#HydroPeptide - Looking Passed the Marketing & Dissecting the Ingredients
"Helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Helps improve skin firmness and volume. Formulated to treat aging concerns from frown lines, smile lines, and forehead lines." $144 for 1 fl oz.
Water. The H2Oh!
Glycerin. Humectant
Lactococcus Ferment Lysate. Balances the skin microbiome to increase its natural defene
Butylene Glycol. #Humectant
Propanediol. Emollient, humectant & solvent
Diethylhexyl Carbonate. Synthetic to maintain formula ingredients
Isopentyldiol. Humectant
Pentylene Glycol. Synthetic humectant with antimicrobial qualities
Diheptyl Succinate. Vegetable derived emollient. Usually used as a replacement for silicones
Caprylyl Glycol. Humectant
Hydroxyacetophenone. Synthetic antioxidant to fight free radicals
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Unsaponifiables. #Antioxidant rich in squalene
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate. Synthetic or animal derived to stabilized water/oil formulation
Cetearyl Alcohol. Formula stabilizer
Glyceryl Stearate. Emollient and thickener
Potassium Olivoyl Hydrolyzed Oat Protein. Cleaning agent
Lysolecithin. Promotes the delivery of active ingredients into the skin, without destroying the natural lipid structures
Sclerotium Gum. Thickening stabilizer
Hexapeptide-11. Helps reduce #wrinkles, combat skin-aging and improve the skin elasticity.
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate. Vitamin C
1,2-Hexanediol. Synthetic preservative and moisture-binding humectant
Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer. Fatty acid from coconut oil and the sebacic acid derived from castor oil. It is used to condition and protect the hair & skin.
Phenylpropanol. Provides effective broad-spectrum protection against bacteria
Sorbitan Laurate. Cleansing agent & emulsifier
Pullulan. Instant skin-tightening effect as it adheres to the skin. It is able to quickly form a sheer film that temporarily improves skin's texture and appearance.
Xanthan Gum. Thickener
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride. Derived from coconut oil and glycerin, it's considered an excellent emollient and skin-replenishing ingredient.
Glyceryl Oleate. Emulsifier
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract. Powerful antioxidant and #antiinflammatory
Anogeissus Leiocarpus Bark Extract. Helps the skin to recover its youthful resilience to delay aging signs
Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract. Skin brightener
Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-1. Skin-restoring ability and this is one of the newer synthetic options that is believed to help skin look and act younger [theoretically].
Sodium Phytate. Chelating agent
Hydroxyethylcellulose. Binder
Sodium Hyaluronate. Salt of Hyaluronic Acid better absorbed by the skin helping to diminish the fines lines an wrinkles
Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester. Can "signal" our skin cells to "relax" and it can instantly decrease skin irritations coming from heat, chemical stinging or mechanical stresses
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Extract. Natural Astringent
Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract. Natural Astringent
Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate. A synthetic neuro-peptide, and believed to block the body's uptake of Na+, which in turn causes the facial muscles to relax and prevent the formation of expression lines.
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Extract. Balances oil production and tones the skin. Also has gentle #antiseptic qualities
Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Peel Extract. Protects from free radicals
Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Fruit Extract. Many bioactive qualities
Citrus Tangerina (Tangerine) Peel Extract. Fragrance
Acetyl Hexapeptide-30. Skin relaxer
Barosma Betulina Leaf Extract. Reduce excess sebum, refine enlarged pores and mattify shiny patches in #oilyskin, thus improving the skin's overall appearance and texture.
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract. Fragrance
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract. Antioxidant and antimicrobial
Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine. Collagen Booster
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5. Stimulate collagen synthesis
Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate. Meant to visibly remove skin sagging by boosting collagen formation and hyaluronan content
Tocophero. Vitamin E
Next time you want results, look on the back of the bottle and the price tag. While I can appreciate quite a few of these ingredients, I feel they are so on the list that I am not sure they are really impacting as much as I would hope for $144. I was given a few samples of the product. I would use at night as directed with their #eyeserum and light moisturizer. While I did feel that initial tightness [likely from the #pullulan listed as the 25th ingredient], after two weeks, I did not feel like it did much else. The formulation feels nice and light but there are a lot of ingredients for one formulation with a lot of them being humectants and formula stabilizers. I would be willing to try again if 5 of the active ingredients were at least in the top 10 ingredients. I do think they are on the right track with some not so common ingredients with very promising results. Have you tried HydroPeptide? I would love to hear your #lipsmack - comment below!
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