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Best ingredients for uneven texture

Rough, bumpy, or uneven texture comes from built-up dead skin and disorganised turnover. These ingredients smooth and refine the surface — chemical exfoliants and cell-communicating actives.

65 ingredientsListed with our own conservative safety grade — an evidence roundup, not a medical efficacy ranking.

Ranked ingredients for this concern

  1. Anti-aging

    Adenosine

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  2. Soothing

    Allantoin

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  3. Soothing

    Asiaticoside

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  4. Antioxidant

    Astaxanthin

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  5. Brightening

    Azelaic Acid

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  6. Soothing

    Beta-Glucan

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  7. Soothing

    Centella Asiatica

    Centella Asiatica Extract

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  8. Humectant

    Collagen

    Hydrolyzed Collagen

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  9. Soothing

    Colloidal Oatmeal

    Avena Sativa Kernel Flour

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  10. Brightening

    Galactomyces Ferment

    Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate

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  11. Brightening

    Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate

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  12. Anti-aging

    Ginseng

    Panax Ginseng Root Extract

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  13. Humectant

    Glycerin

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  14. Soothing

    Gotu Kola

    Centella Asiatica Extract

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  15. Humectant

    Hyaluronic Acid

    Sodium Hyaluronate

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  16. Barrier

    Jojoba Oil

    Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil

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  17. Barrier

    Lactobacillus Ferment

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  18. Soothing

    Madecassoside

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  19. Exfoliant

    Maltobionic Acid

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  20. Soothing

    Mugwort

    Artemisia Vulgaris Extract

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  21. Brightening

    Noni Fruit Ferment

    Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Ferment

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  22. Anti-aging

    Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4

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  23. Humectant

    Panthenol

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  24. Exfoliant

    PHA (Gluconolactone)

    Gluconolactone

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  25. Humectant

    Polyglutamic Acid

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  26. Antioxidant

    Resveratrol

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  27. Brightening

    Rice Extract

    Oryza Sativa Extract

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  28. Barrier

    Rosehip Oil

    Rosa Canina Fruit Oil

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  29. Barrier

    Snail Secretion Filtrate

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  30. Barrier

    Squalane

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  31. Humectant

    Urea

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  32. Antioxidant

    Alpha Lipoic Acid

    Thioctic Acid

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  33. Anti-aging

    Argireline

    Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

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  34. Anti-aging

    Bakuchiol

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  35. Exfoliant

    Bromelain

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  36. Exfoliant

    Citric Acid

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  37. Exfoliant

    Lactic Acid

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  38. Exfoliant

    Malic Acid

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  39. Exfoliant

    Mandelic Acid

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  40. Anti-aging

    Oligopeptides

    Oligopeptide-1

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  41. Anti-aging

    Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1

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  42. Exfoliant

    Papaya Enzyme

    Carica Papaya Fruit Extract

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  43. Anti-aging

    Peptides (Matrixyl)

    Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4

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  44. Exfoliant

    Phytic Acid

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  45. Barrier

    Snail Mucin

    Snail Secretion Filtrate

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  46. Exfoliant

    Tartaric Acid

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  47. Sunscreen

    Tinosorb S

    Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine

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  48. Sunscreen

    Titanium Dioxide

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  49. Exfoliant

    Willow Bark

    Salix Alba Bark Extract

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  50. Anti-aging

    Copper Peptides (GHK-Cu)

    Copper Tripeptide-1

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  51. Anti-aging

    EGF (Epidermal Growth Factor)

    sh-Oligopeptide-1

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  52. Exfoliant

    Glycolic Acid (AHA)

    Glycolic Acid

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  53. Anti-aging

    Granactive Retinoid

    Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate

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  54. Exfoliant

    Salicylic Acid (BHA)

    Salicylic Acid

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  55. Anti-aging

    Retinal (Retinaldehyde)

    Retinal

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  56. Sunscreen

    Avobenzone

    Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane

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  57. Anti-aging

    Retinol

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  58. Exfoliant

    Betaine Salicylate

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  59. Exfoliant

    Lactobionic Acid

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  60. Exfoliant

    Lipohydroxy Acid (LHA)

    Capryloyl Salicylic Acid

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  61. Anti-aging

    PDRN (Salmon DNA)

    Sodium DNA

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  62. Exfoliant

    Pyruvic Acid

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  63. Anti-aging

    Retinyl Propionate

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  64. Anti-aging

    Retinyl Retinoate

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  65. Exfoliant

    Succinic Acid

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The terms behind this concern

Educational, not medical advice. Skin is individual; patch-test new actives and introduce them one at a time.

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