Hollaface Retinol Skin-Renewing Serum (with Bakuchiol + Peptides) (Pro Edition)

Hollaface Retinol Skin-Renewing Serum (with Bakuchiol + Peptides) (Pro Edition) Hollaface Retinol Skin-Renewing Serum (with Bakuchiol + Peptides) (Pro Edition) ingredients explained: Aqua, Isononyl Isononanoate, Carbomer, Propylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Tranexamic Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Potassium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Bakuchiol, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Phenoxyethanol, Glycerin, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Xanthan Gum, Polyacrylate-13, Polyisobutene, Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-40, Acetyl Hexapeptide-49, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Chlorphenesin, Citric Acid Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Isononyl Isononanoate emollient Carbomer viscosity controlling 0, 1 Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 0 Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Tranexamic Acid skin brightening, soothing goodie Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Potassium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein surfactant/​cleansing Bakuchiol cell-communicating ingredient, antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Glyceryl Polymethacrylate Palmitoyl Oligopeptide cell-communicating ingredient Phenoxyethanol preservative Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Dimethyl Isosorbide solvent, viscosity controlling Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Xanthan Gum Polyacrylate-13 Polyisobutene Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Butylene Glycol Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract antioxidant, skin brightening Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate Acetyl Tetrapeptide-40 Acetyl Hexapeptide-49 Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Citric Acid buffering 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. An emollient ester with a rich and creamy but non-greasy skin feel. It makes skin supple and protects dry skin. A big molecule created from repeated subunits (a polymer of acrylic acid) that magically converts a liquid into a nice gel formula. It usually has to be neutralized with a base (such as sodium hydroxide) for the thickening to occur and it creates viscous, clear gels that also feel nice and non-tacky on the skin. No wonder, it is a very popular and common ingredient. Typically used at 1% or less in most formulations. It's a helper ingredient that improves the freeze-thaw stability of products It's also a solvent, humectant and to some extent a penetration enhancer It has a bad reputation among natural cosmetics advocates but cosmetic scientists and toxicology experts do not agree (read more in the geeky details section) 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 We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A super common, waxy, white, solid stuff that helps water and oil to mix together, gives body to creams and leaves the skin feeling soft and smooth. Chemically speaking, it is the attachment of a glycerin molecule to the fatty acid called stearic acid. It can be produced from most vegetable oils (in oils three fatty acid molecules are attached to glycerin instead of just one like here) in a pretty simple, "green" process that is similar to soap making. It's readily biodegradable. It also occurs naturally in our body and is used as a food additive. As cosmetic chemist Colins writes it, "its safety really is beyond any doubt". An extremely common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams and lotions. It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. Its typical use level in most cream type formulas is 2-3%. It’s a so-called fatty alcohol, a mix of cetyl and stearyl alcohol, other two emoll what‑it‑does irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant skin brightening | soothing emollient | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing cell-communicating ingredient | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant solvent | viscosity controlling emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient antioxidant | skin brightening soothing | moisturizer/humectant preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial