An editorial, plain-language guide to what's actually in your bottles.
A plant-derived alternative to retinol for reactive skin.
Calms redness, supports the skin barrier.
Attracts water into the upper layers of the skin.
Balancing, brightening, kind at 5%.
A gentler, faster-acting cousin of retinol.
Cold-pressed, unrefined, a nightly nourisher.
Weightless, near-universally tolerated.
Morning brightener, pair with SPF.