Omnilux Peptide Concentrate

Omnilux Peptide Concentrate Omnilux Peptide Concentrate ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Citrate, Niacinamide, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dimethyl Sulfone, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Gluconolactone, Glycerin, Panthenol, Arginine, Adenosine, Cyclodextrin, Butylene Glycol, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Pantolactone, Citric Acid, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Carbomer, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol Show all ingredients by function Aqua/Water/Eau solvent Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Sodium Citrate chelating, buffering Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Rosa Damascena Flower Water Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Dimethyl Sulfone Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 cell-communicating ingredient Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract soothing, skin brightening Gluconolactone exfoliant, chelating Glycerin Panthenol Arginine skin-identical ingredient Adenosine Cyclodextrin chelating Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract soothing, antioxidant Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil emollient 0, 0-2 Pantolactone moisturizer/​humectant Citric Acid buffering Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract soothing, antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Sodium Benzoate preservative Potassium Sorbate Carbomer viscosity controlling Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 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. 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. A little helper ingredient that is used to adjust the pH of the product. It also helps to keep products stay nice longer by neutralizing the metal ions in the formula (they usually come from water). A multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin Great anti-aging, wrinkle smoothing ingredient used at 4-5% concentration Fades brown spots alone or in combination with amino sugar, acetyl glucosamine Increases ceramide synthesis that results in a stronger, healthier skin barrier and better skin hydration Can help to improve several skin conditions including acne, rosacea, and atopic dermatitis The flower water coming from the flowers of the Damask Rose. In general, flower waters (also called hydrosols) are diluted versions of essential oils coming from the same plant. They contain the same components but in much-reduced concentrations. Similar to its big sister, rose oil, rose water also has a lovely, relaxing scent. It contains some antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds, as well as some fragrant components. If your skin is super sensitive, it is a good idea to choose products without fragrant floral waters. 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. HA is famous for its crazy water holding capacity as it can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water. As far as skincare goes, sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid are pretty much the same and the two names are used interchangeably. As cosmetic chemi what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant chelating | buffering cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant soothing | skin brightening exfoliant | chelating moisturizer/humectant | solvent soothing | antioxidant moisturizer/humectant soothing | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing