Nø Cosmetics Liquid Balancer

Nø Cosmetics Liquid Balancer Nø Cosmetics Liquid Balancer ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Propylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Bifida Ferment Lysate, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Inulin, Fructooligosaccharides, Beta Vulgaris (Beet) Root Extract, Maltodextrin, Lactobacillus Ferment, Fructose, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Avena Sativa (Oat) Leaf Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Cellulose, Cellulose Gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Xanthan Gum, Lactic Acid, Potassium Lactate, Sodium Hydroxide Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 0 Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Bifida Ferment Lysate goodie Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment Inulin Fructooligosaccharides moisturizer/​humectant Beta Vulgaris (Beet) Root Extract antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Maltodextrin Lactobacillus Ferment soothing, preservative Fructose Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Butylene Glycol 0, 1 Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid soothing Ascorbyl Palmitate antioxidant 0, 2 icky Avena Sativa (Oat) Leaf Extract Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate Cellulose viscosity controlling Cellulose Gum Citric Acid buffering Sodium Benzoate preservative Potassium Sorbate Xanthan Gum Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Potassium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/​humectant 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. 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, 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. Bifida Ferment Lysate is a probiotic ingredient that’s used in one of the most iconic serums in the world, the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair. Based on manufacturer info it potently protects against UV-induced damage in the skin and helps with DNA repair. An Estee Lauder patent from 2009 also talks about DNA repair activity. As far as published research goes we could find one promising one. It showed that applying 10% bacterial extract to sensitive, reactive skin helped with better barrier function and decreased skin sensitivity. Overall, it is definitely a promising ingredient, even for sensitive skin types but not the most proven one (yet). We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A naturally occurring fructose polysaccharide found in the roots and rhizomes of several plants, for example, chicory. It is used in skincare for its prebiotic activity, meaning that it reduces the growth of bad bacteria in favor of friendly microorganisms naturally present on the skin. Beetroot is a beautifully colored vegetable that you probably know from the kitchen. As for skincare - according to manufacturer info - it works as a natural moisturizer that might be able to increase the concentration of NMFs (natural moisturizing factors) in the upper layer of the skin giving skin both immediate and longer term hydration. According to Paula's Choice, it's also a colorant and a source of antioxidants. It's a little helper ingredient coming from corn, rice or potato starch that can help to keep skin mat (absorbent), to stabilise emulsions, and to keep the product together (binding). Lactobacillus ferment is an interesting probiotic ingredien what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. solvent | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant soothing | preservative skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering buffering | moisturizer/humectant