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Biologique Recherche Emulsion Gel Biosensible Sr

Biologique Recherche Emulsion Gel Biosensible Sr Biologique Recherche Emulsion Gel Biosensible Sr ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Squalane, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Isocetyl Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed

Biologique Recherche Emulsion Gel Biosensible Sr Biologique Recherche Emulsion Gel Biosensible Sr ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Squalane, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Isocetyl Stearate, Propylene Glycol, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Biosaccharide Gum-2, Ethylhexylglycerin, PVP, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Tannic Acid, Rhizobian Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Xanthan Gum, Chlorphenesin, Terminalia Catappa Leaf Extract, Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract, Orthosiphon Stamineus Extract, Maltodextrin, Oleanolic Acid, Acetyl Hexapeptide-49 Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient goodie Dicaprylyl Carbonate emollient Isocetyl Stearate com.:0-1 Propylene Glycol Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed Oil Phenoxyethanol preservative Sodium Polyacrylate viscosity controlling Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Biosaccharide Gum-2 Ethylhexylglycerin PVP Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Biosaccharide Gum-1 soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Tannic Acid Rhizobian Gum Sodium Hyaluronate Citric Acid buffering Alteromonas Ferment Extract soothing Xanthan Gum Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Terminalia Catappa Leaf Extract Sambucus Nigra Flower Extract Orthosiphon Stamineus Extract Maltodextrin Oleanolic Acid Acetyl Hexapeptide-49 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. Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It’s a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. BG’s main job is usually to be a solvent for the other ingredients. Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin. It’s an ingredient whose safety hasn’t been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about). BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. BTW, it’s also a food additive. 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 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 clear, colorless, almost odorless oil that spreads nicely and easily and gives a velvet dry skin feel. It is good friends with sunscreen agents and helps to solubilize them. Also, what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | emollient com. 0-1 solvent | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing soothing | moisturizer/humectant preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial