Vichy LiftActiv Night Rhamnose 5%

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Water, Glycerin¹⁰, Rhamnose⁴, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil / Apricot Kernel Oil¹⁷, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride¹⁴, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Cetyl Alcohol¹³, Corn Starch, Butyrospermum Parkii¹⁹ Butter / Shea Butter³, Petrolatum⁶, Glyceryl Stearate¹¹, Pentylene Glycol⁷, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate⁸, Beeswax¹⁶ / Beeswax, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid⁹, Stearyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Tristearate², Dimethiconol, Triethanolamine¹, Myristyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Adenosine¹⁸, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Poloxamer 338⁵, Caprylyl Glycol¹⁵, Xanthan Gum, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-DI-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate²⁰, Fragrance¹²

Ingredient	What it does
¹triethanolamine	adjusts pH; emulsifier; surfactant; masking fragrance; buffering agent
²Sorbitan Tristearate	emulsifier, combines oil and water in the formula
³shea butter	emollient & occlusive anti-inflammatory moisturizer; contains allantoin, phytosterols, fatty acids & vitamins A,D&E BUT may break out some people due to its richness
⁴Rhamnose	plant sugar that functions as a cell-communicating ingredient; no unbiased research found to back that up
⁵Poloxamer 338	emulsifier; surfactant
⁶petrolatum	An occlusive protective moisturizer; great when used to seal in a humectant moisturizer
⁷pentylene glycol	synthetic humectant moisturizer; also a solvent & anti-microbial preservative
⁸Peg-40 Stearate	emulsifier; surfactant
⁹Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid	used as an enzyme activator but most commonly a buffering agent
¹⁰Glycerin	A humectant moisturizer; usually used as a base in (light) moisturizers
¹¹glyceryl stearate	self-emulsifying emollient & thickening agent, the higher up an ingredient list it is, the thicker the formula
¹²fragrance	Fragrance in skin care is like spraying perfume on your face. Smells nice, but potentially irritating and damaging to your skin's acid mantle. Especially if these ingredients are high up on the ingredient list.
¹³Cetyl Alcohol	emollient moisturizing, emulsifying, emulsion stabilizing, foam boosting, masks the scent of other ingredients in a formula , opacifying aka makes the formula less clear, cleansing surfactant, viscosity controlling
¹⁴Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride	Coconut derived emollient moisturizer, sometimes used as a thickener. Rich in fatty acids that replenish skin; has a silky, dry oil feel
¹⁵caprylyl glycol	An alcohol, derived from a plant which is used as an emollient and coconut derived preservative.
¹⁶beeswax	a thickening agent that has some emollient properties
¹⁷apricot kernel oil	lightweight, skin-conditioning emollient oil
¹⁸adenosine	anti-inflammatory
¹⁹Butyrospermum Parkii	emollient & occlusive anti-inflammatory moisturizer; contains allantoin, phytosterols, fatty acids & vitamins A,D&E BUT may break out some people due to its richness
²⁰Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate	antioxidant (research says it's unlikely to penetrate skin), it's used as a stabilizer in skincare formulas so the product doesn't break down when exposed to sunlight.