Eva Naturals Peptide Complex Moisturizing Cream

Eva Naturals Peptide Complex Moisturizing Cream Eva Naturals Peptide Complex Moisturizing Cream ingredients explained: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (Organic Aloe), Aqua (Deionized Water), Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil (Organic Sunflower), Isopropyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin (Kosher, Vegetable), Stearic Acid, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil (Organic Jojoba), Hydrolyzed Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum (Tara), Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum (Tara), Butyrospermum Parkii Butter (Shea Butter), Panthenol (Vitamin B5), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Glycine, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (Organic Green Tea), Centella Asiatica Extract (Organic Gotu Kola), Equisetum Arvense Extract (Horsetail), Geranium Maculatum Extract (Wild Geranium), Taraxacum Officinale Extract (Organic Dandelion), Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin (Preserva Show all ingredients by function Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice (Organic Aloe) soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Aqua (Deionized Water) solvent Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil (Organic Sunflower) emollient 0, 0 Isopropyl Palmitate 1, 3-4 Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying 0, 1 Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Glycerin (Kosher, Vegetable) skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Stearic Acid 0, 2-3 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil (Organic Jojoba) 0, 0-2 Hydrolyzed Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum (Tara) Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum (Tara) viscosity controlling Butyrospermum Parkii Butter (Shea Butter) Panthenol (Vitamin B5) Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E) antioxidant Sodium PCA Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/​humectant Arginine skin-identical ingredient Aspartic Acid Alanine Serine Valine Isoleucine Proline Threonine Histidine Phenylalanine Glycine Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 cell-communicating ingredient Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (Organic Green Tea) antioxidant, soothing Centella Asiatica Extract (Organic Gotu Kola) soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Equisetum Arvense Extract (Horsetail) soothing, emollient Geranium Maculatum Extract (Wild Geranium) Taraxacum Officinale Extract (Organic Dandelion) Xanthan Gum Ethylhexylglycerin (Preservative) preservative Phenoxyethanol (Preservative) Aloe Vera is one of today’s magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped. What research does confirm about Aloe is that it’s a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. All in all definitely a goodie. 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. Sunflower does not need a big intro as you probably use it in the kitchen as cooking oil, or you munch on the seeds as a healthy snack or you adore its big, beautiful yellow flower during the summer - or you do all of these and probably even more. And by even more we mean putting it all over your face as sunflower oil is one of the most commonly used plant oils in skincare. It’s a real oldie: expressed directly from the seeds, the oil is used not for hundreds but thousands of years. According to The National Sunflower Association, there is evidence that both the plant and its oil were used by American Indians in the area of Arizona and New Mexico about 3000 BC. Do the math: it's more than 5000 years – definitely an oldie. Our intro did get pretty big after all (sorry for that), so let's get to the point finally: sunflower oil - similar to other plant oils - is a great emollient that makes the skin smooth and nice and helps to keep it hydrated. It also protects the surface of the skin and enhances the damaged or irritated skin barrier. Leslie Bauman notes in Cosmetic Dermatology that one application of sunflower oil significantly speeds up the recovery of the skin barrier within an hour and sustains the results 5 hours after using it. It's also loaded with fatty acids (mostly linoleic (50-74%) and oleic (14-35%)). The unrefined version (be sure to use that on your skin!) is especially high in linoleic acid that is great even for acne-prone skin. Its comedogen index is 0, meaning that it's pretty much an all skin-type oil. Truth be told, there are many great plant oils and sunflower oil is definitely one of them. A clear, colorless emollient ester (oily liquid from isopropyl alcohol + palmitic acid) that makes the skin nice and smooth. It has what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emollient | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant buffering | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant soothing | emollient