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asap N20 Peptide Complex asap N20 Peptide Complex ingredients explained: Aqua, Niacinamide, Propanediol, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Acetyl Zingerone, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Glycerin, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-40, Panthenol, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid antioxidant, skin brightening goodie Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Acetyl Zingerone antioxidant, chelating Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid moisturizer/​humectant Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer viscosity controlling Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract soothing, antimicrobial/​antibacterial, emollient, perfuming Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Acetyl Tetrapeptide-40 Panthenol Xanthan Gum Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin Citric Acid buffering Sodium Citrate chelating, buffering 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 Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often used and often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. A very stable and promising form of the skincare superstar, Vitamin C. If you do not know why Vitamin C is such a big deal in skin care, you can catch up here. In short, Vitamin C has three proven magic abilities: antioxidant, collagen booster, and skin brightener. The problem, though, is that it's very unstable, turns brown and becomes ineffective in no time (after a few month) and the cosmetics industry is trying to come up with smart derivatives that are stable and have the magic properties of pure Vitamin C. Ethyl Ascorbic Acid or EAC for short is an "etherified derivative of ascorbic acid" that consists of vitamin C and an ethyl group bound to the third carbon position. This makes Vitamin C very stable and soluble in both water and oil. However, for a Vitamin C derivative to work it's not enough just to be stable, they also have to be absorbed into the skin and be converted there to pure Vitamin C. We have good news regarding the absorption: on top of manufacturer claims, there is some data (animal study) demonstrating in can get into the skin, and it seems to be better at it than Ascorbyl Glucoside, another vitamin C derivative. Regarding conversion, we can cite only a manufacturers claim saying that EAC is metabolized in the skin into pure ascorbic acid (and the ascorbic acid content of EAC is very high - 86,4% - compared to the usual 50-60% Vitamin C content of other derivatives). As for the three magic abilities of Vitamin C, we again mostly have only the manufacturer's claims, but at least those are very promising. EAC seems to have b what‑it‑does cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | skin brightening soothing | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | chelating moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. soothing | antimicrobial/antibacterial | emollient | perfuming cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant chelating | buffering