Indy Beauty Pore-Minimising Serum Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%

Indy Beauty Pore-Minimising Serum Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% Indy Beauty Pore-Minimising Serum Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% ingredients explained: Aqua, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Zinc Pca, Phenoxyethanol, Salix Nigra Bark Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Panthenol, Sclerotium Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Pantolactone Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Zinc Pca anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Phenoxyethanol preservative Salix Nigra Bark Extract Hydroxyethylcellulose viscosity controlling Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Sclerotium Gum Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Hyaluronate Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Citric Acid buffering Pantolactone moisturizer/​humectant 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 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 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. If you have oily, acne-prone skin, Zinc PCA is one of the actives to put on your "TO TRY" list. It's a synergistic association of two great things: Zinc and L-PCA. The Zinc part is there to help normalize sebum production and limit the proliferation of evil acne-causing bacteria. L-PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid and it's a key molecule in the skin that helps with processes of hydration and energy (it's actually an NMF, a natural moisturizing factor). L-PCA is not only there to hydrate the skin, but it also helps to increase the efficacy and bioavailability of zinc. An in-vivo (done on real people) test done by the manufacturer shows that Zinc PCA reduces sebum production statistically significantly after 28 days of application (1% was used in the test), and in-vitro (made in the lab) measurements show that Zinc PCA has strong anti-microbial activity against P. acnes (between 0.1-0.25%) and other bacterial strains. If that would not be enough there is also a 2011 research paper saying that based on in-vitro (made in the lab, no what‑it‑does cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. solvent | moisturizer/humectant anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering moisturizer/humectant