MizuMi Peptide Acne Gel

MizuMi Peptide Acne Gel MizuMi Peptide Acne Gel ingredients explained: Deionized Water, Propylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Isopentyldiol, Carbomer, Methyl Gluceth-20, Phenoxyethanol, Centella Asiatica Extract, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Hydroxide, Salicylic Acid, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Boswellia Serrata Extract, Honey Extract, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Oligopeptide-10, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium EDTA, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Benzoate, Hydrolyzed Algin, Zinc Sulfate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Extract, PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Show all ingredients by function Deionized Water solvent Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 0 Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Isopentyldiol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Carbomer viscosity controlling 0, 1 Methyl Gluceth-20 moisturizer/​humectant goodie Phenoxyethanol preservative Centella Asiatica Extract soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Butylene Glycol Potassium Hydroxide buffering Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative Oryza Sativa Bran Extract Boswellia Serrata Extract soothing Honey Extract Allantoin Xanthan Gum Ethylhexylglycerin Oligopeptide-10 antimicrobial/​antibacterial Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Disodium EDTA chelating Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Sodium Benzoate Hydrolyzed Algin Zinc Sulfate Glycyrrhiza Glabra Extract soothing, skin brightening PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing 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. 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 A water-soluble, colorless, odorless humectant liquid that makes your skin nice and smooth (aka emollient) and gives a dry, non-tacky skin feel. It also has great instant and some longer-lasting moisturizing effect and works in synergy with fellow moisturizer, sorbitol. 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. A corn sugar derived, water-soluble, pale yellow syrup, that nicely moisturizes the skin. It has a light and smooth skin feel, it is non-tacky, and it can improve the after-feel of the formula. It is also mild and gentle, popular in sensitive skin formulas. It’s pretty much the current IT-preservative. It’s safe and gentle, but even more importantly, it’s not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben. It’s not something new: it was introduced around 1950 and today it can be used up to 1% worldwide. It can be found in nature - in green tea - but the version used in cosmetics is synthetic. Other than having a good safety profile and being quite gentle to the skin it has some other advantages too. It can be used in many types of formulations as it has great thermal stability (can be heated up to 85°C) and works on a wide range of pH levels (ph 3-10). It’s often used together with what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant | emollient moisturizer/humectant soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative antimicrobial/antibacterial soothing | moisturizer/humectant soothing | skin brightening emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing antioxidant | soothing