Kiehl's Ultra Facial Deep Moisture Balm Versus Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum

Kiehl's Ultra Facial Deep Moisture Balm Versus Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum Detailed comparison of Kiehl's Ultra Facial Deep Moisture Balm versus Drunk Elephant Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum. This barrier-repair moisturizer is formulated around Butyrospermum Parkii Butter and Squalane to strengthen the skin barrier and hydrate skin. This smoothing serum is formulated around Lactic Acid and Sh-Oligopeptide-1 to refine skin texture and soften the look of wrinkles. Water Glycerin Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Glyceryl Stearate Ethylhexyl Palmitate Squalane Cetyl Alcohol Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter Mannose PEG-100 Stearate Copernicia Cerifera Wax Phenoxyethanol Caprylyl Glycol Sorbic Acid Tocopherol Sodium Polyacrylate Leontopodium Alpinum Extract Sodium Hydroxide Stearyl Alcohol Ceramide NP Myristyl Alcohol Adenosine Capryloyl Salicylic Acid Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract Lavandula Angustifolia Oil Linalool Water, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Glyceryl Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Squalane, Cetyl Alcohol, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Mannose, PEG-100 Stearate, Copernicia Cerifera Wax, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Tocopherol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Sodium Hydroxide, Stearyl Alcohol, Ceramide NP, Myristyl Alcohol, Adenosine, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Linalool Lactic Acid Dicaprylyl Carbonate Glycine Max Seed Extract Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil Sodium PCA Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Borago Officinalis Seed Oil Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide Tocotrienols Sh-Oligopeptide-1 Sh-Oligopeptide-2 Sh-Polypeptide-1 Sh-Polypeptide-9 Sh-Polypeptide-11 Copper Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-14 Heptapeptide-15 Palmitate Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 Tripeptide-1 Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract Propanediol Sodium Hyaluronate Panthenol Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer Sodium Lactate PCA Alanine Arginine Glycine Histidine Isoleucine Phenylalanine Proline Serine Threonine Valine Nymphaea Alba Root Extract Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract Symphytum Officinale Callus Culture Extract Dextran Oryza Sativa Bran Oil Linoleic Acid Linolenic Acid Butylene Glycol Acetyl Glutamine Coconut Alkanes Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Pentylene Glycol Isomalt Lecithin Xanthan Gum Aspartic Acid Phytosphingosine Phospholipids Glycine Soja Sterols Citric Acid Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer Polyvinyl Alcohol Sodium Benzoate Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin Polysorbate 20 Phenylpropanol Chlorphenesin Carbomer Glyceryl Caprylate Ethylhexylglycerin Water, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Squalane, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycine Max Seed Extract, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil, Sodium PCA, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Tremella Fuciformis Polysaccharide, Tocotrienols, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Oligopeptide-2, Sh-Polypeptide-1, Sh-Polypeptide-9, Sh-Polypeptide-11, Copper Palmitoyl Heptapeptide-14, Heptapeptide-15 Palmitate, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Tripeptide-1, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Propanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Sodium Lactate, PCA, Alanine, Arginine, Glycine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Valine, Adenosine, Nymphaea Alba Root Extrac These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Adenosine is a purine nucleoside that your body already makes in every cell. In skincare, it acts mainly as a skin conditioning and anti-aging agent. The way it works is fairly well mapped out: Your skin has cells called fibroblasts that build collagen (the stuff that keeps skin firm and smooth). Adenosine basically flips a switch on these cells that tells them to get to work making more collagen and other proteins. These cells slow down on their own as skin ages, so Adenosine helps give them a little nudge to keep going. The clinical backing is pretty solid too. A blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 126 women aged 45-65 tested a 0.1% cream twice daily and found real improvements in crow's feet and frown lines using a precise 3D skin-mapping technique; these changes showed up by week 3 and held at 2 months. A later study using Adenosine-loaded dissolving microneedle patches reported gains in wrinkle depth, dermal density, elasticity, and hydration. On concentrations, South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has set 0.04% as the approved functional anti-wrinkle level. You'll typically see this ingredient used somewhere in the 0.04-0.1% range since it works at low doses. This ingredient has been found safe for cosmetics with the data showing no irritation or sensitization. Overall, this is a great ingredient for any anti-aging routine and has no photosensitizing effect, so it suits both AM and PM use. 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. Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!). It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial acti