Ingredients

An inside look at the science, purpose, and benefits behind the actives that power your skincare routine.

Peptides: Your Power Play for Reducing Redness and Building Collagen
Peptides: Your Power Play for Reducing Redness and Building Collagen
Table of content Rejuv Rx Peptide Concentrate FF3 Biointensive GF Derm-A-Renew FF3 Hydra Intensive HA Wink You probably already know that peptides are a powerhouse of productivity when it comes to stimulating the production of collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid,...
Is vitamin C good for skin?
Why Antioxidants Are Skin’s Best Friend
Table of content Why Your Skin Needs Antioxidants Green Tea Retinoid (Vitamin A) Vitamin C Vitamin E Why Your Skin Needs Antioxidants Your skin needs antioxidants like a fish needs water. These all-important compounds are vital in supporting healthy cell...
What are the best ingredients for the skin barrier
Skin Barrier-Loving Ingredients for Healthy Skin
The skin barrier is your body’s first line of defense, protecting you from irritants, allergens, pollutants, and moisture loss. It’s made up of a lipid matrix— cholesterol, fatty acids, and ceramides —that holds skin cells together and keeps the good...
I aloe good for the skin
Hello, Aloe! Why Aloe Is Still One Of The Greatest Things You Can Put On Your Skin
Table of contents Natural Brightener Acne Fighter Scar Reducer Free Radical Scavenger Collagen Builder Enhancer Of Tightness and Tone Hydrating Hero Soother & Healer Our Favorite Products Containing Aloe  With so many exotic ingredients out there, it might be tempting...
Can Vitamin A Keep the Wrinkles Away?
Can Vitamin A Keep the Wrinkles Away?
Vitamin A has long been the crown jewel in anti-aging formulas. But is it really effective at keeping wrinkles away? As one of the most studied and proven ingredients in skin care, Vitamin A has the results to back up...
Salicylic Acid: Skin Care’s Ultimate Team Player
Salicylic Acid: Skin Care’s Ultimate Team Player
  If the words “salicylic acid” conjure zit-zapping gels of your awkward youth, you may be surprised to learn that this acne-fighting constituent has more to offer than just clear pores. Salicylic acid calms, exfoliates, clears impactions, reduces the appearance...
Five DIY Ingredients That Are Just Don'ts
Five DIY Ingredients That Are Just Don'ts
Treat Your Skin With Care Your skin is the pashmina scarf of biological organs; a beautiful, finely textured, strong, but soft, protective covering that requires special care. A lot of people have advice on how to keep your pashmina beautiful....
Benzoyl Peroxide Is To Zits What Dragonglass Is To White Walkers
Benzoyl Peroxide Is To Zits What Dragonglass Is To White Walkers
  Benzoyl peroxide is a subject we know a bit about. Back in the 70s, Dr. James Fulton, the pioneering dermatologist and formulator whose innovative work forms the basis of the Vivant Skin Care line, created the stabilized version of...
Everything You Need to Know About Benzoyl Peroxide
Everything You Need to Know About Benzoyl Peroxide
  Whiteheads? Blackheads? Inflamed, angry, clear-your-calendar-because-you’re-not- going-out-till-this-is-over cysts? Benzoyl peroxide is there for you. Whether alone or in combination with other medications, BP has been a mainstay of effective acne treatments for decades. How does the heavyweight champion of acne...
Your Expert Guide to Exfoliation
Your Expert Guide to Exfoliation
An AHA, a BHA, and a facial scrub walk into a bar. The bartender says, “Thank God you’re here. It’s a rough crowd tonight.” If you got the joke, congratulations, you know what exfoliators are, and your skin is benefitting...
What Makes Benzoyl Peroxide Such an Acne-Fighting Superhero?
What Makes Benzoyl Peroxide Such an Acne-Fighting Superhero?
Benzoyl peroxide is a triple threat to acne. It kills bacteria, reduces inflammation, and peels impactions to face down everything from vexing little white bumps to angry red pustules. It works quickly, bringing improvement in as few as five days...
White text that reads "gold standards" with Vivant Skin Care products around it
The Gold Standards of Skincare Developed by Dr. James Fulton
Table of content Retinoid (Vitamin A) Retinyl Propionate Clinical Mandelic Acid Alpha-Hydroxy Acids + Retinoid (Vitamin A) Benzoyl Peroxide Topical Erythromycin Recommended Products When people talk about gold standard ingredients, the ones that are widely accepted as true changemakers in...