BB Cream Active Ingredients

Ingredients that can be integrated into just about any BB cream formulation vary from anti-aging, to skin-protecting and -perfecting agents, depending on the desired benefit. Following is a list of ingredients that have little to no irritation on the skin.

Anti-aging

• Acetyl hexapeptide (wrinkle-smoother)
• Acetyl tetrapeptide-5 (reduces puffiness under eyes)
• Beta carotene (vitamin A)
• Copper amino acids (wrinkle-reducer)
• Coenzyme Q10 (antioxidant)
• Edelweiss stem cells (limits collagen degradation)
• Emblica (botanical high in vitamin C)
• Gardenia stem cells (collagen-booster)
• Grape seed extract (antioxidant)
• Green tea extract (antioxidant and anti-inflammatory)
• Acetyl dipeptide-1 (reduces fine lines)
• Lycium barbarum/goji berry fruit extract (immune-booster)
• Acetyl hexapeptide-30 (wrinkle-relaxer)
• Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 (wrinkle-reducer)
• Resveratrol (antioxidant and antibiotic from red wine)
• Sea fennel stem cell (stimulates cell regeneration)
• Sea holly stem cell (free-radical fighter)
• Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate vitamin C (antioxidant)
• Vitamin E (antioxidant)

Moisturizing

• Algae extract
• Argan oil
• Sodium hyaluronate
• Hydrolyzed wheat protein

Anti-inflammatory

• Allantoin
• Astragalus root extract
• Boswellin
• Comfrey
• Cucumber extract
• Emblica
• Licorice extract
• Phytosterols
• Saccharomyces lysate extract

Lightening

• Bearberry extract/uva ursi
• Oligopeptide-68
• Dimethylmethoxy chromanyl palmitate
• Kojic acid
• Licorice extract
• Melanostat
• Verbascocide/lilac plant stem cell

Acne and oil control

• Arnica
• Laminaria saccharina extract (seaweed)
• Tea tree oil

Sunscreen

• Octyl salicylate
• Octocrylene
• Oxybenzone
• Titanium dioxide
• Zinc