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Biologique Recherche Masque Biosensible Biologique Recherche Masque Biosensible ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Kaolin, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Acacia Decurrens/Jojoba/Sunflower Seed Wax/Polyglyceryl-3 Esters, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, C14

Biologique Recherche Masque Biosensible Biologique Recherche Masque Biosensible ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Kaolin, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Acacia Decurrens/Jojoba/Sunflower Seed Wax/Polyglyceryl-3 Esters, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, C14-22 Alcohols, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Milk Protein (Lactis Proteinum), Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Hydrolyzed Silk, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan), Acetyl Hexapeptide-49, Citric Acid, Lactose, Lactic Acid, Pectin, Arginine, Proline, Serine, Glucose, Silica, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Sorbitan Isostearate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Titanium Dioxide, Isohexadecane, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Triethanolamine, Polysorbate 60, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Kaolin colorant, abrasive/​scrub 0, 0 goodie Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water soothing Acacia Decurrens/Jojoba/Sunflower Seed Wax/Polyglyceryl-3 Esters emollient Coco-Caprylate/Caprate C14-22 Alcohols Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil antioxidant, emollient Milk Protein (Lactis Proteinum) Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Hydrolyzed Silk moisturizer/​humectant Biosaccharide Gum-1 soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan) viscosity controlling Acetyl Hexapeptide-49 Citric Acid buffering Lactose Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering superstar Pectin Arginine skin-identical ingredient Proline Serine Glucose Silica C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Xanthan Gum Sorbitan Isostearate emulsifying 0, 1-2 Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Titanium Dioxide sunscreen, colorant Isohexadecane emollient, solvent Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Triethanolamine 0, 2 Polysorbate 60 Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Dehydroacetate Potassium Sorbate Sodium Benzoate 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. Kaolin is a type of clay or to be precise, a naturally occurring hydrous aluminum silicate. When you hear clay, you probably think of a muddy greenish-black mess, but that one is bentonite, and this one is a fine, white powder. It is so white that it's also often used, in small amounts, as a helper ingredient to give opacity and whiteness to the cosmetic formulas. As a clay, it's absorbent and can suck up excess sebum and gunk from your skin, but less so than the more aggressive bentonite. As it's less absorbent, it's also less drying and gentler on the skin, so it's ideal for dry and sensitive skin types. The distillate created from different parts of the hazelnut-bush-like magic tree, commonly called Witch Hazel. Hamamelis Virginiana Water is a bit of a sloppy ingredient name as the leaves, the twigs and the bark can be used to create extracts or distillates and the different parts contain different amounts of biologically active components. But what you are getting is probably a nice water with astringent, soothing, antioxidant and antibacterial magic properties. We went into great detail about Witch Hazel in cosmetics here, detailing the main biologically active components and how they are different in different parts of the plant. Click here and read more >> A 100% plant-based moisturizing and texturizing agent that is based on the transesterification of Sunflower, Jojoba, and Mimosa waxes. The resulting material is a soft, smooth butter halfway between liquid emollients and solid butters. It has similar emollient and moisturizing properties to lanolin, however, it is much more compatible with water in oil emulsions. 5% of the wax ester makes it possible to include up to 15% water into traditionally water-free formulas such as lip balms or massage oils. 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 100% vegetable origin emulsifier that usually comes to the formula with its buddy called C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside. The duo is trade-named Montanov L and works as an effective oil in water emulsifier. It creates ultra-soft, light texture, has excellent dermo-compatibility and is readily biodegradable. C what‑it‑does colorant | abrasive/scrub irritancy, com. solvent | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent antioxidant | emollient moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing sunscreen | colorant emollient | solvent moisturizer/humectant | emollient