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Product summary

"Image skincare - VITAL HYDRATION 3-step Vitamin C Routine" is effective for: Moisturizing

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

Ingredient callouts

  • This product also contains Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid). It can be an effective active for anti-aging and evening out the skin tone, but in this product it is used for stabilizing other ingredients in the formulation. In this concentration (0.10% - 0.15%) it cannot have a noticeable benefit for the skin.
  • This product includes a form of Retinoids (vitamin A) - retinyl palmitate 0.20% - 0.40% and retinyl palmitate 0.20% - 0.35%, 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.
  • Peptides (palmitoyl tripeptide-1 0.25% - 0.45%, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 0.20% - 0.35% and acetyl hexapeptide-8 0.20% - 0.35%). 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.
  • Humectants (tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract 0.15% - 0.30%, sodium lactate 0.20% - 0.35%, sodium hyaluronate 0.20% - 0.35%, sodium hyaluronate 0.20% - 0.35%, imperata cylindrica root extract 0.20% - 0.35%, glycerin 0.25% - 0.45%, glycerin 0.25% - 0.45%, glycerin 0.30% - 0.60%, glucosamine hcl 0.25% - 0.45%, glucosamine hcl 0.20% - 0.35%, arginine 0.20% - 0.35% and acetyl hexapeptide-8 0.20% - 0.35%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.

Price

The product retails from 44.78$ up to 55.00$ in the United States.

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