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Freshly Cosmetics Multi-peptide Hydra Milk

Freshly Cosmetics Multi-peptide Hydra Milk Freshly Cosmetics Multi-peptide Hydra Milk ingredients explained: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Aqua, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters, Oryza Sativ

Freshly Cosmetics Multi-peptide Hydra Milk Freshly Cosmetics Multi-peptide Hydra Milk ingredients explained: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Aqua, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters, Oryza Sativa Bran Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Papaver Somniferum Seed Oil, Corylus Avellana Seed Oil, Carnosine, Olea Europaea Leaf Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Olea Europaea Fruit Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Proline, Lactic Acid, Sodium Anisate, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Levulinate, Xanthan Gum, Parfum, Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Limonene, Linalool, Vanillin Show all ingredients by function Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Aqua solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil Phytosterol Esters emulsifying Oryza Sativa Bran Oil antioxidant, emollient Sodium Hyaluronate Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein Papaver Somniferum Seed Oil Corylus Avellana Seed Oil Carnosine antioxidant, cell-communicating ingredient Olea Europaea Leaf Extract perfuming Olea Europaea Fruit Oil 0, 0-2 Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil Olea Europaea Fruit Extract skin brightening Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 cell-communicating ingredient Glycine Soja Seed Extract antioxidant, skin brightening, soothing, emollient Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate Glycyrrhetinic Acid soothing Proline skin-identical ingredient Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Sodium Anisate antimicrobial/​antibacterial Sodium Gluconate chelating, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Levulinate Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Parfum icky Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil Citrus Limon Peel Oil Juniperus Virginiana Oil Limonene perfuming, solvent Linalool Vanillin 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. 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 A multi-functional, silky feeling helper ingredient that can do quite many things. It's used as an emulsion stabilizer, solvent and a broad spectrum antimicrobial. According to manufacturer info, it's also a moisturizer and helps to make the product feel great on the skin. It works synergistically with preservatives and helps to improve water-resistance of sunscreens. 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. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. The oil coming from the bran of rice. Similar to many other emollient plant oils, it contains several skin-goodies: nourishing and moisturizing fatty acids (oleic acid: 40%, linoleic acid: 30%, linolenic acid:1-2%), antioxidant vitamin E, emollient sterols and potent antioxidant gamma-oryzanol. It’s the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF, hyaluronic acid (HA). If HA does not tell you anything we have a super detailed, geeky explanation about it here. The TL; DR version of HA is that it's a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. solvent | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | emollient antioxidant | cell-communicating ingredient antioxidant | skin brightening | soothing | emollient exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering antimicrobial/antibacterial chelating | moisturizer/humectant perfuming | solvent