WATER SHINE PROCEDURE AMPOULE

1. Belgian Thermal Spring Water
   Rich in minerals such as calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, sodium, carbon dioxide, bicarbonates, and sulfates, and possesses anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and calming effects. While deeply hydrating, it helps inhibit inflammatory reactions, soothe sensitive skin, reduce redness and itching, soften the stratum corneum, help the skin detox, and increase blood flow to the skin, while promoting skin regeneration.
   
   
2. Ectoin
   A natural amino acid derivative (extremolyte) renowned for its remarkable ability to protect cells from extreme environmental conditions, a property that also extends to the skin. It functions by forming a protective hydration shield around skin cells, significantly reducing trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL), thereby providing deep and lasting hydration while strengthening the skin's natural barrier. It also possesses potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, effectively calming visible redness, soothing irritation, and neutralizing free radical damage.
   
   
3. Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid | Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate | Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate | Hyaluronic Acid | Sodium Hyaluronate | Potassium Hyaluronate | Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate | Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer | Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethylsilanol | Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
   These 10 hyaluronic acid derivatives, each with a unique molecular size and structure, plus dextran, work synergistically to deeply hydrate, boost the skin's water content, and resolve dryness. They also form a highly efficient moisture-retaining film on the skin's surface to provide long-lasting moisture-retention and barrier-repairing benefits.
   
   
4. Atelocollagen
   Atelocollagen, which has undergone enzymatic treatment to remove its terminal peptides, possesses a smaller molecular structure and better permeability among collagen ingredients. Not only does it deeply hydrate and alleviate dryness, it also promotes collagen production, thereby increasing skin firmness and elasticity, diminishing fine lines and wrinkles, accelerating wound healing and tissue repair, and supporting the skin's regeneration and renewal processes.
   
   
5. Hydrolyzed Collagen | Soluble Collagen
   Hydrolyzed collagen, which has undergone hydrolysis, and soluble collagen, which is uncrosslinked and water-soluble, primarily provide powerful hydration. Due to their relatively larger molecular weight, they also form a moisturizing barrier on the skin's surface to prevent moisture loss, making the skin more hydrated and smooth to the touch.
   
   
6. PDRN
   Extracted from DNA of salmon sperm cells, then hydrolyzed into small nucleotide fragments, polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) can penetrate deep into the skin to promote cell regeneration and tissue repair, accelerate the healing process of damaged skin such as acne scars, micro-wounds, and signs of aging. It also stimulates the synthesis of collagen and elastin, enhances skin elasticity and firmness, while smoothing wrinkles and fine lines. Additionally, it improves skin microcirculation, increases nutrient delivery, and possesses anti-inflammatory and barrier-repairing benefits.
   
   
7. Hydrolyzed Elastin
   As a moisturizing and film-forming ingredient, it creates a lightweight, breathable layer on the skin's surface that effectively attracts and retains moisture, preventing trans-epidermal water loss (TEWL). It also provides amino acid building blocks that help plump the skin's appearance, reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles, and improve the skin's overall elasticity and firmness on a superficial level.
   
   
8. Honey Extract
   Possessing excellent humectant and emollient properties, it deeply hydrates the skin by drawing in and retaining moisture, leaving it soft and supple. It also has antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory qualities, enabling it to defend against free radicals, soothe irritated or acne-prone skin, calm redness, while supporting the skin's natural healing processes.
   
   
9. NMN (Nicotinamide Mononucleotide)
   A Vitamin B3 derivative that is a direct precursor to NAD+, a key coenzyme in cells. Topical NMN helps increase NAD+ levels in skin cells, which naturally decrease with age. This activates the longevity proteins Sirtuins, promotes cell regeneration, and repairs damaged DNA, thereby slowing down skin aging, reducing fine lines and wrinkles, and improving skin elasticity and firmness. Additionally, NMN possesses anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, helping to reduce redness, calm skin inflammation, and defend against free radical damage.
   
   
10. Pullulan
    A natural polymer that forms a lightweight, breathable film on the skin's surface, creating an immediate tightening and lifting effect. It effectively smoothes fine lines and wrinkles, and improves the overall appearance of the skin. Additionally, this film helps lock in moisture, providing hydrating benefits, and protects the skin from environmental stressors. It is also gentle and non-irritating, suitable for all skin types.
    
    
11. Ceramide AS ｜ Ceramide AP ｜ Ceramide NS ｜ Ceramide NP ｜ Cholesterol
    Naturally occurring lipids in the skin's stratum corneum, these are crucial for maintaining a healthy skin barrier. When applied topically, they significantly strengthen and repair damaged skin barrier function to prevent moisture loss, reduce the chance of external irritants from harming the skin, and enhance the skin's defense capabilities, thereby improving symptoms like sensitivity, redness, and inflammation.
    
    
12. Sodium PCA
    A highly effective humectant and a key component of the skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF), making it an exceptional hydrating ingredient. It powerfully draws moisture from the air and binds it to the skin, significantly boosting the skin's water content and helping to prevent dryness and dehydration.
    
    
13. Glycogen
    It provides energy for various cellular processes, thereby significantly boosting skin vitality, supporting cell regeneration and repair, and enhancing overall skin function. It also acts as an effective humectant, absorbing and retaining moisture to deeply hydrate the skin. Additionally, glycogen helps to strengthen the skin's natural barrier function, thereby providing protection against environmental stressors.
    
    
14. Panthenol (Pro-Vitamin B5)
    A recognized powerful moisturizing and soothing ingredient. It can penetrate deep into the skin, helping to repair and strengthen the skin barrier function, significantly enhancing the skin's water-retention capability, reducing moisture loss, and keeping the skin soft, plump, and elastic. Panthenol also possesses excellent anti-inflammatory and repairing properties, effectively soothing irritated skin, accelerating wound healing, and reducing redness and discomfort.
    
    
15. NB P-Complex™
    A patented, highly effective ingredient formulated from Purple Carrot Root Extract, Yerba Mate Leaf Extract, Moroquia Leaf Extract, and Borage Extract. It is rich in minerals, antioxidants, and essential amino acids, especially gamma-linolenic acid (GLA, or Omega-6), as well as powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and barrier-strengthening properties, which help to soothe and calm sensitivity and inflammation, improve skin immunity, lock in moisture, enhance overall skin hydration, combat free radicals, boost radiance, and support the skin's regeneration and repair processes.
    
    
16. Serine | Cysteine
    These two amino acids effectively boost the skin's Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMF), providing deep hydration and strengthening the skin barrier function to help lock in moisture, reduce dryness and flakiness, and keep skin hydrated, supple, and smooth. As the building blocks of proteins, they also play a crucial role in promoting the collagen and elastin synthesis, which helps improve skin firmness and elasticity, reduces the formation of fine lines and wrinkles, and makes the skin appear younger and plumper. Additionally, they assist in repairing damaged cells and tissues, accelerating the skin's regeneration process, soothing sensitivity and discomfort, and providing antioxidant support to combat damage from environmental stressors.
    
    
17. Guaiazulene | Sodium Guaiazulene Sulfonate | Azulene | Ethyl Guaiazulene Sulfonate | Chamazulene
    These five azulene derivatives, extracted from Moroccan Tansy and German Chamomile, are renowned for their exceptional anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, soothing, and antioxidant properties, as well as their unique blue color. Through multifaceted action, they can significantly calm redness and sensitive skin, alleviate irritation, itching, and discomfort, stabilize skin condition, strengthen skin immunity, protect skin cells from free radical damage, while improving inflammatory issues like acne, eczema, and rosacea.
    
    
18. Chamomile Flower Oil
    Highly valued in skincare for its profound soothing and anti-inflammatory properties, making it an excellent ingredient for sensitive, irritated, or compromised skin. Rich in compounds like chamazulene and bisabolol, it effectively calms redness, reduces sensitivity, alleviates discomfort, and soothes inflammatory conditions such as eczema and rosacea. It also possesses antioxidant, hydrating, and skin-natural healing and regenerating properties.
    
    
19. Feverfew Extract
    Rich in flavonoids and phenolic acids, as well as anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, it effectively calms redness, soothes sensitivity, alleviates inflammation, while providing antioxidant benefits and reducing post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, thus particularly beneficial for acne, rosacea, and eczema-prone skin types.
    
    
20. Neem Leaf/Flower Extract
    Rich in various bioactive compounds, they boast powerful antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antifungal properties to purify skin, improve acne and blemishes, and soothe skin inflammation and sensitivity. They can also help to fight free radicals, balance sebum secretion and promote skin healing and repair.
    
    
21. Lactobacillus Ferment Exosomes
    These are nanoscale vesicles released by lactobacilli during the fermentation process, with the size of only 1/500th of a skin pore. These exosomes are rich in proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and various other bioactive molecules, and are considered key mediators for the efficacy of probiotics. Topical application of lactobacillus exosomes can significantly strengthen the skin's microbiome balance, which helps to maintain a healthy skin barrier and enhance the skin's immunity and defense functions, making it more resistant to external irritants. They also possess excellent soothing and anti-inflammatory properties to help reduce redness, sensitivity, and discomfort, while promoting skin repair and regeneration.
    
    
22. Dimethyl Sulfone (Organic Sulfur)
    More commonly known as MSM, this is an organic sulfur compound naturally present in the human body. It possesses significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, effectively soothing redness, sensitivity, and inflammation, making it particularly beneficial for sensitive and inflamed skin. MSM is also believed to help promote collagen production, maintain skin elasticity, and improve overall skin texture. Furthermore, its sulfur content has potential benefits for improving acne, balancing sebum secretion, and promoting skin detoxification.
    
    
23. Astaxanthin
    Often hailed as one of nature's strongest antioxidants, it effectively neutralizes free radicals and protects the skin from oxidative stress damage, thereby preventing premature skin aging, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and repairing existing DNA damage. It also possesses anti-inflammatory properties that calm redness and sensitivity. Furthermore, it addresses hyperpigmentation issues, thereby fading dark spots and brightening skin tone.
    
    
24. Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
    Extracted from licorice root, it powerfully inhibits skin inflammatory responses, rapidly soothes and calms redness, irritation, and itchiness. This makes it particularly suitable for sensitive, easily inflamed, or irritated skin. Additionally, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate has brightening effects, which helps to inhibit tyrosinase activity, thereby fading pigmentation and improving uneven skin tone.
    
    
25. Anti Sebum P
    A patented complex of Elm Root, Kudzu Root, Longleaf Pine and Evening Primrose Flower Extracts that is specifically designed to address acne and pores that are prone to clog. Its primary benefit lies in its ability to effectively regulate excess sebum production, and eliminate unwanted shine, thereby contributing to a smoother and more even complexion, while also helping to tighten and refine the appearance of enlarged pores. It also has antioxidant, soothing, and anti-inflammatory effects to help calm redness, irritation, and sensitivity.
    
    
26. Holy Basil Leaf Extract
    Possessing potent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties, and rich in protective compounds, it calms and soothes the skin, reducing redness, sensitivity, and inflammation, improving acne, while also protecting the skin. It also supports skin barrier health and helps improve hyperpigmentation for a more even skin tone.
    
    
27. Ivy Gourd Fruit Extract
    Contains a significant amount of mucilage that forms a protective, calming layer on the skin's surface, effectively reducing signs of sensitivity in irritated and inflamed skin. Additionally, it is rich in antioxidant carotenoids, as well as anti-allergy and antimicrobial properties, which not only help combat oxidative stress caused by free radicals but also maintain overall skin health.
    
    
28. Turmeric Root Extract
    Rich in compounds such as curcumin and possessing anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, it effectively calms and soothes irritated skin, significantly reducing redness and discomfort associated with conditions like acne, eczema, and rosacea. It also revitalizes the skin, neutralizes free radicals, and inhibits melanin production to even out and brighten skin tone.
    
    
29. Eggplant Fruit Extract
    Rich in compounds such as nasunin, anthocyanins, and vitamins, and possesses potent anti-inflammatory, soothing, and antioxidant properties. It effectively neutralizes free radicals, calms redness and sensitivity, soothes inflammation, while improving skin hydration and elasticity, and stimulating collagen production, thereby refining pores, evening out skin tone, and promoting a firmer, smoother skin texture.
    
    
30. Aloe Vera | Aloe Vera Flower Extract
    Deeply hydrates, strengthens skin barrier function, and enhances elasticity, while acting as an anti-inflammatory and calming agent to reduce redness, sensitivity, and discomfort. It also possesses powerful antioxidant properties that protect against environmental damage and promote natural wound healing and regeneration.
    
    
31. Hydrolyzed Cassava Extract
    Derived from cassava roots, it forms a unique viscoelastic film or a 3D molecular network upon application, which spreads across the skin's surface. This innovative property provides an instant lifting sensation, visibly improving skin firmness and elasticity. Beyond its immediate benefits, it also helps to condition overall skin health.
    
    
32. Copper Tripeptide-1
    Clinically proven to stimulate the synthesis of collagen in the dermal fibroblast, increase total protein, glycosaminoglycans, and DNA in dermal wounds, and boost the synthesis of decorin (a proteoglycan that regulates collagen synthesis and wound healing). This improves skin elasticity, clarity, and firmness, while reducing fine lines and wrinkles. It also possesses unique wound-healing properties, which stimulate the breakdown of unhealthy, excessive collagen in scar tissue and promote healthy collagen formation. Furthermore, it has significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.
    
    
33. Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1
    Directly stimulates the proliferation of Type I collagen, glycosaminoglycans (polysaccharide chains linked to central proteins in the dermis, such as hyaluronic acid), and elastin, while also strengthening the epidermis. Its efficacy is similar to retinoic acid but without its irritation. Numerous studies and clinical tests show that using Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 twice daily for four consecutive weeks or more can significantly reduce wrinkle length, depth, and skin roughness. It also helps to tighten pores and maintain the skin's moisture levels.
    
    
34. Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4
    A powerful signal peptide that effectively addresses multiple signs of skin aging by mimicking a fragment of type I collagen, thereby stimulating the skin's natural production of collagen (types I, III, and IV), elastin, and fibronectin, all crucial components of the extracellular matrix. This action leads to improved skin elasticity, firmness, and overall texture.
    
    Clinical studies have shown remarkable results, with one double-blind study demonstrating a quantitative decrease in wrinkle fold depth by 18%, fold thickness by 37%, and an increase in skin firmness by 21% after 28 days of twice-daily application. Other research indicated that after 4 weeks, crow's feet wrinkles decreased by 14.07%, skin elasticity increased by 8.79%, and dermal density rose by 27.63%, contributing to a significant reduction in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
    
    
35. Tripeptide-1 ｜ Hexapeptide-9 ｜ Hexapeptide-11
    Working synergistically, these peptides stimulate collagen and elastin production, promote skin cell regeneration, repair damaged skin, accelerate wound healing, and provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. They also help to enhance skin firmness and elasticity, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, slow signs of skin aging, and restore smoothness to the complexion, which is particularly beneficial for improving scars and rough skin texture.
    
    
36. Bakuchiol
    A retinol-like ingredient suitable for sensitive, rosacea-prone, eczema-prone, or pregnant skin. Not only does it possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties, it also effectively promotes collagen production, improves fine lines and wrinkles, increases elasticity and firmness, while combating inflammation, free radicals, and acne.
    
