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Biologique Recherche Crème Adn Métamorphique

Biologique Recherche Crème Adn Métamorphique Biologique Recherche Crème Adn Métamorphique ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C10-18 Triglycerides, Smithsonite Extract, Glycerin, C12-16 Alcohols, Methylpro

Biologique Recherche Crème Adn Métamorphique Biologique Recherche Crème Adn Métamorphique ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C10-18 Triglycerides, Smithsonite Extract, Glycerin, C12-16 Alcohols, Methylpropanediol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Palmitic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Tapioca Starch, Secale Cereale (Rye) Seed Extract, Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract, Helichrysum Stoechas Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Plantago Lanceolata Seed Extract, Lycium Barbarum Callus Culture Extract, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Diaminopropionoyl Tripeptide-33, Maltodextrin, Tocopherol, Lecithin, Isomalt, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sorbitan Isostearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polysorbate 60, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenylpropanol, Phenethyl Alcohol Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Coco-Caprylate/Caprate emollient Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride C10-18 Triglycerides emollient, solvent Smithsonite Extract antioxidant Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar C12-16 Alcohols emollient, viscosity controlling Methylpropanediol Hydrogenated Lecithin emollient, emulsifying goodie Palmitic Acid skin-identical ingredient, emollient, emulsifying 0, 2 Cetyl Alcohol 2, 2 Glyceryl Stearate Citrate Tapioca Starch viscosity controlling Secale Cereale (Rye) Seed Extract Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract Helichrysum Stoechas Extract Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Plantago Lanceolata Seed Extract Lycium Barbarum Callus Culture Extract Alteromonas Ferment Extract soothing Diaminopropionoyl Tripeptide-33 Maltodextrin Tocopherol 0-3, 0-3 Lecithin Isomalt moisturizer/​humectant 1,2-Hexanediol Sorbitan Isostearate emulsifying 0, 1-2 Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Polysorbate 60 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Phenylpropanol perfuming, solvent Phenethyl Alcohol 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. A super common emollient that makes your skin feel nice and smooth. It comes from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s light-textured, clear, odorless and non-greasy. It’s a nice ingredient that just feels good on the skin, is super well tolerated by every skin type and easy to formulate with. No wonder it’s popular. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40% High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin It's a type of glycol that - according to the manufacturer - is an extremely good replacement for other glycols like propylene or butylene glycol. Its main job is to be a solvent, but it has also very good antimicrobial properties and acts as a true preservative booster. Also helps with skin hydration without stickiness or tacky feel. It's the chemically chopped up version of normal lecithin. Most often it's used to create liposomes and to coat and stabilize other ingredients. A fatty acid that can be found naturally in the skin. In fact, it's the most common saturated fatty acid found in animals and plants. As for skincare, it can make the skin feel nice and smooth in moisturizers (emollient) or it can act as a foam building cleansing agent in cleansers. It's also a very popular ingredient in shaving foams. A so-called fatty (the good, non-drying kind of) alcohol that does all kinds of things in a skincare product: it makes your skin feel smooth and nice (emollient), helps to thicken up products and also helps water and oil to blend (emulsifier). Can be derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. Glyceryl stearate citrate is similar to the super common skincare ingredient glyceryl stearate, and is similarly used to help combi what‑it‑does emollient | solvent skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emollient | viscosity controlling emollient | emulsifying skin-identical ingredient | emollient | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient perfuming | solvent