Ingredients Glossary
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- Antileukine-6 ®
Antileukine-6 ®
Antileukine 6® is a specific lipidic membrane extract including stabilizing compounds like vitamins. Due to its protective abilities this ingredient can aid in the decrease of chronic cell ageing. It reinforces lipid barrier to prevent skin dehydration & skin damage after sun exposure, reduce skin redness and irritation and stimulates collagen synthesis.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Moisture Glow
Intense Skin Moisturizer
Hydra Firm Night Cream - AC.NET™
- Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera grows in dry climates such as those found in parts of Africa and India and has been used medicinally for centuries.It is a succulent plant with excellent properties such as healing, moisturizing, and anti-inflammatory.It has been used for a host of purposes since the ancient Egyptians called it the “plant of immortality.” Since then, its uses have become more targeted and medicinal, and it's one of the leading therapies for sunburns.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Caring Milk Cleanser
Soothing Skin Toner
Skin Smoothing Scrub with Marine Beads
Blemish Clear - Alphine Plant Extract
Alphine Plant Extract
Alphine Plant Extract helps minimize the size of pores, control oil production and prevent inflammation.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Blackhead Control Gel - Argan Kernel Oil
Argan Kernel Oil
Argan oil is popularly known as “Liquid Gold”. It is derived from the kernel of the Argan fruit and is one of the world’s most expensive oils. Moroccan women, since ages, have used Moroccan oil to keep their skin, hair, and entire body nourished and young. And, these days, this molten gold-hued oil is a potent weapon used by countless celebrities to maintain their skin and hair. Loaded with assorted antioxidants and essential fatty acids, this oil has immaculate restorative properties. It thwarts free radical damages, the saponins enhance the moisture level, ensuring that the skin doesn’t lose its firmness, elasticity, and radiance.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Intense Skin Moisturizer
- Antileukine-6 ®
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- Borage Oil
Borage Oil
Borage, (borago officinalis) is a wildflower commonly called the "starflower". It is a well known herb that has been recognized and used for over 1500 years. Borage Oil is a little known secret for keeping your skin healthy. It is a natural oil that not only restores moisture and smoothness to dry and damaged skin, but can also provide relief to people who suffer from chronic skin disorders such as eczema and atopic dermatitis. It helps to improve skin suppleness and soothes irritated tissues and support healthy skin growth.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Eye Bright - Biophytex™
Biophytex™
Biophytex™ is a phyto-complex that boosts microcirculation to improve evenness of skin tone, offers local soothing, anti-couperose, and anti-eye dark circle demonstrated benefits. Rich in saponosides and flavonoids, Biophytex™ protects the blood capillaries, reinforces their strength and has an overall skin soothing, calming effect.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Eye Bright
- Borage Oil
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- Cactus Stem Extract
Cactus Stem Extract
Extract from the cactus stem can actually improve the ability of the skin to protect itself from UV ray exposure and absorption. It has moisturizing & nourishing properties to prevent moisture loss while maintaining cell proliferation. It also neutralize free radicals and rehydrate the skin, leaving it feeling completely rejuvenated.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Age Defense Toner - Caviar Gold
Caviar Gold
Caviar Extract (derived from Russian Sturgeon) also known as “black Gold”, has long been considered one of the most decadent and expensive foods. Caviar was coveted by kings and the aristocracy. Ancient Greeks, Romans and Russian tsars were all known to splurge on caviar. Caviar has a cell format similar to human skin and is very rich in nutritious elements, including proteins, minerals, vitamins (A, D, E and K), anti-oxidants and lipids, which contain an abundance of polyunsaturated fatty acids such as Omega 3. The Caviar Extract is uniquely structured to deliver these valuable nutrients directly to the cellular level of your skin, giving your skin a balance diet. The most important properties of Caviar Extract are its powerful anti-wrinkle, moisturizing, nourishing and anti-aging protective qualities – all of these help reverse the aging process.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Caviar Gold Range - Centella Asiatica Extract
