Biologique Recherche Serum Elastine

Biologique Recherche Serum Elastine Biologique Recherche Serum Elastine ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Butylene Glycol, Alteromonas Ferment Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer-3, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Acacia Senegal Gum, Carbomer, PEG-8, Sodium Lactate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 20, Triethanolamine, Isopropyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Methylpropanediol Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 0 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Glyceryl Polymethacrylate viscosity controlling Butylene Glycol 0, 1 Alteromonas Ferment Extract soothing goodie Equisetum Arvense Extract soothing, emollient Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer-3 moisturizer/​humectant Palmitoyl Oligopeptide cell-communicating ingredient Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Acacia Senegal Gum Carbomer PEG-8 Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/​humectant Caprylhydroxamic Acid chelating Xanthan Gum Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Triethanolamine buffering 0, 2 Isopropyl Alcohol solvent, viscosity controlling, perfuming icky Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Phenoxyethanol Methylpropanediol 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 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 A multi-functional, silky feeling helper ingredient that can do quite many things. It's used as an emulsion stabilizer, solvent and a broad spectrum antimicrobial. According to manufacturer info, it's also a moisturizer and helps to make the product feel great on the skin. It works synergistically with preservatives and helps to improve water-resistance of sunscreens. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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 so-called exopolysaccharide (high-molecular-weight polymers) secreted by a microorganism living in hydrothermal deep vents. The manufacturer claims that it soothes and reduces irritation to sensitive skin against chemical (such as drying acne treatments or strong chemical exfoliants), mechanical (such as micro-cuts after shaving) and UVB aggressors. A six amino acid peptide that is claimed to improve firmness and skin tone. Its amino acid sequence is Val-Gly-Val-Ala-Pro-G what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant soothing | emollient moisturizer/humectant buffering | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing solvent | viscosity controlling | perfuming