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#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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