Contains these highest activity 'medicinal grade' extracts
(concentrates, as in all Simplicite serums):
- wheatgerm
- calendula
- jojoba
- carrot
- avocado
- hypericum (St John's Wort)
- evening primrose
- pumpkin seed
- palma rosa
- rose geranium
- sweet orange
- bergamot
Product Comparisons
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Dimethicone and Cyclopentasiloxane (silicone: used to polish furniture or shine car tyres) are examples of the many colourless, odourless ingredients which have no nutrient value at all. They're used to give the typically smooth, slippery feel of skin care products - even the most expensive serums.
Red text denotes the ingredients we would never use in a serum, or of which we use a much higher (medicinal) quality/don't import from China/India - see 'what we won't use and why'.
Re 'Made in China/India' - Google any of the ingredients below with 'China supplier' etc to see the Chinese/Indian manufacturing website for each one.
Plant extracts shown in these ingredient lists are presumed not to be 'medicinal grade' as no mention of quality or strength is made.
Ingredients in skin care products are listed by decreasing order of mass.
Jurlique - Biodynamic Beauty Serum $85.00 30ml/1fl/oz
Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Bellis Perennis (Daisy) Flower Extract, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Coco-Glucoside, Coconut Alcohol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Rosa Gallica Flower Extract, Viola Odorata Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Fagus Sylvatica Bud Extract, Hydrolyzed Hibiscus Esulentus Extract, Faex, Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract, Viola Tricolor Extract, Althea Officinalis Root Extract, Algae Extract, Glucosamine Hci, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Ectoin, Urea, Totarol, Dextin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sd Alcohol 40-A (Alcohol Denat.), Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance, Linalool, Citronellol, Limonene
Clarins - Super Restorative Serum $153.00 30ml/1fl.oz
Ingredients: Purified Water, Glycerin, Isononyl Isononanoate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Squalane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Peg-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Propylene Glycol, Stearyl Heptanoate, Dimethicone, Peg-8, Polyacrylamide, Butylene Glycol, Siloxane, Triol Alginate, Fragrance, Triethanolamine, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Carum Petroselinum (Parsley) Extract, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose, Caprylyl Glycol, Pueraria Lobata Root Extract, Laureth-7, Pelvetia Canaliculata Extract, Disodium Edta, Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Extract, Tocopherol, Caffeine, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Dipsacus Sylvestris Extract, Buddleja Officinalis Leaf Extract, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract, Hydrolyzed Linseed Extract, Diospyros Kaki Fruit Extract, Sorbic Acid, Triclosan, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Potassium Sorbate, Red 4
Olay - Regenerist Regenerating Serum $30.95 50ml/1.7fl.oz
Ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane, Water, Glycerin, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Niacinamide, Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Carnosine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Allantoin, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Bis-Peg/Ppg-14/14 Dimethicone, Peg-10 Dimethicone, Peg-100 Stearate, Peg-10 Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Disodium Edta, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Benzyl Alcohol, Citric Acid, Fragrance
La Prairie - Cellular Serum Platinum Rare $885.00 30ml/1fl.oz
Ingredients: Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat., Bis-Peg-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Glycoproteins, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Equisetum Arvense (Horsetail) Extract, Platinum Powder, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Xanthan Gum Crosspolymer, Nasturtium Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract, Zinc Pca, Hesperidin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Chlorella Vulgaris/Lupinus Albus Protein Ferment, Niacinamide, Malachite Extract, Disodium Edta, Poloxamer 188, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, Carbomer, Ppg-26-Buteth-26, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Silica, Centella Asiatica Extract, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Hematite Extract, Sodium Bicarbonate,Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan), Hydroxyethylcellulose, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Silver Oxide, Polysorbate 80, Fragrance, Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Amyl Cinnamal, Hexyl Cinnamal, Evernia Furfuracea (Treemoss) Extract, Benzyl Benzoate, Geraniol, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides
Estee Lauder - Re-Nutriv Intensive Lifting Serum $193.00 30ml/1fl.oz
Ingredients: Water, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Petrolatum, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Dimethicone, Hydrolyzed Lupine Protein, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Protein, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Betula Alba (Birch) Extract, Morus Nigra (Mulberry) Root Extract, Fish (Pisces) Collagen, Scutellaria Baicalensis Extract, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Acacia Senegal, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Echinacea Purpurea (Coneflower) Extract, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract, Caffeine, Micrococcus Lysate, Retinol, Arginine Ferulate, Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate, Tocopherol, 7-Dehydrocholesterol, Cholesterol, Phytosphingosine, Centella Asiatica (Hydrocotyl) Extract, Adenosine Phosphate, Lecithin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) Extract, Pantethine, Tocopheryl Linoleate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phospholipids, Linoleic Acid, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Squalane, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Propylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, Isopentyldiol, Peg-8, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Potassium Sulfate, Behenyl Alcohol, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Carbomer, Fragrance, Bht, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben, Yellow 5
