Nø Cosmetics Liquid Refiner

Nø Cosmetics Liquid Refiner Nø Cosmetics Liquid Refiner ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Propylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Salicylic Acid, Succinic Acid, Sodium PCA, Resveratrol, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Phospholipids, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Superoxide Dismutase, Xanthan Gum, Phytic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 0 Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative superstar Succinic Acid buffering Sodium PCA skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Resveratrol antioxidant Epigallocatechin Gallate antioxidant, soothing Phospholipids skin-identical ingredient, emollient Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate antimicrobial/​antibacterial, preservative Superoxide Dismutase Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Phytic Acid chelating 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. It's one of the gold standard ingredients for treating problem skin It can exfoliate skin both on the surface and in the pores It's a potent anti-inflammatory agent It's more effective for treating blackheads than acne For acne combine it with antibacterial agents like benzoyl peroxide or azelaic acid We don't have description for this ingredient yet. PCA stands for Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid and though it might not sound like it, it is a thing that can be found naturally in our skin. The sodium salt form of PCA is an important skin-identical ingredient and great natural moisturizer that helps the skin to hold onto water and stay nicely hydrated. If you are looking for a reason why red wine is good for you, good news, you have found it! Resveratrol, aka the "red grape antioxidant" is the thing that's suspected to keep the French from coronary heart disease despite their not so healthy eating habits (such as high saturated fat intake). So resveratrol, found in the seed and skin of the red grape (and berries), is a pretty well-known and well-studied molecule that has potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticarcinogenic abilities. Most of the studies were done examining resveratrol's promising anti-cancer properties, but as for skin care, it shows a potent protective effect against UV-caused oxidative stress as well as promising effects against multiple types of skin cancer including the most severe one, melanoma (as an adjuvant therapy). When it comes to skincare and antioxidants, "the more the merrier", so resveratrol is definitely a nice addition to any skincare routine. If EGCG does not tell you anything, green tea sure doe what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. solvent | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing skin-identical ingredient | emollient antimicrobial/antibacterial | preservative