Centella Asiatica Extract
The healing properties of centella asiatica have been known for centuries. Its leaves and stems are used in traditional Chinese, African, and Ayurvedic medicine. In Chinese medicine, centella asiatica is sometimes referred to as the "fountain of youth" due to its healing properties and positive effects on wellbeing. Centella asiatica has a toning and tightening effect on the skin when applied topically. Due to its ability to stimulate collagen production, centella asiatica can improve the appearance of aging skin affected by fine lines and wrinkles.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Deep Cleansing Gel - Chronocyclin®
Chronocyclin®
Chronocyclin® is an anti-aging chronopeptide (-chrono meaning “time”) that mimics sun exposures activation of circadian genes (our body’s internal biological clock), optimizing skin physiological activities of defense and protection during the day and regeneration at night.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Age Defense Moisturizer - ChroNoline™
ChroNoline™
ChroNoline™ is a biomimetic peptide derived from a growth factor that boost collagen production, activates skin repair, reduce appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Optimizer Daily Booster - Chamomille Extract
Chamomille Extract
Chamomile has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory capabilities. Chamomile can be used internally and externally and is a popular remedy for many different health complaints.It benefits also include soothing skin rashes. It can be used as a lotion or added in oil form to a cool bath; chamomile also reduces skin inflammation. It may also speed healing and prevent bacterial infection.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Purifying Toner - Corn oil
Corn oil
Corn is a good source of several vitamins including vitamin C, thiamin and niacin, as well as minerals and antioxidants which play an important role in skincare. Given below are the benefits of corn for skin. One can apply corn oil for skin as a massage oil. Unrefined corn oil has slight corn like aroma which may be preferred by some people. It improves skin functioning because of the presence of linoleic acid and vitamin E in it. Corn oil is a gentle oil and one can use it as base oil for household products like lip balms, salves, creams and night oils. Corn oil contains high level of linoleic acid which helps to promotes and maintain healthy skin.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Oil Free Smoothing Compact SPF18 - Ivory
Oil Free Smoothing Compact SPF18 - Natural
- Cactus Stem Extract
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- Daisy Flower Extract
Daisy Flower Extract
This natural skin brightening agent helps to lighten existing sun damage as well as to help prevent future hyperpigmentation. Daisy Flower Extract helps to prevent and reduce skin darkening and improve skin clarity. It lightens skin in 14 days and reversible lightening effect even stop using after 28 days.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Hydra Firm Night Cream
Whitenup Cleanser
Whitenup Toner
Whitenup Serum
Whitenup Spot Corrector Essence
Whitenup Day Cream SPF20
Whitenup Night Cream
- Daisy Flower Extract
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- Encapsulated Retinol-A
Encapsulated Retinol-A
Retin-A works by increasing cell turnover within the skin, stimulating collagen production, and exfoliating the top layers of skin to reveal, fresher younger-looking skin underneath. It is clinically proven to increase elasticity of the skin by 20% and decreases wrinkles depth up to 17% after 12 weeks.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Optimizer Daily Booster - Encapsulated Sun screen
Encapsulated Sun screen
Proprietary encapsulation technology prevents the skin absorption of chemical sunscreen for longer and safer skin residence time. It has Broad spectrum and uniform protection against UVA & UVB. Compared to muggy and greasy feel traditional sunscreens, it provides refreshing and comfortable skin feel.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
UV DEFENSE SPF50 - Eyeliss
Eyeliss
Eyeliss is a combination of three effective peptides that help to reduce the swelling and appearance of under eye bags. (a) Hesperidin methyl chalcone: Helps to reduce capillary fragility & permeability, therefore helps to reduce swelling. (b) Dipeptide-2:Improves drainage and reduce water retention. (c) Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7:Increase skin firmness and elasticity. Moisturizes and hydrates skin around eye contour area.
- Encapsulated Retinol-A
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- Geranium Oil
Geranium Oil
Geranium Essential Oil has a sweet, floral fragrance that calms and relaxes the body and mind. It has been used back to the times of the Egyptians for promoting beautiful, radiant skin amongst other things. Used traditionally to support the circulatory and nervous systems, a great deal of its strength lies in its ability to revitalize body tissues.Geranium oil can help scars and skin spots to fade, helping create clearer, healthier skin. Acne scars can be treated by geranium oil. In addition, geranium oil is a proven acne fighter, and as a natural botanical ingredient, it can gently minimize breakouts.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Blackhead Control Gel - Ginseng extract
Ginseng extract
Chinese medicine has used ginseng for centuries; practitioners believe the gnarled root of the plant promotes long life, strength and wisdom. It also promoted as an anti-aging skin treatment, ginseng contains a large number of phytonutrients. This gives the plant a very high efficiency, because phytonutrients can stimulate and activate the skin's metabolism and blood flow to regenerate and tone. It can also brighten the whiteness of skin. It is also thought to promote skin cell regeneration by increasing oxygenation to skin cells. It also has the effect of boosting blood circulation as well as detoxifying the blood, which is very important to human skin health.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Deep Cleansing Gel - Ginkgo Biloba leave extract
Ginkgo Biloba leave extract
Ginkgo Biloba leave extract is a good antioxidant and soothing properties. Research shows this potent antioxidant helps improve blood flow. Applied topically, ginkgo leaf is a good antioxidant due to it being a rich source of flavonoids. These work to prevent cell membrane peroxidation, which is a source of damage that can lead to increased signs of inflammation and aging. This plant extract also has some antibacterial and antifungal effects. Other research has shown that ginkgo leaf can help protect skin from redness and inflammation during exposure to UVA/UVB light in a lab setting.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Oil Free Smoothing Compact SPF18 - Ivory
Oil Free Smoothing Compact SPF18 - Natural - Green Tea Extract
Green Tea Extract
Green tea extract is naturally rich in antioxidants, which has a cell-protecting function as well. It’s a strong antioxidant effect that protects the skin from the damaging effect of free radicals. Green tea extract also contains the Methylxanthines that stimulates skin microcirculation and therefore positively influence the tone and health of the skin. It can actually decrease wrinkles and also makes you look younger by slow down skin aging. Itis a good anti-inflammatory agent thereby reducing inflammation in the skin, and most importantly having an inhibitory action on collagenase (a collagen-reducing enzyme that breaks down collagen). Since green tea extract helps to inhibit collagenase, the topical use of green tea helps to promote the health and quantity of collagen, thereby maintaining a firm and elastic skin.
- Geranium Oil
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- Heavy Water
Heavy Water
Heavy Water intelligently hydrates the skin for up to ten times longer than water.Heavy molecular weight delivers moisture deep into skin, hydrating, prevents trans-epidermal water loss, and resistant to free radical transportation.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Age Defense Toner - Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic acid, also known as HA, is a natural compound found in skin that has many important functions, including holding up to approximately 1000 times its own weight in moisture, providing cushioning, aiding in tissue repair, holding together the skin structural components collagen and elastin. It binds moisture on skin effectively and provides moisture to keep skin hydrated.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Deep Cleansing Water - Hydrolyzed Black Pearl
Hydrolyzed Black Pearl
Tahiti black pearls from Pinctada margaritifera oyster are indigenous in the deep turquoise water of French Polynesia's lagoons. It helps to slows the development of melanin and naturally brightens skin.It contains Amino acids that smoothes texture of the skin and minerals that nourish the skin from inside.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Whitenup Cleanser
Whitenup Toner
Whitenup Serum
Whitenup Spot Corrector Essence
Whitenup Day Cream SPF20
Whitenup Night Cream - Hydrolyzed Silk Extract
Hydrolyzed Silk Extract
Hydrolyzed Silk Extract aids in moisture retention, resulting in optimum conditioning. It is excellent perform as moisturizer, smoother and protector for both skin and hair.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
UV DEFENSE SPF50
- Heavy Water
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- Kaolin
Kaolin
Kaolin is most commonly used in facial masks, but also appears in other products. Kaolin is a very absorbent substance. This quality makes it ideal for purifying masks as it helps to clear pores of problematic dirt, oil, pollutants, and other impurities.The thickness of kaolin is ideal for holding other ingredients in the mixture and its ability to penetrate the pores makes it a good delivery mechanism. It helps sebum absorption and has slightly acid pH (pH 5) which is suitable for sensitive skin. It is often used as a healing agent for pimple skin due to its high percentage in aluminium.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Blemish Clear Mask
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- Lactic acid
Lactic acid
Lactic acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA). AHAs are acids derived from foods, and, as it turns out a type of acid that's safe to apply to our skin.It helps to reduce the appearance of aging by hydrating and exfoliating your skin, reducing wrinkles and pigmentation discolorations.It can be a good remedy against fine lines, wrinkles and other signs of premature aging from sun damage.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Age Defense Cleanser - L-Carnitine
L-Carnitine
DL-Carnitine is the transporter of fatty acids into mitochondria for energy production in order to increases skin cell turnover and normalize skin renewal cycle.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Age Defense Moisturizer - L-Glutahione
- Lavender Oil
Lavender Oil
Lavender Oil has soothing, toning and regenerative properties.Even sunburn heals faster with little or no scarring. Lavender oil has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties which can fight the bacteria causing acne infections, thus reducing the swelling and redness.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Purifying Toner - Licorice Extract
Licorice Extract
Licorice root extract is one of the most common herbal ingredients found in most of the cosmetics used by you. It has properties of whitening and antioxidant. It is also an anti-inflammatory. Inflammation is the body's natural attempt to protect itself by expelling infection and irritants from the body, and it shows up on skin in symptoms such as redness, rashes, itching and swelling.
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- 24K Nano Gold
24K Nano Gold
24K NanoGold is the new generation golden collagenine that provides a remarkable effect to stimulate collagen synthesis by up to 300% hence boosting skin elasticity tremendously. In turn, this firms and even outs the skin’s surface, helping to prevent the appearance of expression lines and wrinkles.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Caviar Gold Range
- 24K Nano Gold
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- Olive Extract /Squalene
Olive Extract /Squalene
Derived from olives, the moisturizing olive extract enhances skin’s natural barrier function, that not only protects but also boosts skin’s ability to retain moisture.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Skin Smoothing Scrub with Marine Beads
Age Defense Moisturizer
- Olive Extract /Squalene
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- Phellinus Linteus
Phellinus Linteus
Phellinus linteus -- called song gen in Chinese medicine, sang-hwang in Korean and meshimakobu in Japanese- is a mushroom. Phellinus linteus extracts have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.It’s used traditionally in herbal preparation to boost up immune function. Phellinus Linteus is also an excellent anti-bacteria agent.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Purifying Gel Moisturizer - Plant PhytoGold
Plant PhytoGold
Plant PhytoGold derived from natural Golden Bell Extract, with peerless whitening/brightening effect, is combined to complement this firming and lifting formulation. It is proven with 80 times more effective than Arbutin whitening. Going to the core of discoloration and age spots, it treats both the source of the problem and alleviates its visible signs by inhibiting the formation of melanin and infuse the skin with light and energy to ensure a clearer, more even-toned skin.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Caviar Gold Range - Polyphenol
Polyphenol
Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds found largely in the fruits, vegetables, cereals and beverages. It has properties of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-bacteria.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Purifying Cleanser - Pomegranate Enzyme
Pomegranate Enzyme
Pomegranates is a powerful antioxidant that brightens the skin. It contains hundreds of seeds, which are coated with sweet and tasty fruit that provides us with a good source of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Phytoenzymes have been used as a safe exfoliation to remove the outer layer of dead skin cells that trap both bacteria and sebum. Skin is brighten up after dead skin been removed. Pomegranate contains chlorogenic acid, which has natural sunscreen property. It also provides properties as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and improves cellular renewal.It promotes deep hydration, reduced oiliness and lightens the skin from irregular pigmentation.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Deep Cleansing Water - Pro Vitamin B5 /Panthenol
Pro Vitamin B5 /Panthenol
Pro Vitamin B5 which is also known as Panthenol provides purifying, protecting and moisturizing actions. It helps to restore and maintain natural skin moisture, leaving the skin feeling velvety and smooth.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Caring Milk Cleanser
Soothing Skin Toner
Moisture Glow
Intense Skin Moisturizer
Purifying Toner
Blemish Clear - Purple Rice Extract
Purple Rice Extract
'Japanese Purple Rice (which was also known as “forbidden rice” so precious and only consumed by the emperor as beauty food for centuries) to effectively brighten complexion, lighten dark spots and pigmentation. Addition of this extract with Vitamin C (a well-known ingredient in skin lightening) enhances the skin whitening effects of Vitamin C by 2.5 times. It helps to prevent melanin formation for fairer skin, prevent fine lines, wrinkles, dry, and sagging skin.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Whitenup Cleanser
Whitenup Toner
Whitenup Serum
Whitenup Spot Corrector Essence
Whitenup Day Cream SPF20
Whitenup Night Cream
EE Even Effect Cream (Ivory)
EE Even Effect Cream (Natural)
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- Rhodiola Rosea Extract
Rhodiola Rosea Extract
Rhodiola Rosea Extract provide advanced antioxidant protection from environmental damage and speed up acne healing. It offers comparable protective effects against free radical production as Vitamin C.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Blemish Clear Mask - Rose hips
PRose hips
Rose hips is an exfoliating agent that helps in the microexfoliation process, and promotes cell regeneration.The astringent qualities of rose hip oil makes it a valuable addition in cosmetic preparations. It has the ability to help regenerate new skin cells. This can be used to treat scars, acne and burns. While it is an astringent, it does not dry out the skin; actually it helps to rehydrate it, keeping the moisture in. Drinking rose hip tea daily will also benefit your skin. Rose hips have a high vitamin A content. Vitamin A is commonly referred to as the "skin vitamin". It helps to regenerate skin cells, healing wounds and scars. It also helps to keep the skin elastic and nourished. This will not only prevent wrinkles, but can actually help to minimize any that have already appeared.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Oil Free Smoothing Compact SPF18 - Ivory