Arbonne $45.97 30ml/1fl.oz
RE9 Advanced Intensive Renewal Serum
Ingredients: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Polysorbate 40, Polyacrlaye-13, Butylene Glycol, Sugar Cane Extract, Fagus Sylvatica Bud Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Orange Fruit Extract, Lemon Fruit Extract, Lavandula Stoechas Extract, Apple Leaf Extract, Cucumber Fruit Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Extract, Nasturtium Officinale Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Pueraria Lobata (Kudzu) Root Extract, Clover Flower Extract, Betula Alba Leaf Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Oil, Orange Peel Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Retinyl Palmitate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Thioctic Acid, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Glycerin, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Sodium Lactate, Allantoin, Sodium Hydroxide, Dimethiconol, Carbomer, Polyisobutene, Polysorbate 20, Polyamino Sugar Condensate, Urea, Panthenol, Lecithin, Salicylic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium PCA, Stearamine Oxide, Silica, Tetrasodium Edta, Lactic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide
Sisley Paris $775.00 30ml/1fl.oz
Supremya La Nuit
Ingredients: Water, Shea Butter, Squalane, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Krameria Triandrea Root Extract, Butylene Glycol, Prunus Domestica Seed Extract, Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract, Oriza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Malt Extract, Triticum Monocum (Wheat) Seed Extract, Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Extract, Rosa Hybrid Flower Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Leaf Extract, Mineral Oil, Lauryl Glucoside, Polyglyceryl-2n Dipolyhydroxy-Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Lentinus Edodes Extract, Rhodochrosite Extract, Physalis Alkekengi Calyx Extract, Panthenol Glycosphingolipids, Arginine, Ceteareth-20, Acrylate/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Dipropylene Glycol, Bisabolol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sorbic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Tetrasodium Edta, Michelia Alba Leaf Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens (Rose Geranium) Oil, Retinyl Palmitate, Aniba Rosaeodora (Rosewood) Wood Oil, Citric Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Sorbate, Bht, Tocopherol, Citral, Citronellol, Eugenol, Linalool, Limonene, Natural Fragrance
Avon
Platinum Serum A$68.00 30ml/1 fl. oz
Ingredients: Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Sd Alcohol 40-B, Isohexadecane, Isododecane, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Pouzolzia Pentandra Extract, Sapindus Rarak Fruit Extract, Nonenol, Methoxybenzoyl Methylsulfonyl Oxopiperidinyl Piperazinecarboxamide, Maltodextrin, Thiazolylalanine, Palmitoyl Lysyl Aminovaleroyl Lysine, Phytol, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Dilauryl Thiodipropionate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Silica, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Bis-Peg-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Peg-40 Stearate, Steareth-2, Polysorbate 60, Sorbitan Isostearate, Peg-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Carbomer, crylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Disodium Edta, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance
Dior
Capture Totale Multi-Perfection Concentrated Serum A$140.00 30ml/1 fl. oz.
Ingredients: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Diglycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Alcohol, Polysorbate 20, Propylene Glycol, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Polyacrylamide, Hydrolyzed Soy Flour, Sorbitol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Fragrance, Methylparaben, Tocopheryl Acetate, Algin, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Protein, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorophenesin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Yeast Extract, Calcium Panthetheine Sulfonate, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Mallow Extract, Laureth 7, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Cellulose Gum Chlorohexidine Digluconate, Hydrolyzed Adansonia Digita Extract, Licorice Root Extract, Aframonium Angustifolium Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Zinc Sulfate, Limonene, Evening Primrose Root Extract, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Potentilla Erecta Root Extract, Kluyveromyces Extract, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Citronellol, Geraniol, Diacetyl Boldine, Propylparaben, Retinyl Palmitate, Linalool, Isobutylparaben, Sodium Metabisulfite, Red 4, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide 3, BHT
Nu Skin
AgeLoc Future Serum $210.40/1 fl. oz.
Ingredients: Water, Butylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Pentylene Glycol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Glycerin, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Isoceteth-20, 1-Methylhydantoin-2-imide (Creatinine), Dimethicone, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysilicone-11, Salicin, Glucosamine Hci, Polysorbate 80, Lemon Peel Extract, Sclerotium Gum, Cetyl Alcohol, Equol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate, Pea Extract, Narcissus Tazetta Bulb Extract, Bambusa Vulgaris Leaf/Stem Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hexapeptide-2, Schizandra Chinensis Fruit Extract, Peg-75 Stearate, Isohexadecane, Ceteth-20, Decyl Glucoside, Steareth-20, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Citric Acid, Disodium Edta, Fragrance, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol