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Nø Cosmetics Chemisches Peeling Serum

Nø Cosmetics Chemisches Peeling Serum Nø Cosmetics Chemisches Peeling Serum ingredients explained: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Aqua, Gluconolactone, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Lactic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hydroxide Show all ingredients b

Nø Cosmetics Chemisches Peeling Serum Nø Cosmetics Chemisches Peeling Serum ingredients explained: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Aqua, Gluconolactone, Panthenol, Butylene Glycol, Lactic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Hydroxide Show all ingredients by function Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Aqua solvent Gluconolactone exfoliant, chelating superstar Panthenol 0, 0 Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Sodium Benzoate preservative Sodium Hydroxide buffering Aloe Vera is one of today’s magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped. What research does confirm about Aloe is that it’s a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. All in all definitely a goodie. 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 polyhydroxy acid (PHA), that is often referred to as next generation AHA It gently lifts off dead skin cells form the skin surface making skin smooth and even In the long term it provides anti-aging benefits, like increased skin thickness and decreased wrinkles (though a tad less than even more proven superstar AHAs) It’s a great moisturizer and even helps to repair impaired skin barrier It’s antioxidant, and does not make your skin more sensitive to the sun It can be used even if your skin is very sensitive, rosacea prone or if you are post cosmetic procedure An easy-to-formulate, commonly used, nice to have ingredient that’s also called pro-vitamin B5. As you might guess from the “pro” part, it’s a precursor to vitamin B5 (whose fancy name is pantothenic acid). Its main job in skincare products is to moisturise the skin. It’s a humectant meaning that it can help the skin to attract water and then hold onto it. There is also research showing that panthenol can help our skin to produce more lovely lipids that are important for a strong and healthy skin barrier. Another great thing about panthenol is that it has anti-inflammatory and skin protecting abilities. A study shows that it can reduce the irritation caused by less-nice other ingredients (e.g. fragrance, preservatives or chemical sunscreens) in the product. Research also shows that it might be useful for wound healing as it promotes fibroblast (nice type of cells in our skin that produce skin-firming collagen) proliferation. If that wasn’t enough panthenol is also useful in nail and hair care products. A study shows that a nail treatment liquide with 2% panthenol could effectively get into the nail and significantly increase the hydration of it. As for the hair the hydration eff what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | chelating irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering