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Amino Acids

Hydration & barrier support

Generally gentle All skin types

What is Amino Acids?

Building blocks of proteins that hydrate skin and support its natural moisturising factor and barrier. Gentle and well tolerated.

In skincare terms, Amino Acids is a hydrating ingredient that helps the skin attract and hold on to water, and a soothing ingredient often used to calm the look of redness and sensitivity.

What does it do?

Amino Acids is primarily used for hydration & barrier support.

Who it may suit

It is generally considered gentle and well tolerated by most skin types. It is widely used across products for all skin types.

Where you'll find it

In our catalogue, Amino Acids appears in cleansers, serums, moisturisers, spf and more.

Also listed as

On an ingredients label (INCI), Amino Acids may appear as: arginine, glycine, serine, alanine, proline, glutamic acid, histidine, lysine, threonine.

Related ingredients

This is educational information, not medical advice. Skin reactions vary between individuals — patch test new products and consult a professional if you have specific concerns.

Products with Amino Acids