Biologique Recherche Serum Grand Millesime

Biologique Recherche Serum Grand Millesime Biologique Recherche Serum Grand Millesime ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Lactic Acid, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Gluconolactone, Hydrolyzed Silk, Niacinamide, Magnesium Chloride, Vinegar (Acetum), Sodium Hyaluronate, Yeast Extract (Faex 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, Rhizobian Gum, Pyridoxine Hcl, Thiamine Hcl, Allantoin, Urea, Serine, Salicylic Acid, Tea- Lactate, Citric Acid, Sodium Lactate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbitol, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Alcohol Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 0 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract soothing, emollient goodie Gluconolactone exfoliant, chelating Hydrolyzed Silk moisturizer/​humectant Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant Magnesium Chloride viscosity controlling Vinegar (Acetum) Sodium Hyaluronate Yeast Extract (Faex 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 Rhizobian Gum Pyridoxine Hcl Thiamine Hcl Allantoin Urea Serine skin-identical ingredient Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative Tea- Lactate Citric Acid buffering Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/​humectant Potassium Sorbate preservative Sodium Benzoate Sorbitol Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Phenoxyethanol Sorbic Acid 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 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 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) Cucumber is a nice, non-irritating plant extract that’s known for it’s soothing and emollient properties. It’s not something new to put it on our face: even Cleopatra used it to “preserve her skin”. It’s commonly believed that cucumber is the answer to puffy eyes, but there is no research confirming this. What research does confirm is that it contains amino acids and organic acids that’s helpful for the skin’s acid mantle. There is also an enzyme (called shikimate dehydrigenase) in the pulp that’s shown to have anti-inflammatory properties. 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 p what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering soothing | emollient exfoliant | chelating moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant antimicrobial/antibacterial soothing | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative buffering | moisturizer/humectant preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling