The Ordinary
Buffet" Multi Technology Peptide Serum
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust51 of 51 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 51 listed ingredients.
Worth a look (5)
Health Canada Hotlist — restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists
EU-restricted (with limits)flagged by 2 of 9 lists
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- AQUA
- GLYCERINhumectant
- LACTOCOCCUS FERMENT LYSATE
- ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8
- PENTAPEPTIDE-18
- PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1
- PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7
- PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-38
- DIPEPTIDE DIAMINOBUTYROYL BENZYLAMIDE DIACETATE
- ACETYLARGINYLTRYPTOPHYL DIPHENYLGLYCINE
- SODIUM HYALURONATE CROSSPOLYMER
- SODIUM HYALURONATEhumectant
- ALLANTOINsoothing
- GLYCINE
- ALANINE
- SERINE
- VALINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- PROLINE
- THREONINE
- HISTIDINE
- PHENYLALANINE
- ARGININE
- ASPARTIC ACID
- TREHALOSE
- FRUCTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- MALTOSE
- UREAhumectant
- SODIUM PCAhumectant
- PCA
- SODIUM LACTATE
- HYDROXYPROPYL CYCLODEXTRIN
- SODIUM CHLORIDE
- BUTYLENE GLYCOL
- PENTYLENE GLYCOL
- ACACIA SENEGAL GUM
- XANTHAN GUM
- POLYSORBATE 20
- PPG-26-BUTETH-26
- PEG-40 HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL
- TRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATE
- SODIUM BENZOATE
- CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
- ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
- CHLORPHENESIN
What these ingredient tags mean (2)
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humectantGLYCERIN, SODIUM HYALURONATE, UREA, SODIUM PCA
- GLYCERIN: A humectant, and one of the two ingredients a comparison of moisturiser components found made a significant difference to skin hydration. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(h), lists glycerin as a skin protectant at 20 to 45%. On the humectant half: Jeong CB, Han JY, Cho JC, Suh KD, Nam GW, "Analysis of electrical property changes of skin by oil-in-water emulsion components", Int J Cosmet Sci 2013;35(4):402-410, DOI 10.1111/ics.12059, PMID 23621673, found that "glycerine and urea showed significant skin hydration effects compared with other humectants".
- SODIUM HYALURONATE: A humectant that holds a large amount of water at the skin surface. Chylińska N, Maciejczyk M, "Hyaluronic Acid and Skin: Its Role in Aging and Wound-Healing Processes", Gels 2025;11(4):281, DOI 10.3390/gels11040281, PMID 40277717, open access: hyaluronic acid's "high osmotic activity and anionic structure enable it to bind large amounts of water", and "sodium and potassium hyaluronate are widely used in moisturizing products". The same review notes that high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid does not penetrate the deeper layers.
- UREA: A humectant the skin already makes; at higher levels it also softens thickened skin. StatPearls, "Moisturizers", NCBI Bookshelf NBK545171, updated 12 February 2024: "Urea is a component of NMF. The addition of urea to moisturizers helps with the absorption of water into the stratum corneum." The FDA label for prescription-strength urea calls it keratolytic and states that its mechanism of action is not yet known.
- SODIUM PCA: The salt of PCA, one of the water-holding substances the outer layer of skin makes for itself. Dörner C, Steinbinder J, Sachslehner AP, Sukseree S, Eckhart L, "Amino Acid Metabolism of the Skin: Control by Specific Enzymes and Contribution to Protective Functions", Metabolites 2025;15(9):601, DOI 10.3390/metabo15090601, open access, section "Glutamine Is Converted to Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid, a Component of the NMF": "pyrrolidone carboxylic acid (PCA), also known as pyroglutamic acid or 5-oxoproline, accumulates in the stratum corneum."
soothingALLANTOIN
- ALLANTOIN: A skin protectant used at low levels in products aimed at irritated skin. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(a), lists allantoin as a skin-protectant active at 0,5 to 2%. Its labelled indications are 21 CFR 347.50(b)(1), "temporarily protects minor: cuts, scrapes, burns", and (b)(2), which covers chafed, chapped or cracked skin. The monograph does not give it the "minor skin irritation and itching" wording; that one belongs to colloidal oatmeal, sodium bicarbonate and one combination, and to topical starch without the itching half.