Oil Free Smoothing Compact SPF18 - Natural
- Rhodiola Rosea Extract
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- Selenium
Selenium
Selenium is an essential trace element that is present in humans and animals and has protective effects like “repairing” skin. It is also an antioxidant that can help skin defense against free radicals and are vital to protect the skin from aging. Selenium is also required by the skin for healing burn injuries and other skin conditions.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
PureSwiss Thermal Spring Water - Salicylic acid
Salicylic acid
Beta Hydroxy Acid (BHA) provides exfoliation preventing pore clogging and smooth fine lines/wrinkles, stimulates new cell growth, reduces inflammation. When applied to the skin, salicylic acid may work by helping the skin to shed dead cells from the top layer and by decreasing redness and swelling (inflammation). This decreases the number of pimples that form and speeds healing. - Sulfur
Sulfur
Sulfur in the thermal spring water brings the restorative benefits. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, used sulfur preparations to aid improves skin conditions. And the ancient Romans soaked themselves in sulfuric waters to soothe skin problems and to prevent aging. 1. Sulfur water is good to soothe redness and itchiness caused by dryness or sunburn. 2. Sulfur must be present for the body to produce collagen, which keeps skin soft and supple. Hence it is referred to as the “restorative mineral” or the “beauty mineral”. 3. Sulfur also helps to clarify the skin, banish excess oil, minimize pores, prevent and calm blemishes.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
PureSwiss Thermal Spring Water
- Selenium
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- Tea Tree oil
Tea Tree oil
The essential oil of Melaleuca alternifolia, commonly known as tea tree oil. It exhibits broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, inclusive P. acne. It has a long history of use as a topical antiseptic. In recent times it has gained a reputation as a safe, natural and effective antiseptic. Aboriginal tribes in Australia have known of the tea tree's healing qualities for thousands of years.Australian aboriginals have known the secret to healthy glowing skin for centuries. They used tea tree oil to soothe skin and to heal cuts, and now you can use tea tree oil too!
- Tea Tree oil
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- Ursolisome®
Ursolisome®
Ursolisome™ is a stabilized ursolic acid which restores the dermal structure. It is stabilized thanks to its encapsulation in a liposome. Ursolisome™ renews the organization of collagen fibers so that it resembles that of young skin. It firms skin and decreases the depth of wrinkles.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Optimizer Daily Booster
- Ursolisome®
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- Vitamin B3
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B3 also known as niacinamide, is a powerful ingredient that yields many skin care benefits. It has anti-inflammatory properties, helps to keep the skin pores open and protects the skin from UV damage caused by the sun.Commonly known as Vitamin B3, Niacinamide at 2% has been shown to reduce water loss in the skin and retain fatty acid levels (younger, plumper, firmer skin). It has also been proven at high concentrations (between 3-4%) to be a very effective acne reducer.Vitamin B3 is also an excellent skin lightening agent that works by disrupting the transfer of melanosome from the melanocyte to the keratinocyte. Vitamin B3 is an effective treatment for acne. It inhibits the inflammation, reduces acne scars, helps to keep skin pores open, protects the skin from UV damage and might even reduce sebum production.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Skin Smoothing Scrub with Marine Beads - Vitamin E
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is an antioxidant which is vital in protecting skin cells from ultra violet light, pollution, and other elements that produce cell damaging free radicals. It penetrates deep into the skin and stimulate natural cell growth. Skin look younger by reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
Caring Milk Cleanser
Soothing Skin Toner
Moisture Glow
Hydra Firm Night Cream
- Vitamin B3
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- Zinc
Zinc
Zinc is able to limit oil secretion in the pores. Zinc is also known to encourage the production of collagen fibers and elastin. Both help support the underlying structure of the skin, which reduces the appearance of wrinkles and other signs of ageing, and as an aid to collagen production.Clinelle Product(s) with this ingredient:
PureSwiss Thermal Spring Water
- Zinc