Having trouble remembering all the skincare ingredients? We know that the skincare world is huge, and that is why we are here to help you. 👉 Check out the main ingredients you should know about.
| Ingredient | Ranking | What does it do? | More details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aloe Vera | Goodie | soothing, moisturizer/​humectant | |
| Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) | Superstar | antioxidant, skin brightening, buffering | 📌 Comedogenicity: 0 📌 Irritancy: depends on the percentage |
| Betaine | Goodie | moisturizer/​humectant | |
| Caffeine | Goodie | antioxidant, perfuming | |
| Centella Asiatica (Gotu Kola) | Goodie | soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant ✅ Improves small wounds, burns, and scratches, a well-known anti-inflammatory agent for eczema | 📌 Comedogenicity: 0 📌 Irritancy: 0 |
| Ceramide AP (Ceramide 6 II) | Goodie | skin-identical ingredient ✅ A type of ceramide that can be found naturally in the upper layer of the skin. ✅ Ceramides make up 50% of the goopy stuff that’s between our skin cells and play a super important role in having a healthy skin barrier and keeping the skin hydrated. | |
| Gluconolactone (PHA) Polyhydroxy acid (PHA), is often referred to as next-generation AHA. | Superstar | exfoliant, chelating | |
| Glycerin | Superstar | skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant ✅ A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin, keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, and helps to restore the barrier. | 📌 Comedogenicity: 0 📌 Irritancy: 0 |
| Glycolic Acid | Superstar | exfoliant, buffering ✅ It’s the most researched AHA with the most proven skin benefits It gently lifts off dead skin cells to reveal newer, fresher, smoother skin. ✅ It can help the skin’s own collagen production resulting in firmer, younger skin. ✅ It can fade brown spots caused by sun damage or PIH. ✅ Choose a product where you know the concentration and pH value because these two greatly influence the effectiveness. ✅ Don’t forget to use your sunscreen (in any case but especially so next to an AHA product). ✅ Slight stinging or burning with a stronger AHA product is normal. ✅ If your skin is very sensitive, and rosacea prone choose rather a BHA or PHA product. | |
| Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) | Superstar | cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant ✅ A multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin. Great anti-aging, a wrinkle-smoothing ingredient used at 4-5% concentration. ✅ Fades brown spots alone or in combination with amino sugar, and acetyl glucosamine, and increases ceramide synthesis resulting in a stronger, healthier skin barrier and better skin hydration. | 📌 Comedogenicity: 0 📌 Irritancy: Depends on the percentage |
| Panthenol | Goodie | soothing, moisturizer/​humectant | 📌 Comedogenicity: 0 📌 Irritancy: 0 |
| Retinol (Vitamin A) | Superstar | cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant ✅ A multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin. Great anti-aging, a wrinkle-smoothing ingredient used at 4-5% concentration. ✅ Fades brown spots alone or in combination with amino sugar, and acetyl glucosamine, and increases ceramide synthesis resulting in a stronger, healthier skin barrier and better skin hydration. | 📌 Comedogenicity:0 📌 Irritancy: Depends on the percentage |
| Salicylic Acid (BHA) | Superstar | exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative ✅ It’s one of the gold-standard ingredients for treating problem skin. It can exfoliate skin both on the surface and in the pores. It’s a potent anti-inflammatory agent. It’s more effective for treating blackheads than acne. | 📌 Comedogenicity: 0 📌 Irritancy: Depends on the percentage |
| Sodium Hyaluronate | Goodie | skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant | 📌 Comedogenicity: 0 📌 Irritancy: 0 |
| Trehalose | Goodie | moisturizer/humectant ✅A type of sugar that has water-binding properties and helps to keep your skin hydrated. | |
| Xanthan Gum | viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilizing ✅ Is one of the most commonly used thickeners and emulsion stabilizers. If the product is too runny, a little xanthan gum will make it more gel-like. The typical use level of Xanthan Gum is below 1%, usually in the 0.1-0.5% range. | ||
| Zingiber Officinale Root Extract (Ginger extract) | Goodie | antioxidant, soothing ✅ The extract comes from ginger, the lovely spice we know from the kitchen. ✅ As for ginger and skincare, the root extract contains the biologically active component called gingerol which has potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. |
