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Rosa Damascena Flower Oil (Also known as Damask Rose Flower Oil)
You are most likely to find rosa damascene flower oil in formulations in fragrances and perfumes due to the fact it is so adored by almost everyone. The oil content of rose petals is extremely low making the distilling process a very long and time consuming, this is turn results in the essential oil being one of the most expensive available on the market. 
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Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
Lactococcus ferment lysate is a highly intelligent skin ingredient and can work with the health and life cycle of new skin cells and the protective skin barrier found on the outer surface of the skin (also called the epidermis). LFL also has the ability to communicate with skin cells and establishing a good production of antimicrobial peptides which play an important role in keeping the skin healthy with a fully functioning skin flora.
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Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 (Part of Matrixyl 3000)
As part of the Matrixyl 3000 and is made up of 3 amino acids which are the building blocks for the protein found on the skin. Containing the peptide sequence of glycine-histidine-lysine (GHK) it can increase the skin’s ability to absorb ingredients that are topically applied to the skin. 
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Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (Also known as Avobenzone and BMBM)
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmenthane is the most used ingredient in sunscreen formulations due to its ability to provide gold standard UVA protection. Used globally offers protection at 360 nm but sadly is not photostable meaning it begins to degrade when exposure to the sunlight which is why you need to remain vigilant ensuring you reapply sunscreen on an hourly basis.
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