BIOSSANCE Squalane + Probiotic Gel Moisturizer (Discontinued)

BIOSSANCE Squalane + Probiotic Gel Moisturizer (Discontinued) BIOSSANCE Squalane + Probiotic Gel Moisturizer ingredients explained: Water/Aqua, Squalane, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Pentylene Glycol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethiconol, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Linoleic Acid, Phospholipids, Sodium Phytate, Lecithin, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactic Acid, Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract Show all ingredients by function Water/Aqua solvent Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Dimethicone emollient Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Vp Copolymer viscosity controlling Lactococcus Ferment Lysate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Phenoxyethanol preservative Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Dimethiconol emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Chondrus Crispus Extract moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling Allantoin soothing Bisabolol Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols Linoleic Acid skin-identical ingredient, emollient, surfactant/​cleansing Phospholipids Sodium Phytate chelating Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Sodium Hydroxide buffering Sodium Hyaluronate Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract Sodium Chloride Sodium Benzoate Citric Acid Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract antioxidant, soothing 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 seems to us that squalane is in fashion and there is a reason for it. Chemically speaking, it is a saturated (no double bonds) hydrocarbon (a molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen), meaning that it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life. It occurs naturally in certain fish and plant oils (e.g. olive), and in the sebum (the oily stuff our skin produces) of the human skin. As f.c. puts it in his awesome blog post, squalane's main things are "emolliency, surface occlusion, and TEWL prevention all with extreme cosmetic elegance". In other words, it's a superb moisturizer that makes your skin nice and smooth, without being heavy or greasy. Another advantage of squalane is that it is pretty much compatible with all skin types and skin conditions. It is excellent for acne-prone skin and safe to use even if you have fungi-related skin issues, like seborrhea or fungal acne. The unsaturated (with double bonds) and hence less stable version of Squalane is Squalene, you can read about it here >> 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 Probably the most common silicone of all. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thick liquid. As for skincare, it makes the skin silky smooth, creates a subtle gloss and forms a protective barrier (aka occlusive). Also, works well to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and give skin a plump look (of course that is only temporary, but still, it's nice). There are also scar treatment gels out there using dimethicone as their base ingredient. It helps to soften scars and increase their elasticity. As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it and smoothes the hair like no other thing. Depending on your hair type, it can be a bit difficult to was what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | emollient irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient emollient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | emollient | surfactant/cleansing emollient | emulsifying exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering antioxidant | soothing