ethylhexyl Palmitate Glutamic Acid Lysine Hcl Threonine Proline Carbomer Polysorbate 20 Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Isopropyl Myristate, Ethylhexyl Olivate, Squalane, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Ceramide NP, Ceramide As, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide AP, Hexapeptide-11, Matrixyl 3000, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Triolein, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Glyceryl Oleate, Undecane, Hydroxyacetophenone, Glyceryl Dioleate, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Tridecane, Betaine, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Citric Acid, Sodium Phytate, Sodium PCA, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Lactate, PCA, Sodium Benzoate, Serine, Alanine, Palmitic Acid, Glycine, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glutamic Acid, Lysine Hcl, Threonine, Arginine, Proline, Tocopherol, Carbomer, Polyso These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid. This just means our bodies can product a bit on its own, but sometimes needs a little boost from food sources. It is a part of your skin's natural moisturizing factor (NMF), or the water-loving molecules in your outermost layer of skin (stratum corneum) that keeps everything hydrated and happy. Here's an interesting thing about Arginine: your skin converts it into urea through the Krebs-Henseleit urea cycle. Urea is one of the most effective humectants your skin naturally produces. A clinical study showed applying 2.5% arginine hydrochloride to atopic dermatitis skin showed significant urea levels in the stratum corneum and improved moisture in just four weeks. Arginine is also a precursor to nitric oxide; nitric oxide improves microcirculation and supports wound healing and collagen synthesis. One study found that an amino acid complex containing Arginine reduced skin irritation, improved hydration, and accelerated skin repair in clinical / in-vivo studies. Arginine itself is an amino acid and not a fatty acid, oil, or ester. On its own, it's not a direct food source for Malassezia, or the yeast that causes fungal acne. Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons: Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients. Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness. Ceramide AP is is a skin-identical lipid that mimics what your skin already makes naturally. Ceramides help maintain epidermal integrity and barrier function. You'll often see this ingredient paired with other ceramides (like ceramide NP), cholesterol, or fatty acids because this combination best mimics the natural lipid mix your skin already has. The skin's ability to produce ceramides gets disrupted in skin conditions like eczema. This in turn weakens the skin barrier and applying ceramides topically has been shown to replenish what's been lost to restore barrier function. Most of the studies with Ceramide AP test it as part of a multi-ceramide complex; studies reinforce ceramide AP's role in rebalancing ceramides in skin and improving skin hydration. Ceramide EOP is formally known as Ceramide 1. It is naturally found in skin and part of the intercellular "mortar" holding everything together in your outermost layer. EOP stands for a linked Ester fatty acid, a linked Omega hydroxy fatty acid, and the Phytosphingosine base. What makes Ceramide EOP special is its ultra-long fatty acid chain; this unique structure allows it to bridge the lipid layers in your skin barrier to prevent water loss (something no other ceramide can do). Low levels of Ceramide EOP have been found in people with eczema and psoriasis.