Ducray Neoptide Lotion

Ducray Neoptide Lotion Ducray Neoptide Lotion ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Alcohol, Hexylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Artemia Extract, Dextran, Diethyl Phthalate, Glycerin, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil (Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil), Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract, Sodium Benzoate Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Alcohol antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky Hexylene Glycol solvent, emulsifying, perfuming, surfactant/​cleansing 0-1, 0-2 Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2 cell-communicating ingredient goodie Artemia Extract Dextran viscosity controlling Diethyl Phthalate Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil (Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil) Ruscus Aculeatus Root Extract soothing Sodium Benzoate preservative 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. Simply alcohol refers to ethanol and it's a pretty controversial ingredient. It has many instant benefits: it's a great solvent, penetration enhancer, creates cosmetically elegant, light formulas, great astringent and antimicrobial. No wonder it's popular in toners and oily skin formulas. The downside is that it can be very drying if it's in the first few ingredients on an ingredient list. Some experts even think that regular exposure to alcohol damages skin barrier and causes inflammation though it's a debated opinion. If you wanna know more, we wrote a more detailed explanation about what's the deal with alcohol in skincare products at alcohol denat. (it's also alcohol, but with some additives to make sure no one drinks it). Similar to other glycols, it's a helper ingredient used as a solvent, or to thin out thick formulas and make them more nicely spreadable. Hexylene Glycol is also part a preservative blend named Lexgard® HPO, where it helps the effectiveness of current IT-preservative, phenoxyethanol. 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 A four amino acid peptide that is claimed to mimic the youth hormone called thymopoietin. It works by compensating the loss of thymic factors that come with age and is thought to stimulate the skin immune defenses and to help the skin regenerate. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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 The extract coming from Butcher’s Broom, a common evergreen shrub in the Mediterranean countries. It is k what‑it‑does antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling solvent | emulsifying | perfuming | surfactant/cleansing irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant