Erha Truwhite Niacinamide & Peptide Dark Spot Corrector

Erha Truwhite Niacinamide & Peptide Dark Spot Corrector Erha Truwhite Niacinamide & Peptide Dark Spot Corrector ingredients explained: Aqua, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Acetyl Glucosamine, Acetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Olivate, Cetyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Olivate, Polysorbate 80, Stearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylresorcinol, Squalane, Allantoin, BHT, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate viscosity controlling Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Acetyl Glucosamine skin-identical ingredient, skin brightening goodie Acetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine skin brightening Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate emollient Dimethicone 0, 1 Cetearyl Olivate emulsifying Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Sorbitan Olivate Polysorbate 80 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 0, 0 Stearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Phenoxyethanol preservative Hexylresorcinol skin brightening, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient Allantoin soothing BHT antioxidant, preservative Disodium EDTA chelating Ethylhexylglycerin Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant 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 handy helper ingredient that comes in a white powder form and works as an anti-caking and oil-absorbing agent. It also gives products good spreadability, long lasting and velvet touch characteristics. It is popular both in skincare and makeup products. 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 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. An amino acid sugar that can be found in the skin and does there good and important things. One of them is that it's a precursor for the biosynthesis of superstar moisturizer, hyaluronic acid. So acetyl glucosamine itself is also an important skin-identical ingredient and natural moisturizing factor. But that is not all, acetyl glucosamine has two other great properties proved by double-blind clinical trials. First, it's a promising ingredient against wrinkles: 2% can improve wrinkles, particularly in the eye area. Second, the same amount can also fade - always stubborn - brown spots. (Do not expect magic, though - the photos from the study show the difference after 8 weeks of daily use. The difference is visible, but not that big. It's always good to have realistic expectations. :)) Combined with skincare superstar niacinamide the duo is synergistic and is more effective at improving hyperpigmentation, so if you are after the skin-lightening benefit look out for products that contain both. A skin-whitening peptide that goes by the trade name GenoWhite. The manufacturer claims that it hinders the mechanism of pigmentation in two ways: first, it inhibits melanin generating enzymes like Tyrosinase so that less pigment is formed and then it also hinders the transport of the pigment to the upper la what‑it‑does cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | skin brightening irritancy, com. emollient | viscosity controlling emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing skin brightening | antimicrobial/antibacterial skin-identical ingredient | emollient antioxidant | preservative