Dermika Esthetic Solutions Peptide Concentrated Firming Serum

Dermika Esthetic Solutions Peptide Concentrated Firming Serum Dermika Esthetic Solutions Peptide Concentrated Firming Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Propanediol, Glycerin, Copper Tripeptide-1, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, N-Prolyl Palmitoyl Tripeptide-56 Acetate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Pentylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Linalool, Limonene Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Copper Tripeptide-1 cell-communicating ingredient, soothing, antioxidant goodie Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin N-Prolyl Palmitoyl Tripeptide-56 Acetate Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 cell-communicating ingredient Pentylene Glycol Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Citric Acid buffering Phenoxyethanol preservative Parfum perfuming icky Linalool Limonene perfuming, solvent 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. Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often used and often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. 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 GHK-Cu is a copper-peptide complex found naturally in yucky bodily fluids (plasma, saliva, and urine) It has unique wound healing properties by stimulating the breakdown of unhealthy, too large collagen in scar tissue and stimulating nice and healthy collagen production afterwards It stimulates the production of several important skin-identical ingredients (e.g. collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycans) It has significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect There are a few promising studies showing GHK-Cu can improve skin elasticity, clarity, firmness and reduce lines and wrinkles It can improve hair growth by enlarging hair follicles (and bigger follicles produce longer, thicker hair) There are some urban legends about possible overdosing or facial hair problems (read more in geeky details) A type of bucket or donut-shaped molecule with a water-loving outer side and an oil-loving inner side that is used mostly to encapsulate other actives in cosmetics. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. It's a pretty new peptide trade-named MATRIXYL™ synthe’6. The manufacturer claims that it can boost the production of 6 major components of the skin matrix (collagen I, III, IV, fibronectin, hyaluronic acid and laminin 5) that result in more even skin and fewer wrinkles particularly on the forehead and crow's feet. Using 2% of the active for two months daily, women reported a decrease in wrinkles by 31% up to 100%. A multi-functional, silky feeling helper ingredient that can do quite m what‑it‑does solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | soothing | antioxidant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient perfuming | solvent