    
37. Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
    A skin-friendly, highly stable, non-acidic Vitamin C derivative that inhibits melanin production, fades dark spots, freckles, and acne marks, improves uneven skin tone, reduces redness and inflammation, and promotes a more translucent and even skin tone. It also provides powerful antioxidant protection against free radicals, and promotes collagen synthesis to help improve skin elasticity and firmness, and smooth fine lines and wrinkles. Research has also proven its effectiveness in combating acne-causing bacteria.
    
    
38. Coral Weed Extract
    A marine-derived ingredient rich in minerals (especially calcium, magnesium, and zinc), polysaccharides, and proteins, as well as antioxidant, soothing, and anti-inflammatory properties, that helps to effectively revitalize the skin, support barrier health, neutralize free radicals, protect the skin from environmental stressors and blue light damage, soothe sensitivity, and reduce redness.
    
    
39. Thioctic Acid (also known as Lipoic Acid)
    A powerful antioxidant that helps fight free radical damages while promoting cell energy production, reducing signs of aging around the eyes and improving the vitality and elasticity of the skin around the eyes. It also helps strengthen the skin's natural barrier and provides moisturizing and nourishing properties.
    
    
40. Alpha-Bisabolol
    One of the main active ingredients in chamomile, it boasts excellent soothing and anti-inflammatory properties, which can reduce redness, irritation, and discomfort, with a significant calming effect on inflammation. Additionally, Alpha-Bisabolol also helps to brighten skin, fade hyperpigmentation and improve uneven skin tone.
    
    
41. Resveratrol
    Possesses powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, which help to inhibit the occurrence of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, reduce oxidative stress that leads to dull and lackluster skin, lessen the chance of exacerbated pigmentation, increase skin elasticity and radiance, and improve skin texture and uneven tone. Research further confirms that Resveratrol can reverse skin cells to a younger, more active state, thereby delaying the skin aging process and promoting skin repair and regeneration.
    
    
42. Beta-Carotene
    A powerful antioxidant that converts to Vitamin A in the human body, effectively defending against free radical damage from environmental pollution and UV radiation. It also helps promote the growth and repair of healthy cells, enhancing the skin's overall health, elasticity, and radiance.
    
    
43. Niacinamide
    Brightens skin tone, fades dark spots, increases and normalizes collagen, and inhibits the glycation process, thereby smoothing and preventing fine lines and wrinkles! It also has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, along with the ability to restore skin barrier function and regulate sebum, making it especially suitable for inflammatory skin conditions like acne, rosacea, and eczema.
    
    
44. Alpha-Arbutin
    A gentle, non-irritating, safe, and effective brightening ingredient derived from Bearberry Leaves. Compared to traditional Beta-Arbutin, it boasts higher stability, which makes it suitable for long-term use, and a stronger ability in inhibiting tyrosinase activity. This significantly reduces melanin production, effectively fading freckles, sun spots, age spots, and acne marks, while also improving uneven skin tone and dullness, leaving skin more translucent, fairer, and even.
    
    
45. Glutathione
    An essential and powerful antioxidant for the body, it combats free radicals, and protects skin cells from oxidative stress damage, thereby slowing down skin aging. It also helps to fade various hyperpigmentation and improve uneven skin tone by inhibiting melanin production. Furthermore, glutathione can promote skin detoxification, helping to clear toxins from within the skin, thus enhancing the overall skin health.
    
    
46. Adenosine
    It helps to replenish essential energy for skin cells, maintain normal skin cell metabolism, while inhibiting melanin, soothing skin, promoting blood circulation, and fighting free radicals to prevent wrinkles, sagging and loss of elasticity.
    
    
47. Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
    A lipophilic derivative of salicylic acid, belonging to the LHA group. With a skin friendly pH of 5.5, It slowly penetrates the skin to loosen dead skin cells, promote cell renewal, and unclog pores, preventing and treating acne, blackheads, and whiteheads, while exfoliating very gently. It also possesses significant anti-inflammatory properties that calm redness and sensitivity, along with oil-regulating benefits particularly useful for oily and blemish-prone skin. Furthermore, it helps stimulate collagen production, thereby improving skin firmness, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and refining overall skin texture and tone.
    
