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Product summary

"Algenist - All You Need 5-Step" is effective for: Anti-aging and Moisturizing

This product could be helpful for: Evens skin tone, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.

Ingredient callouts

  • this product includes a form of Retinoids (vitamin A) - retinyl palmitate 0.10% - 0.50% and retinyl palmitate 0.10% - 0.50%, but this type of vitamin A is not very effective. It could in theory help with fine lines and wrinkles, but the effect is most likely minimal.
  • Ceramides (ceramide ng 0.15% - 0.60% and ceramide np 0.15% - 0.65%). Ceramides are a type of lipids that our skin produces itself. They are a building block of the skin's barrier. Ceramides used in skincare are synthetic or extracted from plants. They work well for softening the skin surface and "patch holes" in the skin's barrier.
  • Peptides (palmitoyl tripeptide-5 0.15% - 0.55%, palmitoyl hexapeptide-12 0.15% - 0.55%, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 0.15% - 0.65%, dipeptide-2 0.15% - 0.55%, palmitoyl tripeptide-1 0.35% - 0.85% and palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 0.35% - 0.80%). There are many different kind of Peptides and they are naturally present in our skin. They all are a combination of aminoacids. Some of them work as natural antibiotics, promote wound-healing and production of collagen. The science is still not settled on how effective Peptides are in skincare, but it is very likely that they have a benefit. They might help restore the skin barrier and fight the signs of aging. At the very least, Peptides work as humectants: they attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve its hydration.
  • Adenosine 0.15% - 0.55%. It is a compound that in involved in many biological processes inside the skin cells. According one high-quality clinical trial, topical Adenosine in low concentrations can somewhat help improve "deep wrinkles" - the wrinkles that appear with age in places where our faces are most dynamic (for example, on the forehead or in the corners of the eyes).
  • Humectants (pantolactone 0.15% - 0.55%, glucosamine hcl 0.15% - 0.60%, sodium hyaluronate 0.15% - 0.55%, parachlorella beijerinckii exopolysaccharides 0.20% - 0.70%, glycerin 0.15% - 0.65%, glycerin 0.15% - 0.65%, parachlorella beijerinckii exopolysaccharides 0.20% - 0.70%, diglycerin 0.15% - 0.55%, sodium lactate 0.15% - 0.55%, parachlorella beijerinckii exopolysaccharides 0.20% - 0.70%, parachlorella beijerinckii exopolysaccharides 0.60% - 1.35%, glycerin 0.15% - 0.65%, glycerin 1.90% - 2.90%, cylindrotheca fusiformis extract 0.35% - 0.80%, glycerin 0.15% - 0.65% and betaine 1.40% - 2.10%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.