Nø Cosmetics All-in Barrier Serum

Nø Cosmetics All-in Barrier Serum Nø Cosmetics All-in Barrier Serum ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Diglycerin, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NP, Ceramide NS, Ceramide AP, Soluble Proteoglycan, Cholesterol, Phospholipids, Sphingolipids, Behenic Acid, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Triethyl Citrate, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Madecassoside, Asiaticoside, Mannitol, Phosphatidylcholine, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Cetyl Alcohol, Plankton Extract, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Citrate, Serine, Urea, Sorbitol, P-Anisic Acid, Tocopherol, Sodium Chloride, Allantoin, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Phytosterols, Myristic Acid, Oleic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Propanediol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Pectin, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbic Acid, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Diglycerin goodie Ceramide EOP skin-identical ingredient Ceramide NP Ceramide NS Ceramide AP Soluble Proteoglycan Cholesterol skin-identical ingredient, emollient Phospholipids Sphingolipids Behenic Acid surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate emulsifying Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate surfactant/​cleansing Triethyl Citrate perfuming Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract abrasive/​scrub Madecassoside antioxidant, soothing Asiaticoside antioxidant, perfuming Mannitol moisturizer/​humectant Phosphatidylcholine Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Plankton Extract Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Citrate chelating, buffering Serine Urea Sorbitol P-Anisic Acid preservative Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Sodium Chloride viscosity controlling Allantoin soothing Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Phytosterols Myristic Acid surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying, perfuming 0, 3 Oleic Acid Palmitic Acid skin-identical ingredient, emollient, emulsifying 0, 2 Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Propanediol Glyceryl Caprylate Pectin Xanthan Gum Carrageenan Potassium Sorbate Sodium Benzoate Sorbic Acid Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Citric Acid buffering Sodium Hydroxide 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, 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. 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 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. 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. The big brother of glycerin. It's also a natural moisturizing factor that reduces water evaporation from the upper layer of the skin and helps to keep water in the skin so that it stays nicely hydrated. Compared to glycerin, it has a larger molecular structure (kind of a double glycerin). Thanks to this, it penetrates slower into the skin but gives longer lasting moisture and less sticky, better skin-feel. Ceramides get quite a lot of hype recently and good news: there is a reason for that. But before we go into the det what‑it‑does solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent skin-identical ingredient | emollient surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | emulsifying surfactant/cleansing soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant abrasive/scrub antioxidant | soothing antioxidant | perfuming moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling buffering | moisturizer/humectant chelating | buffering emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying | perfuming skin-identical ingredient | emollient | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant | emollient exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering