Mandulina 2% Bakuchiol & Peptides Bio Retinol Every Night Serum

Mandulina 2% Bakuchiol & Peptides Bio Retinol Every Night Serum Mandulina 2% Bakuchiol & Peptides Bio Retinol Every Night Serum ingredients explained: Water/Aqua, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Caprylyl Glycol, Olive Squalane, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Bakuchiol, Sodium PCA, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin Show all ingredients by function Water/Aqua solvent Rosa Damascena Flower Water Anthemis Nobilis Flower Water Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Olive Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 cell-communicating ingredient Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate emulsifying Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate Bakuchiol cell-communicating ingredient, antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Sodium PCA skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin 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. The flower water coming from the flowers of the Damask Rose. In general, flower waters (also called hydrosols) are diluted versions of essential oils coming from the same plant. They contain the same components but in much-reduced concentrations. Similar to its big sister, rose oil, rose water also has a lovely, relaxing scent. It contains some antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds, as well as some fragrant components. If your skin is super sensitive, it is a good idea to choose products without fragrant floral waters. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. If you see a cosmetic product that claims that it has "Botox-like effect" then two things are almost certain: one, the product overpromises and two, it contains Argireline. So this one is the famous peptide that's marketed by its manufacturer as the "Botox in a jar". The basis for this claim is that it targets the same wrinkle forming mechanism (wrinkles caused by facial muscle movement) as Botox, but the way it works is very different. In addition, the extent to which it can prevent muscles from contracting (and to smooth wrinkles) is very different (otherwise why would anyone use still Botox?). The manufacturer did several studies to prove that Argireline really works and it does (just not as well as Botox). In-vivo (made on real people) tests showed that using 10% Argireline solution around the eyes for 15 days decreased wrinkles depth by 17%, while a 5% Argireline formula applied for 28 days did almost the same with a decrease in wrinkle depth by 16.26%. A Spanish University also did some research and found that Argireline increased the level of skin moisturization and decreased both the depth and width of wrinkles "significantly". This means, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 does have some ability to smooth wrinkles (but not as well as Botox - sorry, if we sound like a broken record). Also, we have to agree with TruthInAging, that it's not a collagen builder and not a preventer of structural aging (think vitamin C, AHAs or retinol); it's just a quick fix. If you are looking for one, this could be your thing. If you are more of a "let's treat this aging thing properly" type, then it's probably not your thing. It’s a handy multi-tasking ingredient that gives the skin a nice, soft feel. At the same time, it also boosts the effectiveness of ot what‑it‑does cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient skin-identical ingredient | emollient irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant