Nø Cosmetics Base Hydration Cream

Nø Cosmetics Base Hydration Cream Nø Cosmetics Base Hydration Cream ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Urea, Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides, Glycerin, Sodium Lactate, Betaine, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Sodium PCA, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Triacetin, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Allantoin, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Triethyl Citrate, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Phytosphingosine, Cholesterol, Behenic Acid, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Sodium Levulinate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Lactic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil antioxidant, emollient goodie Urea skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides emollient Glycerin 0, 0 superstar Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/​humectant Betaine moisturizer/​humectant Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying 0, 1 Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Sodium PCA Hydrogenated Lecithin Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate surfactant/​cleansing Triacetin antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent Linoleic Acid skin-identical ingredient, emollient, surfactant/​cleansing Linolenic Acid skin-identical ingredient, emollient, surfactant/​cleansing, perfuming Allantoin soothing Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate emulsifying Triethyl Citrate perfuming Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate Ceramide NP skin-identical ingredient Ceramide AP Ceramide EOP Phytosphingosine skin-identical ingredient, cell-communicating ingredient, anti-acne, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Cholesterol skin-identical ingredient, emollient Behenic Acid surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Sodium Levulinate Microcrystalline Cellulose viscosity controlling Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Xanthan Gum Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Potassium Sorbate Citric Acid buffering 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 goodie plant oil coming from the polyphenol-rich seeds of the grape. It's a light emollient oil that makes your skin feel smooth and nice and also contains a bunch of good-for-the-skin stuff. It's a great source of antioxidant polyphenols, barrier repair fatty acid linoleic acid (about 55-77%, while oleic acid is about 12-27%) and antioxidant, skin-protectant vitamin E. Yes, it's the thing that can be found naturally in pee. And in the skin. It is an awesome natural moisturizing factor, aka NMF. NMFs are important components that help the skin to hold onto water and keep it plump, elastic and hydrated. Urea makes up about 7% of NMFs next to other things such as amino acids (40%), PCA (12%) or Lactate (12%). What makes urea special, is that it is not only a simple moisturizer, but it is thought to be a "small-molecule regulator of epidermal structure and function" meaning that it has a bunch of extra biological activities. It acts as a mild keratolytic agent (some of its moisturizing action is thought to come from urea's ability to break down bonds in the protein called filaggrin and thus freeing up amino acids in the skin), enhances antimicrobial peptide expression and improves skin barrier function. Being a mild keratolytic agent and strong moisturizer means that high-percentage (10-40%) urea treatments are found effective in a bunch of skin disorders connected to excessive dryness and malfunctioning skin barrier such as ichthyosis, xerosis, psoriasis, eczema and seborrheic dermatitis. Overall, just like glycerin, urea is a real oldie but a goodie, a nice ingredient in any moisturizer. A polyglyceride created from sunflower oil using green, Ecocert approved technology. Oils are mostly made up of triglyceride molecules: a glycerin and three fatty acids attached to it. So this guy is like a modified oil where the manufacturer changed up the fatty acids attached to the glycerin. Thanks to carefully selecting and arranging the fatty acids, the manufacturer claims that it had created an active ingredient that's not simply an emollient but a water-binding and skin-plumping active ingredient. It's also great in lip care formulas as it has high gloss and excellent stick. 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 what‑it‑does antioxidant | emollient skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. buffering | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent skin-identical ingredient | emollient | surfactant/cleansing skin-identical ingredient | emollient | surfactant/cleansing | perfuming skin-identical ingredient | cell-communicating ingredient | anti-acne | antimicrobial/antibacterial skin-identical ingredient | emollient surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering