Dr. Brandt Skincare Icy Gel Moisturizer Versus Grown Alchemist Age-Repair Moisturiser Phyto-Peptide, White Tea Extract

Dr. Brandt Skincare Icy Gel Moisturizer Versus Grown Alchemist Age-Repair Moisturiser Phyto-Peptide, White Tea Extract

This moisturizer is formulated around Camellia Sinensis Extract to calm irritation and reduce redness.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Pentylene Glycol

Glycerin

Propanediol

Isononyl Isononanoate

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Carbomer

Ethylhexylglycerin

Ficus Carica Fruit/Leaf Extract

Glyceryl Stearate Citrate

Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein

Menthyl Lactate

Mica

Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract

Silica

Sodium Hydroxide

Sorbitan Caprylate

Tocopherol

Sodium Benzoate

CI 77891

Water, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ficus Carica Fruit/Leaf Extract, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein, Menthyl Lactate, Mica, Punica Granatum Pericarp Extract, Silica, Sodium Hydroxide, Sorbitan Caprylate, Tocopherol, Sodium Benzoate, CI 77891

Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil

Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil

Cetearyl Olivate

Cetyl Alcohol

Sorbitan Olivate

Khaya Senegalensis Bark Extract

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract

Oligopeptide-1

Maltodextrin

Sodium Hyaluronate

Sodium Phytate

Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract

Camellia Sinensis Extract

Xanthan Gum

Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide

Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein

Benzyl Alcohol

Dehydroacetic Acid

Lavandula Angustifolia Oil

Carum Petroselinum Seed Oil

Geraniol

Limonene

Linalool

Water, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Olivate, Cetyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Khaya Senegalensis Bark Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Oligopeptide-1, Maltodextrin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Phytate, Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Extract, Xanthan Gum, Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Tocopherol, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Carum Petroselinum Seed Oil, Geraniol, Limonene, Linalool

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

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.

Tocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.

You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.

Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.

It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.

This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.

This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.

In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.

Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!

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