iNNBEAUTY PROJECT Recharge Gel Cream Versus Prequel Half & Half Peptides & Ceramides Fluid Moisturizer

iNNBEAUTY PROJECT Recharge Gel Cream Versus Prequel Half & Half Peptides & Ceramides Fluid Moisturizer Detailed comparison of iNNBEAUTY PROJECT Recharge Gel Cream versus Prequel Half & Half Peptides & Ceramides Fluid Moisturizer. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Panax Ginseng Root Water and Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-76 to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Ceramide NP and Hexapeptide-11 to strengthen the skin barrier and soften the look of wrinkles. Water Panax Ginseng Root Water Propanediol Glycerin Dimethicone Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Sodium Chloride Butylene Glycol Undecane 1,2-Hexanediol C13-15 Alkane Squalane Calanthe Discolor Extract Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-76 Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 Hexapeptide-9 Sea Water Extract Ceramide AP Ceramide EOP Ceramide NP Allantoin Centella Asiatica Extract Glyceryl Glucoside Tremella Fuciformis Extract Pistacia Lentiscus Gum Arginine Panthenol Gluconolactone Phytosphingosine Glycosphingolipids Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Pentylene Glycol Cholesterol Tetraacetylphytosphingosine Caprylyl Glycol Cetearyl Alcohol Dimethicone Crosspolymer Cetyl Diglyceryl Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone Phenethyl Alcohol Hydrogenated Polydecene Glyceryl Stearate Sorbitol Hydrogenated Lecithin Sodium Benzoate Stearic Acid Tridecane Xanthan Gum Ethylhexylglycerin Calcium Gluconate Hydroxyacetophenone Tocopherol Zinc Stearate Mica CI 77891 Water, Panax Ginseng Root Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Sodium Chloride, Butylene Glycol, Undecane, 1,2-Hexanediol, C13-15 Alkane, Squalane, Calanthe Discolor Extract, Nicotiana Benthamiana Hexapeptide-40 Sh-Polypeptide-76, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Hexapeptide-9, Sea Water Extract, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NP, Allantoin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Glyceryl Glucoside, Tremella Fuciformis Extract, Pistacia Lentiscus Gum, Arginine, Panthenol, Gluconolactone, Phytosphingosine, Glycosphingolipids, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Pentylene Glycol, Cholesterol, Tetraacetylphytosphingosine, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Cetyl Diglyceryl Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)Silylethyl Dimethicone, Phenethyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate, Stearic Acid, Tridecane, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Calcium Gluconate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol, Zinc Stearate, Mica, CI 77891 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 Glyceryl Dioleate Betaine Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate Citric Acid Sodium Phytate Sodium PCA Sodium Hydroxide Sodium Lactate PCA Serine Alanine Palmitic Acid Glycine Ethylhexyl Palmitate Phenoxyethanol 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 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. 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). 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