What it is: A clinical-grade moisturizer that is powered by MAXI-YOUTH™, shown to smooth the appearance of fine lines and texture.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- MAXI-YOUTH™: Improves the appearance of skin elasticity and wrinkles and smooths texture.
- Octapeptide-3: Reduces the appearance of expression wrinkles.
- Hexapeptide-8: Helps make the skin look tighter and firmer.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Discover a clinically backed, perfecting moisturizer featuring MAXI-YOUTH™, an innovative combination of peptides. Use as a smoothing primer or as an intensive overnight treatment. Skin looks firmer, fine lines appear diminished, and makeup looks smoother and fresher all day. Dermatologist-tested. Fragrance-free.
Clinical Results: Based on an independent study comparing the results of the MAXI-YOUTH™ complex to a placebo, after 2 months of use (applied 2X per day) on 26 volunteers, MAXI-YOUTH was clinically tested and shown to visibly:
- Reduce wrinkle density by 53.4%
- Increase skin-lifting effect by 28.3%
- Reduce skin roughness by 18.9%
Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand s products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.
-MAXI-YOUTH™: Improves the appearance of skin elasticity and wrinkles and smooths texture.
-Octapeptide-3: Reduces the appearance of expression wrinkles.
-Hexapeptide-8: Helps make the skin look tighter and firmer.
Water, Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract, Isopropyl Isostearate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Propanediol, Undecane, Squalane, Cetearyl Olivate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Sorbitan Olivate, Butylene Glycol, Sorbitan Stearate, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Tridecane, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Tocopheryl Acetate, Trehalose, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol,Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caffeine, Carbomer, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Panthenol, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Polyglucuronic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Isostearic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Acetyl Octapeptide-3. MAY CONTAIN: Red 40 (CI 16035), Blue 1 (CI 42090).
Clean at Sephora products are formulated without the following banned or restricted ingredients (please see Clean at Sephora landing page for full list of specific restrictions and allowances by category—this is not an exhaustive list):
Acrylates, Aluminum Salts, Animal Musks/Fats/Oils, Benzophenones and related compounds, Butoxyethanol, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) under 0.1%, Carbon Black or Black 2, Coal Tar, Ethanolamines, Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Releasing Agents, Hydroquinone, Lead and Lead Acetate, Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol), Methoxyethanol, Methyl Cellosolve, Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone, Mineral Oil, Nanomaterials (restrictions for specific nanomaterials only), Oxybenzone, Parabens, Petrolatum and Paraffin (USP grade only), Phenoxyethanol under 1%, Phthalates, Plastic Microbeads, Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide, Resorcinol, Retinyl Palmitate, Styrene, Sulfates, Talc (no detection of asbestos), Toluene, Triclosan and Triclocarban, Undisclosed Synthetic Fragrance (under 1% and formulated without Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Acetonitrile, Benzalkonium chloride, BPA, EDTA, Methylene chloride, PTFE, PFOA), 1,4-Dioxane (ingredients must comply with impurity thresholds), Octinoxate, PFAS compounds, Nitromusks and Polycyclic Musks, Ethoxylated Ingredients (including PEGS or polyethylene glycol must meet contamination limits for 1,4-Dioxane and ethylene oxide), Cyclic Silicones, EDTA and derivatives (allowed if no technical substitute under 0.2%).
Suggested Usage:
-Apply in the AM as a priming moisturizer to create a plump, smooth canvas for makeup application.
-Apply in the PM as the final step in your skincare routine for an intensive overnight plumping treatment.
-For oily skin, use in place of your favorite moisturizer.
-For dry skin, use alone or layer on top of your favorite serum or moisturizer to create a deeply hydrating barrier that seals in moisture.