PORE PERFECTION VOLUMELIFT AMPOULE

1. Belgian Thermal Spring Water 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. Next-Generation TECA™ Hydrolyzed Sponge Microneedles
   TECA™ is a patented ingredient combining Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, and Asiatic Acid, which hydrates, repairs and revitalizes skin, stimulates collagen synthesis, strengthens the skin barrier, smooths fine lines and wrinkles, combats free radicals, while smoothing and softening skin. Its excellent soothing and anti-inflammatory properties can also significantly reduce redness, irritation, and inflammation, and accelerate the healing process of damaged skin.
   
   Shegaia further enhances TECA™ by encapsulating it via Phytosome technology. This is then nanonized and applied through a special Spray Coating Tech onto hydrolyzed sponge microneedles extracted from specific freshwater sponges. The tiny needle-like structure of these purified and dried algal needles can penetrate the epidermis, and by creating micro-disruptions in the epidermal structure, they stimulate keratinocyte renewal, promote dermal blood circulation and metabolism, and activate skin repair and regeneration, thereby improving skin texture. On the other hand, these microneedles can also penetrate deep into the dermal structure, stimulating the growth of underlying skin cells and collagen production, reducing the formation of wrinkles and fine lines, tightening enlarged pores, and restoring plumpness and firmness to the skin.
   
   With the added benefit of phospholipid-encapsulated TECA™, these hydrolyzed sponge microneedles not only cause no tingling sensation but are also suitable even for sensitive and damaged skin. Furthermore, based on their physical penetration effect, they can simultaneously greatly enhance the penetration of all active ingredients.
   
   
3. Volufiline™
   A plant extract containing active ingredients such as sarsasapogenin, it primarily works by stimulating deep skin adipocytes (fat cells) to increase lipid storage, thereby achieving a plumping and volumizing effect. This helps to improve the fullness of areas that have become sunken due to aging or weight loss, such as the cheeks, under-eyes, and nasolabial folds. By increasing the skin's plumpness, it also significantly enhances skin elasticity and firmness, making the facial contours fuller and firmer.
   
   
4. MadeWhite™
   Possesses excellent inhibitory effects on inflammatory factors and melanin, helping to calm the skin, soothe and reduce inflammation such as acne, promote the skin's healing process, while also improving pigmentation and reducing the chance of acne marks from appearing.
   
   
5. Apple | Lemon | Sweet Orange | Yuzu | Grapefruit | Grape Fruit Extracts
   Rich in natural fruit acids (AHA), vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals, these fruit extracts not only gently promote cell turnover, improve uneven skin tone, and brighten overall complexion, but also effectively combat free radical damages to the skin, slow down skin aging, and help balance oil secretion and refine pores.
   
   
6. 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.
   
   
7. 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.
   
   
8. 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.
   
   
9. 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.
   
   
10. EGF (Epidermal Growth Factor)
    Effectively promotes the growth, proliferation, and differentiation of skin cells, and accelerates the repair process of damaged skin, including minor wounds and skin cell damage caused by inflammation and sensitivity. By stimulating cell renewal and promoting collagen and elastin synthesis, it also helps to diminish fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity, enhance skin firmness and plumpness, and improve skin barrier function, resulting in a more youthful, smooth, and refined skin texture.
    
    
11. FGF (Fibroblast Growth Factor)
    An important signaling protein that primarily promotes the proliferation and activity of fibroblasts, stimulating the synthesis of skin matrix components like collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid. This significantly enhances skin elasticity, firmness, and plumpness, effectively improving fine lines and wrinkles. FGF also accelerates the skin's repair process, plays a crucial role in the regeneration of damaged skin, and helps improve the skin's overall health and radiance.
    
    
12. IGF (Insulin-like Growth Factor)
    An important polypeptide that primarily promotes cell growth and differentiation, especially the renewal of skin cells. It helps accelerate the skin's repair process, which is crucial for improving damaged skin and enhancing overall skin health. IGF also works synergistically with other growth factors to stimulate the production of collagen and elastin, thereby boosting skin elasticity and firmness, and smoothing fine lines and wrinkles, for a plumper and healthier skin texture.
    
    
13. Velvet Extract
    Rich in growth factors such as EGF, FGF, IGF-1, IGF-2, and TGF-β, as well as 20 amino acids, collagen, hyaluronic acid, proteins, calcium, phosphorus, sulfur, magnesium, zinc, copper, iron, selenium, cobalt, phospholipids, and more, it can increase epidermal growth factors in the skin by over 6 times while stimulating collagen and elastin production, which significantly smoothes fine lines and wrinkles and promotes wound healing, cell growth, regeneration, and repair.
    
