Join the WIMJ community to get skincare help and use personalized tools

Cheaper alternatives

Dermatica - Nourishing Ceramide + Peptides
Price: $20.17
Find out more
Neogenisis - Barrier Renewal Cream
Price: $9.5
Find out more

Product summary

"Thrive Causemetics - Timeless Ambition™ Power 7-Peptide Firming Moisturizer" has a good moisturizing formula. The formulation is based on a combination of good humectants and emollients. Both are needed to increase the skin hydration level. Humectants in this product (panthenol, glycerin, sodium acetylated hyaluronate, sodium hyaluronate and sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer) help to increase the water content in the upper layer of the skin. (These ingredients do so by "capturing" water molecules from the outside air or from within the deeper layers of the skin). Emollients in this formulation (ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-1 and phytosphingosine) help to reduce the moisture loss from the skin. They also soften the skin surface and relieve the feeling of dryness and tightness.

Ingredient callouts

  • Another benefit is that this moisturizer contain ceramides (phytosphingosine 0.35% - 0.60%, ceramide np 1.00% - 1.20%, ceramide eop 0.40% - 0.60% and ceramide ap 0.35% - 0.65%). Ceramides are an important part of our natural skin barrier. The Ceramides used in skincare are synthetic or come from plants. They help soften the skin and can help "fill the gaps" in the skin barrier, keeping the skin hydrated and resilient for longer.
  • This moisturizer also contains Peptides (palmitoyl tripeptide-5 1.10% - 1.40%, palmitoyl tripeptide-38 1.90% - 2.40%, palmitoyl tripeptide-1 1.70% - 2.00%, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 1.50% - 1.80% and palmitoyl dipeptide-5 diaminobutyroyl hydroxythreonine 0.45% - 0.70%). Peptides are a very big group of ingredients. They all consist of a different combination of aminoacids. Our skin produces Peptides naturally. Some of them work as natural antibiotics, promote wound-healing and production of collagen. The scientists are still studying how effective the topical application of Peptides is, but it is very likely that they are helpful. Peptides might be able to support skin barrier restoration and even have an anti-aging benefit. At the very least, they certainly help attract water to the skin and support the hydration in this way.
This product contains ingredients that could be beneficial, but their concentrations are too low in this formulation: gluconolactone and vitamin e

Irritation risk

This moisturizer contains actives that can be irritating. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be medium. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here

You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.

About the brand

According to Cruelty-Free Kitty "Thrive Causemetics" is cruelty free and so is its parent company.

Price

The product retails for 49.00$ in the United States.

For a detailed price comparison: click here.