Bielenda Professional Peptide Lift Light Peptide Firming & Tightening Cream

Bielenda Professional Peptide Lift Light Peptide Firming & Tightening Cream Bielenda Professional Peptide Lift Light Peptide Firming & Tightening Cream ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Propanediol, Squalane, Stearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Betaine, Isododecane, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil, Camellia Japonica (Tsubaki) Seed Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch, Hydrolyzed Elastin, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Beta-Sitosterol, Squalene, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Caprylyl Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Tetradecenyl/Methylpentadecene, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Benzyl Alcohol, Parfum (Fragrance), Linalool Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Coco-Caprylate/Caprate emollient Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Stearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 2, 2 Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying Betaine moisturizer/​humectant Isododecane emollient, solvent Potassium Cetyl Phosphate emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil Camellia Japonica (Tsubaki) Seed Oil Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch viscosity controlling Hydrolyzed Elastin moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Hydrolyzed Collagen emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 cell-communicating ingredient Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Hydrolyzed Rice Protein Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Beta-Sitosterol Squalene skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, emollient Ascorbyl Palmitate 0, 2 icky Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil emollient, perfuming 0, 3 Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate Caprylyl Glycol Pentylene Glycol Hydrogenated Tetradecenyl/Methylpentadecene solvent, viscosity controlling Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer Disodium EDTA chelating Potassium Sorbate preservative Phenoxyethanol Ethylhexylglycerin Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Parfum (Fragrance) perfuming Linalool 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 light emollient ester (C8-10 fatty acids connected to C12-18 fatty alcohols) that absorbs quickly and leaves a dry but silky finish on the skin. In terms of skin feel, it is similar to Dicaprylyl Carbonate, another commonly used light emollient. 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. It seems to us that squalane is in fashion and there is a reason for it. Chemically speaking, it is a saturated (no double bonds) hydrocarbon (a molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen), meaning that it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life. It occurs naturally in certain fish and plant oils (e.g. olive), and in the sebum (the oily stuff our skin produces) of the human skin. As f.c. puts it in his awesome blog post, squalane's main things are "emolliency, surface occlusion, and TEWL prevention all with extreme cosmetic elegance". In other words, it's a superb moisturizer that makes your skin nice and smooth, without being heavy or greasy. Another advantage of squalane is that it is pretty much compatible with all skin types and skin conditions. It is excellent for acne-prone skin and safe to use even if you have fungi-related skin issues, like seborrhea or fungal acne. The unsaturated (with double bonds) and hence less stable version of Squalane is Squalene, you can read about it here >> A handy multi-tasker, white to light yellowish oil-loving wax that works very well in oil-in-water emulsions. It makes your skin feel nice and smooth (emollient), stabilizes oil-water mixes and gives body to them. Oh, and one more thing: it's a so-called fatty alcohol - the good, emollient type of alcohol that is non-drying and non-irritating. It is often mixed with fellow fatty alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, and the mixture is called Cetearyl Alcohol in the ingredient list. A super common, waxy, white, solid stuff that helps water and oil to mix together, gives body to creams and leaves the skin feeling soft and smooth. Chemically speaking, it is the attachment of a glycerin molecule to the fatty acid called stearic acid what‑it‑does solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | emollient irritancy, com. emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant emollient | solvent emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient emollient | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | emollient emollient | perfuming solvent | viscosity controlling preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling