Biologique Recherche Lotion P50

Biologique Recherche Lotion P50 Biologique Recherche Lotion P50 ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Gluconolactone, Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Citric Acid, Ethoxydiglycol, Magnesium Chloride, Malic Acid, Cochlearia Armoracia (Horseradish) Root Extract, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Acetic Acid, Rumex Acetosa Leaf Extract, Myrtus Communis Leaf Extract, Allium Cepa (Onion) Bulb Extract, Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract, Phytic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Sulfur, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Flower/Leaf Oil, Sorbitol, Caramel, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Gluconolactone exfoliant, chelating superstar Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant Citric Acid buffering Ethoxydiglycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant, perfuming Magnesium Chloride viscosity controlling Malic Acid exfoliant, buffering goodie Cochlearia Armoracia (Horseradish) Root Extract Arctium Lappa Root Extract antioxidant, soothing Acetic Acid Rumex Acetosa Leaf Extract emollient Myrtus Communis Leaf Extract perfuming Allium Cepa (Onion) Bulb Extract antimicrobial/​antibacterial Commiphora Myrrha Resin Extract icky Phytic Acid chelating Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative Sulfur anti-acne, antimicrobial/​antibacterial 0, 0-3 Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Flower/Leaf Oil antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Sorbitol moisturizer/​humectant Caramel colorant Sodium Benzoate preservative Phenoxyethanol Potassium Sorbate 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 polyhydroxy acid (PHA), that is often referred to as next generation AHA It gently lifts off dead skin cells form the skin surface making skin smooth and even In the long term it provides anti-aging benefits, like increased skin thickness and decreased wrinkles (though a tad less than even more proven superstar AHAs) It’s a great moisturizer and even helps to repair impaired skin barrier It’s antioxidant, and does not make your skin more sensitive to the sun It can be used even if your skin is very sensitive, rosacea prone or if you are post cosmetic procedure It’s the second most researched AHA after glycolic acid It gently lifts off dead skin cells to reveal newer, fresher, smoother skin It also has amazing skin hydrating properties In higher concentration (10% and up) it improves skin firmness, thickness and wrinkles Choose a product where you know the concentration and pH value because these two greatly influence effectiveness Don’t forget to use your sunscreen (in any case but especially so next to an AHA product) 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 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 multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin Great anti-aging, wrinkle smoothing ingredient used at 4-5% concentration Fades brown spots alone or in combination with amino sugar, acetyl glucosamine Increases ceramide synthesis that results in a stronger, healthier skin barrier and better skin hydration Can help to improve several skin conditions including acne, rosacea, and atopic dermatitis Citric acid comes from citrus fruits and is an AHA. If these magic three l what‑it‑does exfoliant | chelating exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant | perfuming exfoliant | buffering antioxidant | soothing antimicrobial/antibacterial exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative anti-acne | antimicrobial/antibacterial antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial moisturizer/humectant