ART&FACT. Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%

ART&FACT. Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% ART&FACT. Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% ingredients explained: Aqua/Water, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Zinc Pca, Propylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Xanthan Gum, Ceteareth-23, Dipropylene Glycol, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Fruit Extract Show all ingredients by function Aqua/Water solvent Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Zinc Pca anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Propylene Glycol 0, 0 Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Phenoxyethanol Dimethyl Isosorbide solvent, viscosity controlling Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Ceteareth-23 surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Dipropylene Glycol Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea Fruit Extract antioxidant 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 multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin Great anti-aging, wrinkle smoothing ingredient used at 4-5% concentration Fades brown spots alone or in combination with amino sugar, acetyl glucosamine Increases ceramide synthesis that results in a stronger, healthier skin barrier and better skin hydration Can help to improve several skin conditions including acne, rosacea, and atopic dermatitis Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It’s a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. BG’s main job is usually to be a solvent for the other ingredients. Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin. It’s an ingredient whose safety hasn’t been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about). BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. BTW, it’s also a food additive. If you have oily, acne-prone skin, Zinc PCA is one of the actives to put on your "TO TRY" list. It's a synergistic association of two great things: Zinc and L-PCA. The Zinc part is there to help normalize sebum production and limit the proliferation of evil acne-causing bacteria. L-PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid and it's a key molecule in the skin that helps with processes of hydration and energy (it's actually an NMF, a natural moisturizing factor). L-PCA is not only there to hydrate the skin, but it also helps to increase the efficacy and bioavailability of zinc. An in-vivo (done on real people) test done by the manufacturer shows that Zinc PCA reduces sebum production statistically significantly after 28 days of application (1% was used in the test), and in-vitro (made in the lab) measurements show that Zinc PCA has strong anti-microbial activity against P. acnes (between 0.1-0.25%) and other bacterial strains. If that would not be enough there is also a 2011 research paper saying that based on in-vitro (made in the lab, not on real people) findings Zinc PCA might be a promising anti-aging active that helps with the production of type I collagen (and we all know more collagen = firmer skin). All in all, definitely a goodie for oi what‑it‑does cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant solvent | viscosity controlling surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying