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Her Hyness Bio-peptide Advanced Youth Plus Glow Serum

Her Hyness Bio-peptide Advanced Youth Plus Glow Serum Her Hyness Bio-peptide Advanced Youth Plus Glow Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Tripeptide-1, Niacinamide, SH-Oligopeptide-1, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Palmitoyl Tripept

Her Hyness Bio-peptide Advanced Youth Plus Glow Serum Her Hyness Bio-peptide Advanced Youth Plus Glow Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Tripeptide-1, Niacinamide, SH-Oligopeptide-1, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Copper Tripeptide-1, Dextran, Tripeptide-32, Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract, Lecithin, Acetyl Glutamine, SH-Oligopeptide-2, SH-Polypeptide-1, SH-Polypeptide-9, SH-Polypeptide-11, Glyceryl Acrylate Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Xanthan Gum, Royal Jelly, Ectoin, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer*, Phenylpropanol, Palmitoyl Sh-Octapeptide-24 Amide, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Palmitoyl Sh-Tripeptide-5 Norisoleucyl Sh-Nonapeptide-1, Sodium Hyaluronate, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Tripeptide-1 cell-communicating ingredient Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar SH-Oligopeptide-1 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 Copper Tripeptide-1 cell-communicating ingredient, soothing, antioxidant Dextran viscosity controlling Tripeptide-32 Salix Nigra (Willow) Bark Extract Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Acetyl Glutamine SH-Oligopeptide-2 SH-Polypeptide-1 SH-Polypeptide-9 SH-Polypeptide-11 Glyceryl Acrylate Acrylic Acid Copolymer moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling Bacillus/Folic Acid Ferment Filtrate Extract antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract soothing, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Xanthan Gum Royal Jelly Ectoin antioxidant, soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Phenoxyethanol preservative Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Glyceryl Caprylate Lactic Acid/Glycolic Acid Copolymer* Phenylpropanol perfuming, solvent Palmitoyl Sh-Octapeptide-24 Amide Polyvinyl Alcohol Palmitoyl Sh-Tripeptide-5 Norisoleucyl Sh-Nonapeptide-1 Sodium Hyaluronate Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Carbomer Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Ethylhexylglycerin Disodium EDTA chelating Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. If you see a cosmetic product that claims that it has "Botox-like effect" then two things are almost certain: one, the product overpromises and two, it contains Argireline. So this one is the famous peptide that's marketed by its manufacturer as the "Botox in a jar". The basis for this claim is that it targets the same wrinkle forming mechanism (wrinkles caused by facial muscle movement) as Botox, but the way it works is very different. In addition, the extent to which it can prevent muscles from contracting (and to smooth wrinkles) is very different (otherwise why would anyone use still Botox?). The manufacturer did several studies to prove that Argireline really works and it does (just not as well as Botox). In-vivo (made on real people) tests showed that using 10% Argireline solution around the eyes for 15 days decreased wrinkles depth by 17%, while a 5% Argireline formula applied for 28 days did almost the same with a decrease in wrinkle depth by 16.26%. A Spanish University also did some research and found that Argireline increased the level of skin moisturization and decreased both the depth and width of wrinkles "significantly". This means, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 does have some ability to smooth wrinkles (but not as well as Botox - sorry, if we sound like a broken record). Also, we have to agree with TruthInAging, that it's not a collagen builder and not a preventer of structural aging (think vitamin C, AHAs or retinol); it's just a quick fix. If you are looking for one, this could be your thing. If you are more of a "let's treat this aging thing properly" type, then it's probably not your thing. A small, three amino acid (glycine-histidine-lysine or GHK) peptide that is famous for being a type I collagen fragment. The theory behind collagen-fragment peptides is that when collagen naturally breaks down in the skin, the resulting peptide fragments signal to the skin that it should get to work and create some nice, new collagen. Adding in collagen fragment peptides, like GHK, might trick the skin into thinking that collagen has broken down and it's time to create some more. So Tripeptide-1 is believed to be able to stimulate collagen production in the skin, and more collagen means fewer wrinkles and younger looking skin. FYI; Tripeptide-1 is the same peptide that can be found in the famous Matrix what‑it‑does cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | soothing | antioxidant emollient | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient perfuming | solvent moisturizer/humectant | solvent soothing | moisturizer/humectant