NIOD Multi-Molecular Hyaluronic Complex 2 (MMHC2)

NIOD Multi-Molecular Hyaluronic Complex 2 (MMHC2) NIOD Multi-Molecular Hyaluronic Complex 2 (MMHC2) ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract, Glycerin, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Butyroyl Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate, Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate, Pseudoalteromonas Exopolysaccharides, Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Ceratonia Siliqua Gum, Myristoyl Nonapeptide-3, Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract, Salvia Sclarea Extract, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Pca, Sodium Pca, Betaine, Sodium Lactate, Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside, Gallyl Glucoside, Algae Extract, Sodium Salicylate, Lecithin, Polyglucuronic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Sclerotium Gum, Pullulan, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Propanediol, Pentylene Glycol, Dimethyl Isosor Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract moisturizer/​humectant goodie Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Hyaluronic Acid Sodium Hyaluronate Sodium Butyroyl Hyaluronate Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate cell-communicating ingredient Pseudoalteromonas Exopolysaccharides Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Ceratonia Siliqua Gum emollient, viscosity controlling Myristoyl Nonapeptide-3 Plantago Lanceolata Leaf Extract soothing, antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Salvia Sclarea Extract soothing Arginine skin-identical ingredient Aspartic Acid Glycine Alanine Serine Valine Isoleucine Proline Threonine Histidine Phenylalanine Pca Sodium Pca Betaine Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/​humectant Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside antioxidant, soothing Gallyl Glucoside Algae Extract emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Salicylate preservative Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Polyglucuronic Acid Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate chelating Sclerotium Gum Pullulan Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Pentylene Glycol Dimethyl Isosorbide solvent, viscosity controlling Citric Acid buffering Magnesium Chloride Silica Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Ethoxydiglycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant, perfuming Propyl Gallate antioxidant, perfuming Dehydroacetic Acid Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Potassium Sorbate Sodium Benzoate Ethylhexylglycerin 1,2-Hexanediol Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Phenoxyethanol 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 chemically chopped up version of normal yeast extract that works as a skin moisturizer. It often comes to the formula as part of a moisturizing, skin smoothing complex trade named Optim Hyal. Combined with polyglucuronic acid and some helper ingredients the complex is obtained by bio-fermentation and - according to the manufacturer - it can stimulate the hyaluronic acid synthesis in the skin. (It does that by containing so-called Glycokines, specific signaling oligosaccharides that mimic the hyaluronic acid fragments in the skin.) And more hyaluronic acid means smoother, better moisturized and more supple skin. 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 It’s naturally in our skin and behaves there like a sponge It can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water It is a big molecule from repeated subunits (polymer) so different molecular weight versions exist (unfortunately there is no way to determine MW from INCI list only) High-molecular-weight-HA (>500 kDa) is an excellent surface hydrator, skin protectant and can act as an osmotic pump helping water-soluble actives to penetrate deeper into the skin Low-molecular-weight-HA (< 500 kDa) can hydrate the skin somewhat deeper though it is still a big molecule and works mainly in the epidermis (outer layer of the skin) Low-molecular-weight-HA might also help the skin to repair itself by increasing its self-defense (~ 200kDa used in the study) Ultra-low-molecular-weight-HA (<50kDa) is a controversial ingredient and might work as a pro-inflammatory signal molecule It’s the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF, hyaluronic acid (HA). If HA does not tell you anything we have a super detailed, geeky explanation about it here. The TL; DR version of HA is that it's a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) found in the skin that acts as a sponge helping the skin to hold onto water, being plump and elastic. H what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling soothing | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial buffering | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing emollient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying solvent | moisturizer/humectant solvent | viscosity controlling emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing solvent | moisturizer/humectant | perfuming antioxidant | perfuming preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling moisturizer/humectant | emollient