The Ingredient Glossary

Dive deep and decode our cutting-edge ingredients and get the scoop on what's inside our award-winning products.

Arctic Marine Ferment
Arctic Marine Ferment

Arctic Marine Ferment is a good bacteria that restores hydration, smooths the appearance of wrinkles, and protects skin from the visible effects of blue light.

Alpha-3 Peptide™
Alpha-3 Peptide™

Targets skin’s natural Collagen, Elastin and Hyaluronic Acid

Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha is a root plant that targets collagen.

Azelaic Acid
Azelaic Acid

Azelaic Acid is a gentle AHA (alpha-hydroxy acid) that exfoliates and restores radiance to skin.

Bakuchiol
Bakuchiol

Bakuchiol is a gentle plant extract that offers the same skin-transforming benefits of Retinol, without sensitivity.

Beta-Glucan
Beta-Glucan

Beta-Glucan is a polysaccharide sugar that soothes dry skin

Ceramides
Ceramides

An essential component of the skin barrier, Ceramides are lipids that help the skin retain moisture.

Clay
Clay

White Clay is an absorbent aluminum silicate formed from volcanic ash that is rich in minerals. It refines pores and draws out impurities, without stripping the skin.

Enzymes
Enzymes

Enzymatic proteins accelerate the breakdown of proteins, lipids and fatty acids – the key component of sebum

Ferulic Acid
Ferulic Acid

Strong antioxidant that neutralizes oxidative stress

Glycolic Acid
Glycolic Acid

Glycolic Acid is an AHA that helps shed dead skin cells to reveal a visibly brighter complexion

Glycolipids
Glycolipids

Glycolipids are carbohydrates that visibly plump skin with water

Honey Locust Seed Extract
Honey Locust Seed Extract

Honey Locust Seed Extract is rich in polysaccharides to visibly lift skin instantly and overtime

Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic Acid

Hyaluronic Acid is naturally produced by the skin. It plumps and rehydrates the surface, diminishing the look of fine lines and wrinkles.

Illuminating Microspheres
Illuminating Microspheres

Pearlescent pigments leverage a precise combination of reflection, refraction, and transmission of light to harness the power of physics

Jojoba Seed Oil
Jojoba Seed Oil

Jojoba Seed Oil is rich in Vitamin E, Vitamin B Complex and fatty acids to nourish, firm and tone skin while boosting radiance.

Kakadu Plum
Kakadu Plum

Kakadu Plum Extract comes from the Australian fruit. It has 100x the potency of Vitamin C found in an orange, enhancing clarity and radiance in your skin.

Kojic Acid
Kojic Acid

Tyrosinase inhibitor that targets skin resurfacing

Lactic Acid
Lactic Acid

Lactic Acid is an AHA (alpha-hydroxy acid) that improves texture, clarity and luminosity of skin.

Mandelic Acid
Mandelic Acid

Mandelic Acid is a gentle AHA that exfoliates skin

NIA-114™ Technology (Niacin/Vitamin B3)
NIA-114™ Technology (Niacin/Vitamin B3)

NIA-114™ is our patented, game-changing, optimized form of Niacin/VitaminB3. It is clinically proven to strengthen the skin barrier and supercharge the performance of other ingredients for visibly transformed, healthy-looking skin. Backed by 35 years of research NIA-114™ is fat-soluble unlike other, more common Niacin derivatives. That enables optimal delivery to skin and conveys additional benefits for visibly transformed, youthful-looking skin.

Optimized Surface Release Retinol
Optimized Surface Release Retinol

Optimized Surface Release Retinol is a unique micro sponge delivery system that provides efficient conversion of Retinol into the skin without irritation

Peptides
Peptides

Peptides are protein fragments consisting of amino acids that are found naturally in the skin. They are performance-specific, tackling concerns from discoloration to dehydration to wrinkles.

Polyglutamic Acid
Polyglutamic Acid

Polyglutamic Acid is a moisture-binding humectant that soothes dry skin

Prebiotics
Prebiotics

Prebiotics are the "food" of probiotics that help nurture and feed the skin's microbiome – or the bacteria (both good and bad) that lives on the skin

Resveratrol
Resveratrol

Resveratrol is a naturally occurring antioxidant found in the skin of grapes, peanuts, berries and dark chocolate. It protects and hydrates the skin while improving the overall texture.

Retinal
Retinal

Retinal is one of the most potent forms of Retinol known to target multiple signs of aging

Salicylic Acid
Salicylic Acid

A beta hydroxy acid (BHA) that helps to shed dead skin on the surface and inside pores helping to reduce breakouts.

Sea Salt Ferment
Sea Salt Ferment

Sea Salt Ferment is born from thousands of years of volcanic activity off the Reunion Island coast where ocean currents created an ideal, biodiverse landscape. It targets collagen to restore and strengthen skin integrity.

Squalene
Squalane

Squalane is a plant-derived oil, sustainably harvested from olives or sugar cane. It is rich in fatty acids to help moisturize and replenish skin.

Sweet Potato Root
Sweet Potato Root

An extract rich in polyphenols and anthocyanins

Thyme Extract Liposomes
Thyme Extract Liposomes

Thyme Extract Liposomes are rich in triglycerides and fatty acid which restore skin's fullness and soften the look of crepiness while visibly plumping out lines and wrinkles

Tranexamic Acid
Tranexamic Acid

Tranexamic is a non-exfoliating acid that acts as a brightening agent

Vectorized Vitamin C
Vectorized Vitamin C

An optimized delivery system of Vitamin C that makes it more recognizable to skin, helping it bind and maximizing its potential

Vitamin C
Vitamin C

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that visibly brightens & restores radiance to dull skin while firming & smoothing the appearance of fine lines

Zinc Oxide
Zinc Oxide

Zinc Oxide is an earthborn mineral that provides a physical barrier to skin and gives broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection.

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