Opinion on Your Skincare Formula

Your proposed formula is a well-rounded base for hydration and general skin health, incorporating several beneficial ingredients. The staff's feedback is accurate regarding its potential for hydration and overall anti-aging benefits, while also highlighting the need to add specific ingredients if skin firmness and lifting are primary goals.

Here's a look at the ingredients and their benefits:

• Hydration: Ingredients like De-ionized water, Natural Betaine, Hyaluronic Acid (Standard Molecule), and Hyaluronic Acid (Small Molecule) are excellent humectants. They work by attracting and holding moisture in the skin, which helps to keep it hydrated, plump, and can temporarily reduce the appearance of fine lines caused by dryness.

• Skin Barrier & General Anti-Aging: Safe-B3™ (Niacinamide) is a powerful multi-tasker. It helps strengthen the skin's natural barrier, reduces inflammation, can improve skin tone and texture, and offers some support for skin elasticity. GlucoBright™ (Acetyl Glucosamine) also contributes to hydration and works well with Niacinamide for overall skin improvement.

• Antioxidant Protection: Tomato Extract (Lycopene) provides antioxidant benefits, helping to protect the skin from damage caused by free radicals, which contributes to premature aging.

• Preservation: Phenoxyethanol is included to ensure the stability and safety of the formula by preventing microbial growth.

As the staff mentioned, while these ingredients offer broad anti-aging support, they are not specifically targeted for significant skin firming or lifting. If improving skin firmness is a key objective, you might consider adding ingredients known for stimulating collagen and elastin production or providing a tightening effect.

To enhance firmness, you could consider adding peptides specifically designed for this purpose. Examples include:

• Pep®-Geline (Trifluoroacetyl Tripeptide-2), which research suggests can help reduce progerin synthesis, a protein associated with aging skin.
• Pep®-Mican (Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9), known for stimulating basement membrane components like lumican and collagen type 1, contributing to skin structure and firmness.

Remember to consider your specific skin type and concerns, especially regarding moisture levels, as advised by the staff, when adjusting the formula.