    
14. Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
    One of the causes of fine lines and wrinkles stems from our repetitive facial expressions, such as smiling, frowning, or squinting. Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, derived from Botox, can reduce and prevent the appearance of wrinkles by blocking nerve signals to muscles, thereby preventing muscle contractions, yet without the side effects of Botox. It also promotes the skin's natural production of Type I collagen, while optimizing the skin's collagen and moisturizing functions, further improving fine lines, wrinkles, and skin elasticity. Studies show that continuous use for 30 days can reduce wrinkle depth by up to 30%.
    
    
15. 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.
    
    
16. 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.
    
    
17. 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.
    
    
18. 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.
    
    
19. 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.
    
    
20. 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.
    
    
21. 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.
    
    
22. 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.
    
    
23. 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.
    
    
24. Urea
    A crucial component of the skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF), and a highly effective humectant and emollient. It absorbs moisture from the environment and deeply hydrates the skin, significantly improving the skin's hydration and water-retention capabilities, and reducing trans-epidermal water loss. It can also strengthen the skin's barrier function, enhance skin defense, and has the effect of soothing irritation and reducing itchiness, being particularly beneficial for dry, sensitive, or skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis.
    
    
25. Resveratrol
    Possess 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.
    
    
26. 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.
    
    
27. 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.
    
    
28. Centella Asiatica/Leaf/Root Extract
    Highly soothing and regenerating, they help to calm the skin, alleviate inflammation, and promote the skin's healing process. Also effective in improving acne.
    
    
29. Rice Bran Extract
    Rich in Vitamins E and B, Omega-9, various fatty acids, and over 100 types of antioxidants, it helps to nourish the skin, combat free radicals, improve dark spots, and slow down skin aging.
    
    
30. Avocado Oil
    Rich in Vitamins A, D, E, Beta-Carotene, and essential fatty acids, it deeply moisturizes and nourishes the skin, effectively alleviating dryness and roughness, while enhancing hydration and moisture-retention capabilities. It also possesses powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, helping to combat free radical damage, soothe redness and sensitivity, making it particularly suitable for skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis. Furthermore, it promotes collagen production, improves skin elasticity, and helps accelerate wound healing and reduce signs of aging.
    
    
31. Olive Fruit Oil
    Rich in powerful antioxidants such as Vitamins A, D, E, K, and polyphenols, it effectively combats free radicals, reduces oxidative stress, and smooths fine lines and wrinkles. It also possesses excellent moisturizing, nourishing, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties, to deeply nourish dry skin, lock in moisture, enhance skin softness and radiance, soothe redness and sensitivity, as well as promote wound healing.
    
    
32. 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.
    
    
33. 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.
    
    
34. 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.
    
    
35. 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.
    
    
36. 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.
    
    
37. 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.
    
    
38. 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.
    
    
39. 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.
    
    
40. Sodium Hyaluronate | Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate | Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer | Potassium Hyaluronate | Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate | Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid | Hyaluronic Acid ｜ Dextran
    These 7 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.
    
    
41. Arginine | Glycine | Serine | Glutamic Acid | Aspartic Acid | Leucine | Alanine | Lysine | Tyrosine | Phenylalanine | Valine | Threonine | Proline | Isoleucine | Histidine | Methionine | Cysteine
    These 17 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.
    
    
42. 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.
    
    

SHEGAIA Step-by-Step Guide

🅠: Is a thin layer over my entire face enough?

Ⓐ: We recommend applying one layer over your entire face, gently pressing until fully absorbed. Then for areas with enlarged pores or lack of elasticity, reapply multiple times to intensify the concentrated treatment effect. Since the ampoule molecules are extremely fine and instantly absorbed by the skin, there is absolutely no need to worry about "pilling" or causing caking, uneven foundation.

🅠: Can it be used with other serums?

Ⓐ: Yes! PORE Perfection VolumeLift Ampoule achieves complementary effects when used with other SHEGAIA ampoules and serums. If you wish to focus on improving pore, we recommend using SHEGAIA Water Shine Procedure Ampoule first to replenish the skin with sufficient hydration, then apply PORE Perfection VolumeLift Ampoule, followed by SHEGAIA ARCTIC™ Revitalizing & Firming Soothing Repair Spicule Serum.

🅠: Since the ampoule contains sponge microneedles, will it irritate the skin or cause a tingling sensation?

Ⓐ: The next-generation TECA™ Hydrolyzed sponge microneedles used in PORE Perfection VolumeLift Ampoule utilize nanotechnology and will not irritate the skin at all. Furthermore, with the Phytosome phospholipid-encapsulated TECA™, these hydrolyzed sponge microneedles not only lack the tingling sensation found in other microneedle, or silicon needle products on the market, but their excellent anti-inflammatory and soothing properties can also significantly reduce redness, irritation, and inflammation, and accelerate the healing process of damaged skin. Therefore, it is even suitable for sensitive, acne-prone, and damaged skin. In fact, if we didn't tell you there were sponge microneedles in it, you wouldn't even notice their presence, so there's absolutely no need to worry.