Biologique Recherche Amniotique VG Fundamental Hydration Serum

Biologique Recherche Amniotique VG Fundamental Hydration Serum Ingredients in Biologique Recherche Amniotique VG Fundamental Hydration Serum explained: benefits, concerns, and detailed analysis of 20 ingredients including Water, Glycerin, and Algae Extract A serum with 20 ingredients, including urea. This hydrating serum is formulated around Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract and Panthenol to hydrate skin and strengthen the skin barrier. We independently verify ingredients, backed by peer-reviewed research. Suggest an update. Water Glycerin Algae Extract Pentylene Glycol Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract Papaver Rhoeas Petal Extract Phaseolus Radiatus Extract Juglans Regia Shell Extract Panthenol Lactic Acid Sodium Lactate Allantoin Serine Sorbitol Propylene Glycol Tea-Lactate Triethanolamine Urea Phenylpropanol Sodium Benzoate Water, Glycerin, Algae Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract, Papaver Rhoeas Petal Extract, Phaseolus Radiatus Extract, Juglans Regia Shell Extract, Panthenol, Lactic Acid, Sodium Lactate, Allantoin, Serine, Sorbitol, Propylene Glycol, Tea-Lactate, Triethanolamine, Urea, Phenylpropanol, Sodium Benzoate Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product. So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation. You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated! Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum. Topically, glycerin does several things at once: Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3. Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin. This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products. Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity. Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine. Algae Extract is one of the vaguest names on any label because it just means "extract of some alga" (and there are thousands of species and dozens of ways to extract them). This just means two products listing it can contain completely different things. This ingredient name was actually officially retired in the INCI dictionary in 2015 and brands were pushed toward species-specific names instead (like Laminaria Digitata Extract or Chondrus Crispus Extract). Generally, it is used to hold water and soften skin in a formula. Algae are rich in polysaccharides, pigments, and amino-acids that act as humectants, emollients, and skin-conditioning agents. It isn't on standard cosmetic-patch test panels and "seaweed dermatitis" is actually an acute irritant reaction to algal toxins in seawater and not the cosmetic ingredient. You'll see algae listed as a 5/5 on a lot of pore-clogging charts and that number doesn't come from anywhere; it's not in the original rabbit-ear studies that most comedogenic ratings trace back to. The reasoning behind the reputation is that seaweed is high in iodine and iodine can trigger acne-like breakouts when eaten. This traces back to a 1976 letter in Archives of Dermatology describing two women whose breakouts cleared after they stopped taking high-dose kelp supplements orally. And the reaction of these two women wasn't clogged pores at all: it was an iodine-triggered pustular rash. Later research found normal dietary iodine doesn't meaningfully affect acne either and nobody has shown topical algae delivers enough iodine to matter. What we do have is dozens of brown and red algae ingre No written reviews yet. Be the first to review this product. Search reviews by skin type, ingredient, or keyword. Biologique Recherche is a French brand We're dedicated to providing you with the most up-to-date and science-backed ingredient info out there. The data we've presented on this page has been verified by a member of the SkinSort Team. · Published April 9, 2023 • Added by skincaresnob