Skincare Ingredient Notes
Skincare Ingredient Notes · Monthly
Edition of · By Michael Gonzales
What each key ingredient in the Luma by Laura line is, in plain words, and which products carry it. These are cosmetic ingredients, described for what they do on the surface: moisture, conditioning, feel and look.
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Ingredient in more than one product
This month: Hyaluronic acid
Hyaluronic acid is a humectant, which means it attracts water and helps hold it where it is applied. That is the job it does in a cosmetic: it helps skin and lips feel hydrated and look smoother and plumper.
On a label you will usually see sodium hyaluronate, the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid. It is the form most formulas use.
In the Luma line it appears in two products: Luma Lips, where it works alongside vitamin E to help dry lips feel soft, and Luma Lift, where it helps the skin around the eyes hold moisture so it looks smoother.
Every key ingredient, A to Z
| Ingredient | What it is | In |
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Acai fruit extract Euterpe oleracea fruit extract |
A plant extract from the acai berry, a dark purple fruit of the acai palm. It is used in skincare as a conditioning ingredient and for its antioxidant content. | Luma Lift Instant Eye Lift |
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Acetyl hexapeptide-8 Acetyl hexapeptide-8 |
A synthetic peptide commonly used in eye-area skincare to help skin look smoother, including the look of expression lines. | Luma Lift Instant Eye Lift |
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Acetyl octapeptide-3 Acetyl octapeptide-3 |
A synthetic peptide used in cosmetics to help skin look smoother around the eyes. | Luma Lift Instant Eye Lift |
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Capsaicin Capsaicin |
The ingredient behind the warming, tingling feel of a lip plumper. The tingle gives lips a temporary fuller look. The effect is cosmetic and not permanent. | Luma Lips Plumping Gloss |
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Glycerin Glycerin |
A humectant: it draws water in and helps hold moisture, which is why it shows up in so many conditioners and serums. | Luma Lash Eyelash & Brow Conditioning Serum |
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Hyaluronic acid and sodium hyaluronate Hyaluronic acid; sodium hyaluronate |
A humectant known for attracting and holding moisture. Sodium hyaluronate is its sodium salt, the form most formulas list. |
Luma Lips Plumping Gloss Luma Lift Instant Eye Lift |
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Irish moss Chondrus crispus extract |
A red algae from the Atlantic coast. Used in skincare to help hydrate and soften the skin. | Luma Lift Instant Eye Lift |
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Lactobacillus ferment Lactobacillus ferment |
An ingredient made by fermenting Lactobacillus bacteria, used in skincare as a skin-conditioning ingredient. | Luma Lift Instant Eye Lift |
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Palmitoyl oligopeptide Palmitoyl oligopeptide |
A peptide used in lip care to help lips look smoother, including the look of fine lip lines. | Luma Lips Plumping Gloss |
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Palmitoyl tripeptide-1 Palmitoyl tripeptide-1 |
A peptide used in cosmetics to help skin look firmer and smoother. | Luma Lift Instant Eye Lift |
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Panthenol (pro-vitamin B5) Panthenol |
A conditioning ingredient that helps keep lashes and brows moisturized and soft, the way a conditioner treats hair. | Luma Lash Eyelash & Brow Conditioning Serum |
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Peptides (lash conditioning) Peptides |
Conditioning ingredients that coat and smooth lash strands so they feel less brittle. | Luma Lash Eyelash & Brow Conditioning Serum |
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Perilla extract Perilla frutescens extract |
From the perilla plant, native to Asia. Used in skincare to condition and soften the skin. | Luma Lift Instant Eye Lift |
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Red grape stem cell extract Grape cell extract |
A plant-derived conditioning ingredient. | Luma Lash Eyelash & Brow Conditioning Serum |
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Vitamin E Tocopherol |
A conditioning ingredient that helps soften dry, chapped-looking lips. | Luma Lips Plumping Gloss |
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White oak bark extract Quercus alba bark extract |
Contains tannins and is used for its toning, slightly tightening feel on the skin. | Luma Lift Instant Eye Lift |
Notes are condensed from each product's own ingredient description. Luma by Laura products are cosmetics: they are meant to improve how skin, lips and lashes look and feel, not to treat any condition. Individual results vary. See our cosmetics disclaimer.