LANEIGE Essential Power Emulsion (moisture)

LANEIGE Essential Power Emulsion (moisture) LANEIGE Essential Power Emulsion (moisture) ingredients explained: Water/Aqua/Eau, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Poly (C6-14 Olefin), Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sucrose Stearate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Diisostearyl Malate, Butyrospermum Parkii Shea Butter, Glyceryl Stearate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Panthenol, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Carbomer, Dimethiconol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance/Parfum, Magnesium Sulfate, Calcium Chloride, Beta-Glucan, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Acorus Gramineus Extract, Myristic Acid, Arachidic Acid, Limonene, Manganese Sulfate, Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract, Zinc Sulfate, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Glucoside Show all ingredients by function Water/Aqua/Eau solvent Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Hydrogenated Poly (C6-14 Olefin) emollient, viscosity controlling Cetyl Ethylhexanoate emollient Dimethicone Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 1,2-Hexanediol Sucrose Stearate emollient, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 0, 0 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Diisostearyl Malate emollient, surfactant/​cleansing Butyrospermum Parkii Shea Butter goodie Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Stearic Acid 0, 2-3 Palmitic Acid skin-identical ingredient, emollient, emulsifying 0, 2 Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Carbomer viscosity controlling Dimethiconol emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Glyceryl Caprylate preservative Tromethamine buffering Ethylhexylglycerin Disodium EDTA chelating Fragrance/Parfum perfuming icky Magnesium Sulfate Calcium Chloride Beta-Glucan Butylphenyl Methylpropional Acorus Gramineus Extract moisturizer/​humectant Myristic Acid surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying, perfuming 0, 3 Arachidic Acid surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Limonene perfuming, solvent Manganese Sulfate Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract Zinc Sulfate antimicrobial/​antibacterial Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Ascorbyl Glucoside antioxidant, skin brightening 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. Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It’s a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. BG’s main job is usually to be a solvent for the other ingredients. Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin. It’s an ingredient whose safety hasn’t been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about). BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. BTW, it’s also a food additive. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. An odorless and colorless emollient ester (cetyl alcohol + ethylhexanoic acid) that gives a velvety and silky feel to the skin. It has great spreadability and a non-oily feel. It's a popular ingredient in makeup removers. Probably the most common silicone of all. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thick liquid. As for skincare, it makes the skin silky smooth, creates a subtle gloss and forms a protective barrier (aka occlusive). Also, works well to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and give skin a plump look (of course that is only temporary, but still, it's nice). There are also scar treatment gels out there using dimethicone as their base ingredient. It helps to soften scars and increase their elasticity. As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it and smoothes the hair like no other thing. Depending on your hair type, it can be a bit difficult to wash out and might cause some build-up (btw, this is not true to all silicones, only the non-volatile types). 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. A really multi-functional helper ingredient that can do several things in a skincare product: it can bring a soft and pleasant feel to the formula, it can act as a humectant what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. emollient | viscosity controlling emollient | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | surfactant/cleansing emollient | emulsifying emollient | solvent soothing | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | emollient | emulsifying cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant emollient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying | perfuming surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying perfuming | solvent antimicrobial/antibacterial antioxidant | skin brightening