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Designs for Health {Beauty} Dipped In Gold

Designs for Health {Beauty} Dipped In Gold Designs for Health {Beauty} Dipped In Gold ingredients explained: Water, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Propanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Squalane, Cetearyl Olivate, Glycerin, Sorbitan Olivate,

Designs for Health {Beauty} Dipped In Gold Designs for Health {Beauty} Dipped In Gold ingredients explained: Water, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Propanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Squalane, Cetearyl Olivate, Glycerin, Sorbitan Olivate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetyl Alcohol, Jojoba Esters, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Pentylene Glycol, Alcohol, Peat, Oligopeptide-1, Map - Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe) Extract, Xanthan Gum, Ubiquinone, Carnosine, Cholesterol, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Seed Oil, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Bixa Orellana (Annatto) Seed Extract, Decyl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Malpighia Glabra (Acerola) Fruit Extract, Malus Domestica (Apple) Fruit Extract, Musa Sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract, Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Propylheptyl Caprylate emollient Glyceryl Stearate SE emulsifying 2, 3 Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Cetearyl Olivate Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Sorbitan Olivate 1,2-Hexanediol Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Jojoba Esters soothing, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil antioxidant, emollient 0, 0-2 Pentylene Glycol Alcohol antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky Peat soothing, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Oligopeptide-1 Map - Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate skin brightening, antioxidant Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe) Extract Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Ubiquinone antioxidant Carnosine antioxidant, cell-communicating ingredient Cholesterol Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Seed Oil Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside surfactant/​cleansing Bixa Orellana (Annatto) Seed Extract Decyl Glucoside Lauryl Glucoside Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract soothing, emollient Malpighia Glabra (Acerola) Fruit Extract Malus Domestica (Apple) Fruit Extract Musa Sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract antioxidant, soothing Citric Acid buffering Potassium Sorbate preservative Sodium Benzoate 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. A crystal clear, oily liquid that makes your skin nice and smooth, aka emollient. It is fast-spreading and leaves a luxurious, silky-soft after-feel. It is also ideal for sunscreen products as it can enhance the solubility of crystalline UV filters. An oily kind of ingredient that can magically blend with water all by itself. This is called self-emulsifying and SE in its name stands for that. The difference between "normal" Glyceryl Stearate and this guy is that the SE grade contains a small amount of water-loving soap molecules, such as sodium stearate. This increases Glyceryl Stearate's affinity for water and gives it stronger emulsifying abilities. Other than that, it’s a nice emollient that gives a smooth and soft appearance to the skin. You can read some more at Glyceryl Stearate >> 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 super common emollient that makes your skin feel nice and smooth. It comes from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s light-textured, clear, odorless and non-greasy. It’s a nice ingredient that just feels good on the skin, is super well tolerated by every skin type and easy to formulate with. No wonder it’s popular. 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 seborrh what‑it‑does irritancy, com. solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | emollient skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | emollient antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling soothing | antimicrobial/antibacterial skin brightening | antioxidant antioxidant | cell-communicating ingredient surfactant/cleansing soothing | emollient antioxidant | soothing