Ingredient Dictionary
Glycolic Acid
This well-known ingredient is the most-researched alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) and helps renew skin’s surface as well as significantly improve its hydration.
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Pure vitamin C, the primary antioxidant in skin. Works as an antioxidant, dullness brightener, wrinkle-reducer, and helps fade discolorations.
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Soothing agent and gentle exfoliant that refines skin’s texture and reduces blemishes + their marks. Famous for calming reddened, sensitive skin.
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Also called oxybenzone, a sunscreen agent that protects skin primarily from the sun's UVB rays.
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Hydrolyzed jojoba esters are fatty acids from the jojoba plant that serve as skin conditioning ingredients. Learn more at Paula’s Choice.
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This alpha hydroxy acid can be naturally derived from milk or lab-made, and helps skin shed dead cells on the surface so you’ll see fewer wrinkles and discolorations.
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This polyhydroxy acid is a natural humectant and has antioxidant ability to complement its exfoliating benefit.
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This fruit-derived ingredient can serve different purposes in cosmetics, including as an exfoliant (when formulated between pH 3-4) and as a pH adjuster.
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This acid acts as both an antioxidant and alpha hydroxy acid. It also helps stabilize the pH of other AHAs so they can work as exfoliants.
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