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 is a good bacteria that restores hydration, smooths the appearance of wrinkles, and protects skin from the visible effects of blue light.
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Alpha-3 Peptide™
Targets skin’s natural Collagen, Elastin and Hyaluronic Acid
Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha is a root plant that targets collagen.
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Azelaic Acid
Azelaic Acid is a gentle AHA (alpha-hydroxy acid) that exfoliates and restores radiance to skin.
Bakuchiol
Bakuchiol is a gentle plant extract that offers the same skin-transforming benefits of Retinol, without sensitivity.
Beta-Glucan
Beta-Glucan is a polysaccharide sugar that soothes dry skin
Ceramides
An essential component of the skin barrier, Ceramides are lipids that help the skin retain moisture.
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
Enzymatic proteins accelerate the breakdown of proteins, lipids and fatty acids – the key component of sebum
Ferulic Acid
Strong antioxidant that neutralizes oxidative stress
Glycolic Acid
Glycolic Acid is an AHA that helps shed dead skin cells to reveal a visibly brighter complexion
Glycolipids
Glycolipids are carbohydrates that visibly plump skin with water
Honey Locust Seed Extract
Honey Locust Seed Extract is rich in polysaccharides to visibly lift skin instantly and overtime
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
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 is rich in Vitamin E, Vitamin B Complex and fatty acids to nourish, firm and tone skin while boosting radiance.
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
Tyrosinase inhibitor that targets skin resurfacing
Lactic Acid
Lactic Acid is an AHA (alpha-hydroxy acid) that improves texture, clarity and luminosity of skin.
Mandelic Acid
Mandelic Acid is a gentle AHA that exfoliates skin
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 is a unique micro sponge delivery system that provides efficient conversion of Retinol into the skin without irritation
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 is a moisture-binding humectant that soothes dry skin
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 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 is one of the most potent forms of Retinol known to target multiple signs of aging
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 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.
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
An extract rich in polyphenols and anthocyanins
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 is a non-exfoliating acid that acts as a brightening agent
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 is an antioxidant that visibly brightens & restores radiance to dull skin while firming & smoothing the appearance of fine lines
Zinc Oxide
Zinc Oxide is an earthborn mineral that provides a physical barrier to skin and gives broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection.