Bielenda Super Power Mezo | Active Moisturising Face Cream With Hyaluronic Acid + Biomimetic Peptides

Bielenda Super Power Mezo | Active Moisturising Face Cream With Hyaluronic Acid + Biomimetic Peptides Bielenda Super Power Mezo | Active Moisturising Face Cream With Hyaluronic Acid + Biomimetic Peptides ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Ethylhexyl Stearate, Lanolin, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Trehalose, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Lactic Acid, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Propylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, DMDM Hydantoin, Parfum (Fragrance), Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Ethylhexyl Stearate emollient Lanolin emollient, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 0, 0-1 Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter 0, 4 goodie Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying 0, 1 Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Trehalose moisturizer/​humectant Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Hyaluronic Acid Sodium Hyaluronate Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 cell-communicating ingredient Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Potassium Cetyl Phosphate Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer viscosity controlling Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Disodium EDTA chelating Phenoxyethanol preservative Methylparaben Ethylparaben DMDM Hydantoin icky Parfum (Fragrance) perfuming Butylphenyl Methylpropional Hexyl Cinnamal Limonene perfuming, solvent 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 clear, almost colorless (or slightly yellowish) oily liquid (an ester to be precise) that's used as a medium spreading emollient. It gives skin a nice and smooth after-feel and it's very good at reducing oiliness or greasiness coming from other heavier oils in the formula. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. Theobroma means "food of the gods" in Greek though probably "treat of the people" would be more spot on. The cacao fruits and especially the seeds in it need no introduction as everyone knows them as the magical raw material of the magical sweet treat, chocolate (the flavour is composed of more than 1200(!) substances, and the exact chemical nature of it is not really understood, so it's indeed magic. :)). As for skincare, cocoa butter counts as a rich emollient that can moisturize and nourish even the driest skin (think chapped hands or lips). It's solid at room temperature and melts nicely when you smear it on. It's loaded with good-for-the-skin things: it contains fatty acids, mainly oleic (35%), stearic (34%), and palmitic (25%) and it also has antioxidant vitamin E and polyphenols. An ex-vivo (made on human skin but not on real people) study examined the cocoa polyphenols and found that 0.5-0.75% of them improved skin tone and elasticity and had a similarly positive impact on GAGs (important natural moisturizing factors in the skin) and collagen synthesis than a commercial high-end moisturizer (it was an Estee Lauder one). All in all, cocoa butter is a goodie, especially for very dry skin. 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. It can be produced from most vegetable oils (in oils three fatty acid molecules are attached to glycerin instead of just one like here) in a pretty simple, "green" process that is similar to soap making. It's readily biodegradable. It also occurs naturally in our body and is used as a food additive. As cosmetic chemist Colins writes it, "its safety really is beyond any doubt". An extremely common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams and lotions. It also helps to stabilize oil-wate what‑it‑does emollient | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing irritancy, com. emollient | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | solvent perfuming | solvent