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Biologique Recherche Serum Silk Plus
Biologique Recherche Serum Silk Plus Biologique Recherche Serum Silk Plus ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Propylene Glycol, Cordyceps Sinensis Extract, Hydrolyzed Silk, Trametes Versicolor Extract, Pseud
Biologique Recherche Serum Silk Plus Biologique Recherche Serum Silk Plus ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Propylene Glycol, Cordyceps Sinensis Extract, Hydrolyzed Silk, Trametes Versicolor Extract, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Magnesium Chloride, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-10, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Sodium Lactate, Allantoin, Serine, Xanthan Gum, Sorbitol, Cetyl Palmitate, Sodium Salicylate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tocopherol, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sorbitan Stearate, Tea-Lactate, Polysorbate 80, Urea, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Sorbate Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Rosa Damascena Flower Water Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant Propylene Glycol moisturizer/humectant, solvent Cordyceps Sinensis Extract antioxidant, emollient, moisturizer/humectant Hydrolyzed Silk moisturizer/humectant Trametes Versicolor Extract Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract soothing, moisturizer/humectant goodie Magnesium Chloride viscosity controlling Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-10 cell-communicating ingredient Citric Acid buffering Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/humectant, buffering Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/humectant Allantoin soothing Serine skin-identical ingredient Xanthan Gum Sorbitol Cetyl Palmitate emollient Sodium Salicylate preservative Hydrogenated Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Butylene Glycol 0, 1 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Sorbitan Stearate emulsifying 1, 0 Tea-Lactate Polysorbate 80 emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Urea Sodium Benzoate Sodium Citrate chelating, buffering 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. The flower water coming from the flowers of the Damask Rose. In general, flower waters (also called hydrosols) are diluted versions of essential oils coming from the same plant. They contain the same components but in much-reduced concentrations. Similar to its big sister, rose oil, rose water also has a lovely, relaxing scent. It contains some antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds, as well as some fragrant components. If your skin is super sensitive, it is a good idea to choose products without fragrant floral waters. 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 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 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) We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A biotechnologically derived ingredient that is produced by the fermentation of a marine bacteria living in the cold Antarctic Ocean. According to the manufacturer's info, it seems to have two different sets of magic properties: The first set includes skin-protecting and anti-aging abilities: it can help to protect the skin from dryness and redness due to cold weather and it also promotes skin regeneration and smoother skin surface by stimulating protein synthesis in the skin. More specifically, these proteins are type I and IV coll what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent antioxidant | emollient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering buffering | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing chelating | buffering