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Biologique Recherche Creme Elastine Marine
Biologique Recherche Creme Elastine Marine Biologique Recherche Creme Elastine Marine ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Propylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Triethanolamine, Lanolin Oil, Hydrolyzed Elas
Biologique Recherche Creme Elastine Marine Biologique Recherche Creme Elastine Marine ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Propylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Triethanolamine, Lanolin Oil, Hydrolyzed Elastin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Yeast Extract (Faex Extract), Betula Alba Bark Extract, Hedera Helix (Ivy) Leaf/Stem Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract, Allium Cepa (Onion) Bulb Extract, Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Bark/Leaf/Twig Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Myrtus Communis Extract, Hydrolyzed Silk, Pyridoxine Hcl, Thiamine Hcl, Allantoin, Urea, Serine, Magnesium Chloride, Vinegar (Acetum), Lactic Acid, Gluconolactone, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Salicylic Acid, Rhizobian Gum, Tea-Lactate, Citric Acid, Sodium Lactate, Sorbitol, Carbomer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenox Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Propylene Glycol moisturizer/humectant, solvent 0, 0 Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Stearic Acid 0, 2-3 Palmitic Acid skin-identical ingredient, emollient, emulsifying 0, 2 Triethanolamine buffering Lanolin Oil 0, 0-1 Hydrolyzed Elastin moisturizer/humectant, emollient Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant goodie Yeast Extract (Faex Extract) moisturizer/humectant Betula Alba Bark Extract antioxidant, soothing Hedera Helix (Ivy) Leaf/Stem Extract antimicrobial/antibacterial, soothing Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract soothing, emollient Centella Asiatica Extract soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/humectant Fucus Vesiculosus Extract emollient, soothing Equisetum Arvense Extract Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract soothing Allium Cepa (Onion) Bulb Extract antimicrobial/antibacterial Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract icky Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Bark/Leaf/Twig Extract soothing, antioxidant, antimicrobial/antibacterial Hypericum Perforatum Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Myrtus Communis Extract Hydrolyzed Silk Pyridoxine Hcl Thiamine Hcl Allantoin Urea Serine skin-identical ingredient Magnesium Chloride viscosity controlling Vinegar (Acetum) Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/humectant, buffering superstar Gluconolactone exfoliant, chelating Glycerin Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant Ascorbic Acid antioxidant, skin brightening, buffering Sodium Benzoate preservative Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative Rhizobian Gum Tea-Lactate Citric Acid Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/humectant Sorbitol Carbomer 0, 1 Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing 1, 2 Phenoxyethanol Ceteareth-33 surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying Potassium Sorbate Ethylhexylglycerin Sorbic Acid Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/antibacterial Alcohol antimicrobial/antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling 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. It's a helper ingredient that improves the freeze-thaw stability of products It's also a solvent, humectant and to some extent a penetration enhancer It has a bad reputation among natural cosmetics advocates but cosmetic scientists and toxicology experts do not agree (read more in the geeky details section) 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. 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. A common multi-tasker fatty acid. It makes your skin feel nice and smooth (emollient), gives body to cream type products and helps to stabilize water and oil mixes (aka emulsions). 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. It’s a little helper ingredient that helps to set the pH of a cosmetic formulation to be just right. It’s very alkaline (you know the opposite of being very acidic): a 1% solution has a pH of around 10. It does not have the very best safety reputation but in general, you do not have to worry about it. What is true is that if a product contains so-called N-nitrogenating agents (e.g.: preservatives like 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol, 5-Bromo-5-Nitro- 1,3-Dioxane or sodium nitrate - so look out for things with nitro, nitra in the name) that together with TEA can form some not nice carcinogenic stuff (that is called nitrosamines). But with proper formulation that does not happen, TEA in itself is not a bad guy. But let’s assume a bad combination of ingredients were used and the nitrosamines formed. :( Even in that case you are probably fine because as far as we know it cannot penetrate the skin. what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. emollient | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | emollient | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant | emollient skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing antimicrobial/antibacterial | soothing soothing | emollient soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant emollient | soothing antimicrobial/antibacterial soothing | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering exfoliant | chelating cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | skin brightening | buffering exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative buffering | moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling