Beauty Tips For Body Care
So, we all know that The Ordinary makes typical anti-aging ingredients like Vitamin C and retinoids, under the "Vitamins and Retinoids" category on their website. Nothing new there. They also offer a "More Molecules" category that includes specialty things, 3 of which are anti-aging peptide serums (Matrixyl 10% + HA, "Buffet", and Argireline Solution 10%). The general consensus I have seen on the internet is that Buffet is better than the other two... so there's not really any reason to buy the Matrixyl or Argireline on their own, unless you know your skin loves those ingredients or want to experiment or save a couple bucks, considering that Buffet is the most expensive of the 3.I've never been really informed about what peptides actually do, so if you were to just compare the 3 serums on paper, sure, "Buffet" is the best: it includes the highest concentration of peptides (~25%) and multiple peptides, unlike the other ones which. I started looking into the peptides and what they do, and these are my conclusions of the products (on paper, I haven't used them):Matrixyl 10% + HA: If all you want is to increase collagen production using peptides, then this is the product for you. This is a quite high strength of it too, considering that the manufactuer (Serderma) recommends 4%.Argireline Solution 10%: This protein mimics and disrupts a neutrotransmitter that's involved and present in facial muscle movement. In that way, it's similar to botox. The manufacturer's claims are that it gets quick results and that also seemed to be a trend in some anecdotal experiences I read. I guess this product would be useful for those with highly sagging skin or those who already do botox/fillers and want to further supplement it further. That being said, there are concerns of what happens after you stop Argireline and essentially let the skin sag again. On the flip side, some also believe that the longer you skin stays "in place", the better it is anyways since you're giving it less movement instead of stressing it, so going off of it won't really "release" anything that never happened in the first place. And remember, this is a no-prescription required topical anyways, so the results will never be as drastic or long lasting as an injection.Buffet: This is like a combination of the two above and then some. Yes, it includes the same Matrixyl for collagen generation (6%, according to a Deciem instagram post), and Argirelox (which looks to be a newer/advanced version of Argireline from my general research, perhaps it's cheaper to sell a higher concentration of the older version instead of the newer one). However, it also includes 2 more botox-like ingredients among other things: syn-ake (a synethic version of a protein contained in snake venom that inhibits general movement of the face), Relistase (an inhitor for elastase, as well as being a collagen booster), lactococcus lactis lysate (manufacturer claims it increases speed and quality of epidermal growth to improve barrier function and general skin health), and multiple amino acids (similar to the Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA product they make).It seems like the peptide category in general is concerned with cell signalling and/or disrupting more than anything, unlike antioxidants, vitamins, or acids, which "brute force" their way into giving you better skin by the very natures of the materials themselves.I can imagine that some people may not care for or want the botox-like ingredients that Buffet offers, so for them, the Matrixyl 10% + HA would be a better value. The Argireline would fit the reverse case scenario - and remember, you can always help your skin general collagen with Vitamin C and Retinoids if you don't want to use Matrixyl so that Argireline Solution isn't as fake/useless as you may initially think.And after researching all of this, I also found this incredible website: http://incidecoder.com. You can type in a product name and it will go thorugh each ingredient telling you it's function in a sentence!
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