Summer Fridays Soft Reset Aha Exfoliating Solution

Summer Fridays Soft Reset Aha Exfoliating Solution Summer Fridays Soft Reset Aha Exfoliating Solution ingredients explained: Water/Aqua/Eau, Lactic Acid, Propanediol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Glycolic Acid, Niacinamide, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract/Saccharum Officinarum/Extrait De Canne À Sucre, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Ascorbyl Glucoside Show all ingredients by function Water/Aqua/Eau solvent Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering superstar Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Glycolic Acid exfoliant, buffering Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Hyaluronate Sodium Citrate chelating, buffering Phenoxyethanol preservative Citric Acid buffering Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract/Saccharum Officinarum/Extrait De Canne À Sucre moisturizer/​humectant Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract antioxidant, soothing, skin brightening, perfuming Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate chelating Ascorbyl Glucoside antioxidant, skin brightening 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 the second most researched AHA after glycolic acid It gently lifts off dead skin cells to reveal newer, fresher, smoother skin It also has amazing skin hydrating properties In higher concentration (10% and up) it improves skin firmness, thickness and wrinkles Choose a product where you know the concentration and pH value because these two greatly influence effectiveness Don’t forget to use your sunscreen (in any case but especially so next to an AHA product) Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often used and often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. 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 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 the most researched AHA with the most proven skin benefits It can help skin’s own collagen production that results in firmer, younger skin It can fade brown spots caused by sun damage or PIH Slight stinging or burning with a stronger AHA product is normal If your skin is very sensitive, rosacea prone choose rather a BHA or PHA product A multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin Great anti-aging, wrinkle smoothing ingredient used at 4 what‑it‑does exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering solvent | moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. exfoliant | buffering cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant chelating | buffering antioxidant | soothing moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing | skin brightening | perfuming moisturizer/humectant | emollient antioxidant | skin brightening