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Cell Defence Anti-Pigmentageing Plant Stem Cell Serum

Anti-Pigmentageing Plant Stem Cell Serum

Australian-made and formulated with key ingredients ALOE VERA, GLYCERIN and supplemented with BLUE-GREEN ALGAE, which inhibits hyperpigmentation and improve the structure of the skin. Infused with pure botanicals and active ingredients which help with minimising blemishes and wrinkles and protecting the skin against environmental damage.Suitable for all skin types, but particularly beneficial for skin prone to pigmentation and excellent for age prevention and scar repair.
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Ingredients overview

Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Juice*, Glycerin*, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Extract*, Chitin (Mushroom), Beta-Glucan, Vitis Vinifera (Grape Stem Cell) Fruit Cell Extract, Opuntia Ficus-Indica (Prickly Pear) Extract, Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Fruit Extract, Undaria Pinnatifida (Mekabu Seaweed) Extract*, Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane (Turmeric), Magnesium Chloride, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Seabuckthorn) Oil, Ethyl Palmate*, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Jojoba Esters, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Pisum Sativum (Pea) Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus (Sea Oak) Extract*, Centella Asiatica (Asiatic Pennywort) Extract, Aronia Melanocarpa (Chokeberry) Fruit Extract, Sambucus Nigra (Elderberry) Fruit Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus (Blueberry) Fruit Extract, Ribes Nigrum (Blackcurrant) Fruit Extract, Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit Extract, Hibiscus Esculentus (Hibiscus) Fruit Extract, Daucus Carota (Wild Carrot) Extract, Cistus Incanus (Rock Rose) Flower/​Leaf/​Stem Extract, Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Fruit Extract, Prunus Serotina (Wild Cherry) Fruit Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract, Gynostemma Pentaphyllum (Twisting Vine Orchid) Extract, Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae (Blue-Green Algae)*, Pleurotus Eryngii (King Oyster Mushroom) Extract, Sucrose Cocoate, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Tetrahydropiperine (Black Pepper), Ginkgo Biloba (Ginkgo) Extract*, Astaxanthin (Red Haematococcus Algae), Phycocyanin (Spirulina Arthrospira Platensis), Glutamine, Water, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Decyl Glucoside, Citric Acid, Phenethyl Alcohol

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#alcohol-free #fragrance & essentialoil-free
Alcohol Free
Fragrance and Essential Oil Free

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Ingredient name what-it-does irr., com. ID-Rating
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Juice* emollient, moisturizer/​humectant goodie
Glycerin* skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar
Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Extract* soothing, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant goodie
Chitin (Mushroom) abrasive/​scrub
Beta-Glucan soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie
Vitis Vinifera (Grape Stem Cell) Fruit Cell Extract
Opuntia Ficus-Indica (Prickly Pear) Extract soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie
Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Fruit Extract antioxidant
Undaria Pinnatifida (Mekabu Seaweed) Extract*
Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane (Turmeric) antioxidant, skin brightening, soothing goodie
Magnesium Chloride viscosity controlling
Hippophae Rhamnoides (Seabuckthorn) Oil antioxidant, emollient goodie
Ethyl Palmate* emollient
Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Jojoba Esters soothing, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial goodie
Pisum Sativum (Pea) Extract
Fucus Vesiculosus (Sea Oak) Extract* emollient, soothing
Centella Asiatica (Asiatic Pennywort) Extract soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant goodie
Aronia Melanocarpa (Chokeberry) Fruit Extract antioxidant goodie
Sambucus Nigra (Elderberry) Fruit Extract
Vaccinium Myrtillus (Blueberry) Fruit Extract
Ribes Nigrum (Blackcurrant) Fruit Extract emollient, perfuming
Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit Extract antioxidant
Hibiscus Esculentus (Hibiscus) Fruit Extract
Daucus Carota (Wild Carrot) Extract perfuming
Cistus Incanus (Rock Rose) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract
Cucurbita Pepo (Pumpkin) Fruit Extract
Prunus Serotina (Wild Cherry) Fruit Extract moisturizer/​humectant
Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Fruit Extract
Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract
Gynostemma Pentaphyllum (Twisting Vine Orchid) Extract
Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae (Blue-Green Algae)* moisturizer/​humectant goodie
Pleurotus Eryngii (King Oyster Mushroom) Extract
Sucrose Cocoate emulsifying
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract
Tetrahydropiperine (Black Pepper)
Ginkgo Biloba (Ginkgo) Extract*
Astaxanthin (Red Haematococcus Algae) antioxidant goodie
Phycocyanin (Spirulina Arthrospira Platensis) antioxidant
Glutamine
Water solvent
Tocopherol (Vitamin E) antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 goodie
Decyl Glucoside surfactant/​cleansing
Citric Acid buffering
Phenethyl Alcohol

Cell Defence Anti-Pigmentageing Plant Stem Cell Serum
Ingredients explained

Also-called: Coconut Endosperm, Cococin;Cocos Nucifera Fruit Juice | What-it-does: emollient, moisturizer/humectant

The freeze-dried, powder form of coconut water (also called the liquid coconut endosperm) that's claimed to be loaded with all kinds of skin-nourishing thingsproteins, amino acids, sugars, vitamins, minerals and growth hormones (kinetin) that support healthy cell growth and skin hydration.

According to the manufacturer's double blind placebo controlled clinical study, 8 weeks of using a 1% Cococin cream increased skin elasticity by 31.1%. 

Glycerin* - superstar
Also-called: Glycerol;Glycerin | What-it-does: skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0
  • A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin
  • A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years
  • Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier
  • Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40%
  • High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin
Read all the geeky details about Glycerin here >>

Also-called: Aloe Leaf Extract;Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract | What-it-does: soothing, emollient, moisturizer/humectant

The extract coming from the juice containing leaves of the Aloe vera plant. It's usually a hydroglycolic extract (though  oil extract for the lipid parts also exists) that has similar moisturizing, emollient and anti-inflammatory properties as the juice itself. We have written some more about aloe here.

What-it-does: abrasive/scrub

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Beta-Glucan - goodie

Beta-Glucan is a nice big molecule composed of many smaller sugar molecules (called polysaccharide). It’s in the cell walls of yeast, some mushrooms, seaweeds, and cereals.

It’s a real goodie no matter if you eat it or put it on your face. Eating it is anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, and even lowers blood cholesterol. 

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Also-called: Prickly Pear, Nopal, Indian Fig | What-it-does: soothing, moisturizer/humectant

Prickly pear is a cactus that’s native to Mexico. It has large, sweet fruit that’s called tunas and has been used as a source of food since pre-Hispanic Mexico. Currently jams and jellies are produced from it and also a traditional Mexican alcoholic drink called colonche.

But what is it doing in our skincare products? Well, according to swiss manufacturer, Mibelle its two main properties are that it soothes and hydrates the skin.  And what’s more, they have also created some nice test results both in vitro and in vivo (in the lab tubes and on humans) showing that Opuntia Ficus-Indica can protect skin cells against UV light

What-it-does: antioxidant

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Also-called: Tetrahydrocurcuminoids, Curcumin | What-it-does: antioxidant, skin brightening, soothing

A standardized powdered extract from the roots of the Curcuma longa (Turmeric) plant (together with this and this).  The trio is called Tetrahydrocurcuminoids (THC) and has skin-brightening, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant magic properties. 

Other turmeric extracts have brilliant yellow color that makes them difficult to use but this one is color-free. 

What-it-does: viscosity controlling

A kind of salt that's used as a thickener in cosmetic products. 

Also-called: Sea Buckthorn Berry Oil;Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil | What-it-does: antioxidant, emollient

The oil coming from the pulp of the sea buckthorn berry. It has a pretty unique fatty acid composition: 65% is a combination of the rare Omega-7, aka palmitoleic acid and the more common palmitic acid. Fatty acids give the oil nice moisturizing and skin-protecting abilities. 

But that's not all the goodness of sea buckthorn oil. It contains antioxidant superstar, Vitamin E (in multiple forms), antioxidant (and orange color giving) pigments beta-carotene and lycopene, as well as skin-soothing and replenishing beta-sitosterol

What-it-does: emollient

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Jojoba-derived emollient wax esters (fatty acid + fatty alcohol) that make your skin feel nice and smooth. Chemically speaking, pure jojoba oil is also a wax ester (read our shiny explanation here), however, the ingredients called jojoba esters on the ingredient lists are made from jojoba oil and/or hydrogenated jojoba oil via interesterification. 

They have multiple versions with variable fatty acid chain length and the ingredient can have a liquid, a creamy, a soft or firm paste, or even a hard wax consistency. The common thing between all versions is, that unlike most normal triglyceride oils, jojoba esters have superior stability, provide non-greasy emolliency and are readily absorbed into the skin

Also-called: Grape Seed Extract | What-it-does: antioxidant, antimicrobial/antibacterial

We wholeheartedly support the rise of seedless grapes as fruit snacks, but when it comes to skincare, we are big fans of the seeds.

They contain the majority of the skin goodies that -  similar to green tea - are mostly polyphenols (but not the same ones as in tea). The most abundant ones in grape are called proanthocyanidins, and 60-70% of them are found in the seeds (it's also often abbreviated as GSP - grape seed proanthocyanidins). In general, the darker the fruit, the more GSPs and other flavonoids it contains.

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

What-it-does: emollient, soothing

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Also-called: Gotu Kola, Tiger Grass | What-it-does: soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/humectant

Centella Asiatica - or sometimes also called Gotu Kola or Cica - has been used in folk medicine for hundreds of years. It’s traditionally used to improve small wounds, burns and scratches and it’s also a well known anti-inflammatory agent for eczema.

Recently science has taken an interest in Gotu Kola as well and it turns out it really has many active compounds with several benefits. Just for hard-core geeks, the main biologically active compounds are pentacyclic triterpenoid saponins called asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic and madecassic acid (also called centellosides).

Also-called: Black Chokeberry | What-it-does: antioxidant

The extract coming from the dark colored berry called black chokeberry. It looks similar to the blueberry but is even darker and the berries do not taste nice and yummy but are rather sour. It's mainly used for juice, jam, and wine production but not as a fruity snack. 

As for skincare and the black chokeberry, we have good news: the berries are loaded with stuff good-for-the-skin including  high amounts of antioxidant polyphenols (mainly anthocyanins), some astringent tannins, hydrating sugar compounds as well as some minerals (relatively high contents of potassium and zinc, and some quantities of Na, Ca, Mg, and Fe) and nice vitamins (vitamins B1, B2, B6, and C).  

Also-called: Elderberry Fruit Extract | What-it-does: astringent

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Also-called: Bilberry Fruit Extract

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

What-it-does: astringent, emollient, perfuming

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

What-it-does: antioxidant

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

What-it-does: perfuming

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Also-called: Pumpkin Extract

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

What-it-does: moisturizer/humectant

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

What-it-does: astringent

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

What-it-does: astringent

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Also-called: Lanablue;Aphanizomenon Flos-Aquae Extract | What-it-does: moisturizer/humectant

The extract coming from a rare, blue-green algae that's touted to have retinoid-like effects but without the side effect. If you do not know what retinoids are, you are seriously missing out, please click here and catch up on the topic

To be more specific about the "retinoid-like effects", the manufacturer found that Lanablue (the trade name of this algae) affects gene expression (a fancy way of saying how an ingredient might influence how a skin cell produces different things such as proteins) and regulates epidermal differentiation (how skin cells at the bottom of the top layer of our skin replicate) similar to good-old retinol. However, that is only in-vitro (made in test-tubes) data, that may or may not happen on real human skin.

This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!

What-it-does: emulsifying

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Also-called: Ginkgo Biloba Extract;Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

What-it-does: antioxidant

An oil-loving, red-orange colored pigment that is becoming more and more well-known as a potent antioxidant.

If being an orange-colored pigment reminds you of beta-carotene from carrots, that is no coincidence: astaxanthin also belongs to the chemical group called carotenoids known for giving yellow, orange, or red color to plants. Our guy comes mostly from microalgae, a well-known and often used source is Haematococcus Pluvialis

What-it-does: antioxidant

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Also-called: Aqua | What-it-does: solvent

Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. 

It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. 

Also-called: Vitamin E | What-it-does: antioxidant | Irritancy: 0-3 | Comedogenicity: 0-3
  • Primary fat-soluble antioxidant in our skin
  • Significant photoprotection against UVB rays
  • Vit C + Vit E work in synergy and provide great photoprotection
  • Has emollient properties
  • Easy to formulate, stable and relatively inexpensive
Read all the geeky details about Tocopherol here >>

A vegetable origin (coconut or palm kernel oil and glucose) cleansing agent with great foaming abilities. It's also mild to the skin and readily biodegradable.

What-it-does: buffering

Citric acid comes from citrus fruits and is an AHA. If these magic three letters don’t tell you anything, click here and read our detailed description on glycolic acid, the most famous AHA. 

So citric acid is an exfoliant, that can - just like other AHAs - gently lift off the dead skin cells of your skin and make it more smooth and fresh. 

A colorless liquid used in small amounts as a so-called masking ingredient, meaning it can hide the natural not-so-nice smell of other cosmetic ingredients. It has a nice rose-like scent and can be found in several essential oils such as rose, neroli or geranium. It also has some antimicrobial activity and can boost the performance of traditional preservatives.

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what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant
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what‑it‑does abrasive/scrub
what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant
A great skin soother and moisturizer, and it even shows promising anti-aging benefits. It‘s also shown to have wound healing properties and is a mild antioxidant. [more]
what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant
Prickly pear is a cactus that’s native to Mexico. It has large, sweet fruit that’s called tunas and has been used as a source of food since pre-Hispanic Mexico. [more]
what‑it‑does antioxidant
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Part of a trio called Tetrahydrocurcuminoids, that is a standardized powdered extract from the roots of the Curcuma longa (Turmeric). Has skin-brightening, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant magic properties. [more]
what‑it‑does viscosity controlling
A kind of salt that's used as a thickener in cosmetic products.
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Sea buckthorn berry oil - contains rare omega-7 fatty acid, antioxidants, and skin-soothing plant sterols. A nice moisturising and skin protecting oil. [more]
what‑it‑does emollient
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Jojoba-derived emollient wax esters (fatty acid + fatty alcohol) that make your skin feel nice and smooth. [more]
what‑it‑does antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial
Grape Seed Extract - contains awesome polyphenols that are super-potent antioxidants and also have UV-protecting and anti-cancer properties. [more]
what‑it‑does emollient | soothing
what‑it‑does soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant
Centella Asiatica - or sometimes also called Gotu Kola or Cica - has been used in folk medicine for hundreds of years. It’s traditionally used to improve small wounds, burns and scratches and it’s also a well known anti-inflammatory agent for eczema. Recently science has taken an interest in Gotu Kola as well and it turns out it really has many active compounds with several benefits. [more]
what‑it‑does antioxidant
The extract coming from the dark colored berry called black chokeberry. It looks similar to the blueberry but is even darker and the berries do not taste nice and yummy but are rather sour. [more]
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what‑it‑does antioxidant
what‑it‑does perfuming
what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant
what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant
The extract coming from a rare, blue-green algae that's touted to have retinoid-like effects but without the side effect. If you do not know what retinoids are, you are seriously missing out, please click here and catch up on the topic.  To be more specific about the "retinoid-like effects", the manufacturer found that Lanablue (the trade name of this algae) affects gene [more]
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what‑it‑does antioxidant
what‑it‑does solvent
Normal (well kind of - it's purified and deionized) water. Usually the main solvent in cosmetic products. [more]
what‑it‑does antioxidant
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what‑it‑does surfactant/cleansing
A vegetable origin (coconut or palm kernel oil and glucose) cleansing agent with great foaming abilities. It's also mild to the skin and readily biodegradable.
what‑it‑does buffering
An AHA that comes from citrus fruits. It is usually used as a helper ingredient to adjust the pH of the formula. [more]
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