APIS Lifting Peptide Tensing Mask

APIS Lifting Peptide Tensing Mask APIS Lifting Peptide Tensing Mask ingredients explained: Aqua, Glycerin, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Acetyl Octapeptide-3, Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract, Ubiquinone, Sodium Hyaluronate, Carbomer, Benzyl Alcohol, Salicylic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Squalane, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Gardenia Tahitensis Flower, Sodium Hydroxide, PEG-8, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Parfum Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil emollient goodie Acetyl Octapeptide-3 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract Ubiquinone antioxidant Sodium Hyaluronate Carbomer viscosity controlling 0, 1 Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative Sorbic Acid preservative Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient Cocos Nucifera Oil emollient, perfuming 0, 4 Gardenia Tahitensis Flower Sodium Hydroxide buffering PEG-8 moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Tocopherol 0-3, 0-3 Ascorbyl Palmitate 0, 2 icky Ascorbic Acid antioxidant, skin brightening, buffering Citric Acid Parfum perfuming Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40% High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin The golden yellow oil coming from the Macadamia nut, a native Australian nut. Similar to other plant oils, it's loaded with emollient and nourishing fatty acids. It's a high oleic acid oil (50-67% oleic acid and only 0-5% linoleic acid) that makes it very emollient and ideal for dry skin types (and less ideal for acne-prone skin). Its unique property is that it contains high amounts of a rare fatty acid called palmitoleic acid (12-25%) that give Macadamia oil a "cushiony" feel. It's also easily absorbed and makes the skin soft and supple. A newer and, molecule-wise, somewhat bigger version of the famous "Botox-like" peptide called Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 or Argireline. Just like Argireline, Acetyl Octapeptide-3 is also claimed to influence the muscle contraction process that results in a more relaxed and line-free face, especially around the forehead and the eyes. While Argireline counts as a pretty well-proven peptide, with multiple studies confirming its anti-wrinkle efficacy, we cannot say the same for Acetyl Octapeptide-3. What we have is the manufacturer's claim that comparing 10% Argireline with 10% SNAP-8 solution (that means 0.005% pure peptide powder) the SNAP-8 peptide did a bit better as it reduced wrinkles by 34.98% vs 27.05% reduction for Argireline (twice a day use for 28 days on 17 women). Other than that, we can write here pretty much the same as at Argireline. Obviously, no peptide works as effectively as real Botox, and the Botox-inspired peptides are quick fixes rather than being collagen builders or real preventers of structural aging. They are nice additions to an anti-aging skincare routine but not the real superstars (think vitamin C, AHAs or retinol). We don't have description for this ingredient yet. Thanks to Nivea, Q10 is a pretty well-known ingredient and the fame and Beiersdorf's (the parent compan what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative skin-identical ingredient | emollient emollient | perfuming moisturizer/humectant | solvent antioxidant | skin brightening | buffering