    
48. Lactic Acid
    A gentle alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) that gently removes aged keratinocytes by loosening dead skin cells and promoting cell renewal, leading to smoother skin and a brighter complexion. It is also a humectant that significantly boosts skin hydration while strengthening the skin's natural barrier. Furthermore, it can fade dark spots and hyperpigmentation, while stimulating the production of collagen and elastin to smooth fine lines and wrinkles, and firm skin.
    
    
49. Gluconolactone
    a polyhodroxy acid that works to improve bumpy skin and even skin tone. As it has a larger molecular structure than AHAs and is naturally a humectact, not only is it suitable for sensitive skin without causing irritations, it can also pull moisture out of the air and absorbs it into the skin to help hydrate and soothe dry skin. Additionally, it functions as an antioxidant and anti-microbial, and helps promote improvement in the skin’s firmness/tightness.
    
    
50. Salicylic Acid
    A type of BHA. Its oil-soluble nature allows it to effectively dissolve excess sebum, dead skin cells, and impurities within pores, making it highly effective at unclogging pores, reducing their appearance, and preventing and treating acne, blackheads, and whiteheads. It also possesses significant anti-inflammatory properties that calm redness and sensitivity, while helping to regulate oil production. By promoting cell renewal, it also helps to improve skin texture and fade acne marks.
    
    
51. Thiamine HCl (Vitamin B1)
    Helps with cell energy metabolism, promoting normal function and repair of skin cells, contributing to the overall health and vitality of the skin. Additionally, it can help soothe the skin, alleviate skin problems caused by stress, and keep the skin in a stable state.
    
    
52. Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
    An essential nutrient for cell growth and repair processes, it helps maintain normal skin function and mucous membrane health. It can also help improve skin texture, promote cell regeneration, and plays a positive role in maintaining a healthy complexion and reducing skin roughness.
    
    
53. Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)
    Has significant effects on balancing skin oil secretion and improving sebaceous gland function. It helps regulate skin problems caused by hormonal fluctuations, reduces the occurrence of acne and breakouts, and prevents the skin from becoming overly oily. Additionally, Vitamin B6 participates in protein metabolism, helping to maintain a healthy skin state and possessing certain anti-inflammatory effects that soothe skin discomfort.
    
    
54. Biotin (Vitamin B7)
    An indispensable nutrient for maintaining healthy skin, hair, and nails. In terms of skin care, it helps maintain healthy cell function and normal sebaceous gland operation, supporting the improvement of skin problems such as dryness and flaking.
    
    
55. Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)
    Plays a crucial role in the growth, repair, and regeneration processes of skin cells. It helps maintain healthy DNA synthesis and promotes the renewal of skin cells, thereby contributing to the overall health and elasticity of the skin. Additionally, folic acid also has certain antioxidant potential, helping to protect the skin from environmental damage and maintain a youthful, healthy skin texture.
    
    
56. Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)
    Plays an important role in maintaining skin health and even skin tone. It participates in cell regeneration and repair processes, helping to improve skin dryness, redness, and uneven pigmentation issues. Vitamin B12 also promotes healthy skin cell growth and has soothing properties, benefiting the calming of sensitive skin and improving overall skin texture.
    
    

SHEGAIA Step-by-Step Guide

🅠: Can I reapply if my skin is particularly dehydrated and dry?

Ⓐ: If your skin is severely dehydrated and dry, it is recommended to layer SHEGAIA Water Shine Procedure Ampoule 2 to 3 times to enhance the effect. Wait for the first layer to be fully absorbed before applying the second layer, and so on. Since the ampoule has very fine molecules and is instantly absorbed by the skin, there's no need to worry about "pilling" or causing cakiness/unevenness of foundation.

🅠: Can it be used with other serums?

Ⓐ: Yes! Water Shine Procedure Ampoule works synergistically with other SHEGAIA ampoules and serums. Of course, it is also suitable for use with serums from other brands. The basic order of use is after toner, as the first step before other ampoules or serums (except for Retinol serums).