PEPTIDES-CU 0.6%

• Hydrating

Originally discovered by french chemist Louis Pasteur as a byproduct of wine fermentation, Dextran is a polysaccharide (sugar) derived from the bacteria Leuconostoc mesenteroides and sucrose. It has excellent water-binding properties to help maintain hydration in the skin.

• Hydrating

Distilled water is the purest form of water you can find: simple hydrogen and oxygen, with 99.9% of minerals, chemicals and pollutants removed. Distiller is obtained by boiling it into vapor and condensed back into liquid in a separate container.

• Exfoliating
• Strenghtening
• Hydrating

Lactic acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) extracted from milk or synthetically made. AHAs are chemical exfoliants that break down the material that bonds dead skin cells together, boosting cell turnover. In addition, lactic acid has hydrating properties and helps strengthen the skin barrier by encouraging ceramides production.

• Moisturizing
• Solubilizer

Polyethylene Glycol is a perfectly safe, versatile ingredient used in skincare for its emollient and emulsifying function due to its broad compatibility with other ingredients. PEGs recent concerns are because of problematic impurities such as ethylene oxide and 1,4 dioxane. Neither of those is inherent to PEGs but a defect in their manufacturing process that has been rectified by suppliers since. Concentrations used in cosmetic products are clinically-proven to be safe for skin, and non-irritating for eyes even beyond those concentrations. Please note that studies declaring otherwise tests doses 100x greater than used in topical products on mouse skin.

• Wound Healing
• Anti-Inflammatory
• Antioxidant
• Collagen Stimulator
• Anti-Aging

Recognizable by it’s vibrant blue color, the copper-binding peptide GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring copper complex of tripeptide, first isolated from human plasma in 1973. It has a variety of roles in the human body such as promoting wound healing, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, stimulating collagen and glycosaminoglycan synthesis in skin fibroblasts. When applied to the skin, GHK-Cu stimulates firming of the skin, anti-aging, and anti-wrinkle activity.

• Hydrating

Tara Gum is a natural thickening polymer and viscosity-enhancing ingredient obtained by grinding the seeds of the Caesalpinia spinosa tree, native from South America and north Africa. This polysaccharide creates a protective barrier on the skin, that helps reduces transepidermal water loss and desquamation.

• Anti-Aging
• Hydrating
• Collagen Stimulator

Formerly known as Acetyl Hexapeptide-3 or its trade name Argireline™, this neurotransmitter-inhibiting peptide has water-binding and skin-restoring properties shown to boost collagen production and draw moisture into the skin. It works within the skin’s surface layers to inhibit repeated muscle movements that are responsible for wrinkles and expression lines, giving it its “topical botox” reputation. While its efficacy doesn’t replace in-office injectable procedures, studies have shown this peptide can penetrate deeper into the skin and deliver visible efficacy level in a convenient non-invasive format.

• Anti-Inflammatory
• Soothing
• Hydrating
• Anti-Aging
• Collagen Stimulator
• Brightening
• Wound Healing
• Strenghtening

Palmitoyl tripeptide-1 is a version of Tripeptide 1 — a small signal peptide composed of three amino acid (GHK) — paired with palmitic acid to enhance penetration into the skin. It offers multiple benefits such as helping repair visible skin damage, strengthen skin’s underlying supportive elements and stimulate collagen production. Some research has shown similar anti-aging benefits as retinol and can be used together for greater results.

• Soothing
• Anti-Inflammatory
• Skin Barrier Protectant
• Collagen Stimulator
• Wound Healing
• Anti-Aging

Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 is an oligopeptide composed of four amino acids (glutamine, glycine, arginine, and proline) and a fatty acid, palmitic acid. These amino acids provide anti-aging effects by stimulating cell production and boosting skin renewal process, working on the molecular levels in the skin layers — while palmitic acid enhance its penetration into the skin.