Re’equil 0.1% Retinol Night Cream Versus Minimalist Multi-Peptides 10%

Re’equil 0.1% Retinol Night Cream Versus Minimalist Multi-Peptides 10%

This anti-aging night moisturizer is formulated around Retinol to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture.

This anti-aging serum is formulated around Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 and Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 to soften the look of wrinkles and refine skin texture.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene

Undecane

Tridecane

Butylene Glycol

Triheptanoin

Bidens Pilosa Extract

Elaeis Guineensis Oil

Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil

Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil

Caprylhydroxamic Acid

1,2-Hexanediol

Propanediol

Octyldodecanol

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil

Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate

Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate

Behenyl Alcohol

Pentaerythrityl Distearate

Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Physalis Angulata Extract

Methoxyhydroxyphenyl Isopropylnitrone

Citric Acid

Retinol

Polysorbate 20

Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate

Water, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Methoxycrylene, Undecane, Tridecane, Butylene Glycol, Triheptanoin, Bidens Pilosa Extract, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Oil, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Propanediol, Octyldodecanol, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Behenyl Alcohol, Pentaerythrityl Distearate, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Physalis Angulata Extract, Methoxyhydroxyphenyl Isopropylnitrone, Citric Acid, Retinol, Polysorbate 20, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1

Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7

Acetyl Glutamine

Sh-Oligopeptide-1

Sh-Oligopeptide-2

Sh-Polypeptide-1

Sh-Polypeptide-9

Sh-Polypeptide-11

Pentylene Glycol

Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract

Sodium Hyaluronate

Lecithin

Caprylyl Glycol

Carbomer

Pullulan

Hydroxyethylcellulose

Xanthan Gum

PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer

Sclerotium Gum

Phenoxyethanol

Ethylhexylglycerin

Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Acetyl Glutamine, Sh-Oligopeptide-1, Sh-Oligopeptide-2, Sh-Polypeptide-1, Sh-Polypeptide-9, Sh-Polypeptide-11, Pentylene Glycol, Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lecithin, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Pullulan, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan Gum, PEG/PPG-17/6 Copolymer, Sclerotium Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

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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.

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.

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.

Polysorbate 20 is a gentle, water-soluble emulsifier and mild surfactant. It stops oil and water from separating to keep your formulas blended and stable.

It also acts as a mild penetration enhancer by helping active ingredients absorb slightly better.

The common safety discussion around this ingredient involves a manufacturing byproduct called 1,4-dioxane.

Trace amounts can form during production but the EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety has concluded that levels at/below 10 ppm in finished products are safe (commercial products consistently fall within acceptable margins).

True allergic reactions are uncommon and the CIR Expert Panel has confirmed this ingredient to be safe as used in cosmetics.

Because it is derived from lauric acid, it may not be fungal acne safe.

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate is used to help stabilize a product.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it helps prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This prevents unwanted reactions in products. Metal ions can come into a product via the water ingredient. They are found in trace amounts and are not known to be harmful.

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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