Peptide Skincare & BeautySkin science and ingredient guides

Product and ingredient reference

Medicube Deep Reviving Peptide Eye Cream

Medicube Deep Reviving Peptide Eye Cream Medicube Deep Reviving Peptide Eye Cream ingredients explained: *Water(Aqua), Methylpropanediol, *Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, *Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Dipropylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Trig

Medicube Deep Reviving Peptide Eye Cream Medicube Deep Reviving Peptide Eye Cream ingredients explained: *Water(Aqua), Methylpropanediol, *Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, *Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Dipropylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Panthenol, Niacinamide, *Acetyl Hexapeptide-1, *Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, *Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, *Acetyl Octapeptide-3, Copper Tripeptide-1, Squalane, Glyceryl Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Cetearyl Olivate, C14-22 Alcohols, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polysorbate 60, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Dimethiconol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Saccharide Hydrolysate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Fructooligosaccharides, Allantoin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, *Caprylyl Glycol, Pullulan, Dipotassium Glyc Show all ingredients by function *Water(Aqua) solvent Methylpropanediol *Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent *Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin) emollient, viscosity controlling Dipropylene Glycol Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant *Acetyl Hexapeptide-1 *Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 cell-communicating ingredient *Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester cell-communicating ingredient, soothing *Acetyl Octapeptide-3 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Copper Tripeptide-1 cell-communicating ingredient, soothing, antioxidant Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate emulsifying Cetearyl Olivate C14-22 Alcohols Stearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 2, 2 Cetyl Alcohol Sorbitan Olivate Hydrogenated Lecithin Polysorbate 60 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil Palmitic Acid skin-identical ingredient, emollient, emulsifying 0, 2 Stearic Acid 0, 2-3 1,2-Hexanediol C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer viscosity controlling Dimethiconol emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate Saccharide Hydrolysate moisturizer/​humectant Glyceryl Stearate Citrate Fructooligosaccharides Allantoin soothing Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Tromethamine buffering *Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Pullulan Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract Adenosine *Sorbitan Laurate 1-2, 1-2 Disodium EDTA chelating Sodium Hyaluronate *Hydroxyethylcellulose Myristyl Alcohol 4, 2 Myristic Acid surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying, perfuming 0, 3 Hyaluronic Acid Glucose Arachidic Acid surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Lauryl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid Ceramide NP skin-identical ingredient Atelocollagen Desamido Collagen Oleic Acid Hydrolyzed Elastin Hydrolyzed Collagen Soluble Collagen Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate Collagen Collagen Amino Acids Procollagen Magnesium Pca Serine Sucrose moisturizer/​humectant, soothing Glycine Calcium Chloride Sea Salt Alanine Magnesium Chloride Threonine Histidine Aspartic Acid Valine Proline Dipotassium Phosphate Lysine Leucine Tyrosine Isoleucine Magnesium Citrate Glucosamine Hcl Phenylalanine Glutamic Acid Arginine 1-Methylhydantoin-2-Imide Asparagine Citrulline Methionine Taurine Tryptophan Formic Acid Glutamine Cysteine antioxidant Fragrance perfuming icky Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. It's a type of glycol that - according to the manufacturer - is an extremely good replacement for other glycols like propylene or butylene glycol. Its main job is to be a solvent, but it has also very good antimicrobial properties and acts as a true preservative booster. Also helps with skin hydration without stickiness or tacky feel. A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40% High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin A super commonly used 5 unit long, cyclic structured silicone that is water-thin and does not stay on the skin but evaporates from it (called volatile silicone). Similar to other silicones, it gives skin and hair a silky, smooth feel. It's often combined with the non-volatile (i.e. stays on the skin) dimethicone as the two together form a water-resistant, breathable protective barrier on the skin without a negative tacky feel. Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It’s a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. BG’s main job is usually to be a solvent for the other ingredients. Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin. It’s an ingredient whose safety hasn’t been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about). BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. BTW, it’s also a food additive. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A clear, colorless liquid that works as a solvent and viscosity decreasing ingredient. It also has great skin-moisturizing abilities. A super common emollient that makes your skin feel nice and smooth. It comes from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s light-textured, clear, odorless and non-greasy. It’s a nice ingredient that just feels good on the skin, is super well tolerated by every skin what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emollient | solvent moisturizer/humectant | solvent emollient | viscosity controlling soothing | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | soothing cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | soothing | antioxidant skin-identical ingredient | emollient emollient | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing skin-identical ingredient | emollient | emulsifying emollient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying | perfuming surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | soothing

Open original product source