Anti-Aging Choices and Healthy Homes

• Promotes the appearance of skin surface firmness and luminosity

• Protects skin against environmental stresses while boosting skin’s own resilience

• Oxidative cascade quenching fruit and plant extracts calm unsettled skin

• Supports optimum hydration and moisture balance

KEY INGREDIENT

• Auto Defense Complex (ADC)—Quenches the oxidative stress cascade

• Tripeptide-1, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein and Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein—A powerful peptide cocktail that defends against Reactive Carbonyl Species (RCS)

• Biosaccharide Gum-1—Imparts a unique silky feel to the skin that provides long-lasting moisture

• Hydrolyzed Algin—Defends skin against undesirable urban assaults and poor lifestyle habits

• Tetrahexcydecyl Ascorbate—Stable oil soluble form of Vitamin C

• Squalane—Supports skin with a protective coating and is vital for the healthy appearance and feel of skin, keeping it feeling supple and moist

• Phospholipids—Supports an energized complexion

• Linoleic Acid—Maintains healthy integrity of skin, fortifying healthy oils and moisture levels to support moist and abundant looking skin

• Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Extract, Phellodendrom Amurense Bark Extract, Hordeum Distichon (Barley) Extract—Improves skin's ability to retain moisture

• Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate—Defends skin against discomfort caused by sunlight, while calming and soothing irritated skin

• Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E)—A powerful antioxidant, works synergistically with ascorbate (vitamin C) to protect the skin from sunlight-induced stress

SOURCE CITATIONS

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