BIOSSANCE Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Mask

BIOSSANCE Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Mask BIOSSANCE Squalane + Vitamin C Rose Mask ingredients explained: Glycerin, Water/Aqua/Eau, Ascorbic Acid, Squalane, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Propanediol, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Rosa Gallica Flower Powder, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Ferulic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Powder, Citronellol Show all ingredients by function Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Water/Aqua/Eau solvent Ascorbic Acid antioxidant, skin brightening, buffering Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Cetearyl Olivate emulsifying Sorbitan Olivate Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Panax Ginseng Root Extract antioxidant, emollient Rosa Gallica Flower Powder Rosa Damascena Flower Oil antioxidant, perfuming, antimicrobial/​antibacterial icky Ferulic Acid antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Potassium Sorbate Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Powder antioxidant Citronellol perfuming 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 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. Works best between a concentration of 5-20% Boosts the skin’s own collagen production Fades pigmentation and brown spots If used under sunscreen it boosts its UV protection Extremely unstable and oxidizes very easily in presence of light or air Stable in solutions with water only if pH is less than 3.5 or in waterless formulations Vit E + C work in synergy and provide superb photoprotection Ferulic acid doubles the photoprotection effect of Vit C+E and helps to stabilize Vit C Potent Vit. C serums might cause a slight tingling on sensitive skin 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 >> An ester that comes from Cetearyl alcohol and the fatty acids of olive oil. It often comes to the formula coupled with Sorbitan Olivate as the two together form the well-known, natural emulsifier trade named Olivem 1000. Other than helping oil and water to blend, the main thi what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. antioxidant | skin brightening | buffering skin-identical ingredient | emollient solvent | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | emollient antioxidant | perfuming | antimicrobial/antibacterial antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial