Ingredient dictionary

Also known as prickly pear, this desert plant extract’s flowers are excellent sources of antioxidants that also soothe skin and can improve the stability of more delicate ingredients.

Long-proven humectant that in amounts of 10% or greater also offers keratolytic (exfoliating) benefits to improve dry, scaly, and thickened skin.

This acid acts as both an antioxidant and alpha hydroxy acid. It also helps stabilise the pH of other AHAs so they can work as exfoliants.

The prickly pear cactus generates extracts with antioxidant properties in skin care.

Ingredients such as gluconolactone and lactobionic acid are types of polyhydroxy acid (PHA).

Ingredients such as gluconolactone and lactobionic acid are types of PHA.

Extract that is the source of papain, which theoretically can have exfoliating properties on skin.

Exfoliating enzyme present in papaya latex that can irritate skin and disturb its barrier.

Extract of a type of mold whose enzymes are used as a food additive and flavour enhancer in cheeses.

An alpha hydroxy acid whose larger molecular size and slower rate of penetration make it the gentlest AHA. 

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.

This polyhydroxy acid is a natural humectant and has antioxidant ability to complement its exfoliating benefit.

Multi-tasking ferment of Punica granatum fruit extract that assists with visible signs of aging, like fine lines and dark spots, and provides light exfoliation.

Multi-tasking skin-smoothing and soothing ingredient that helps tackle harmful microorganisms that can go on to irritate, sensitize and cause breakouts.

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.

AKA goat milk, this ingredient is a gentle hydrator, soother and skin conditioner.