the NewLab. Anti-Blemish Pore Minimizing Face Serum Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%

the NewLab. Anti-Blemish Pore Minimizing Face Serum Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% the NewLab. Anti-Blemish Pore Minimizing Face Serum Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% ingredients explained: Aqua, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, Panthenol, Zinc Pca, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Polysorbate 20, Tetrasodium EDTA, Allantoin, Lactic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 goodie Zinc Pca anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant Phenoxyethanol preservative Hydroxyethylcellulose viscosity controlling Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Tetrasodium EDTA chelating Allantoin soothing Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Ethylhexylglycerin 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 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 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. An easy-to-formulate, commonly used, nice to have ingredient that’s also called pro-vitamin B5. As you might guess from the “pro” part, it’s a precursor to vitamin B5 (whose fancy name is pantothenic acid). Its main job in skincare products is to moisturise the skin. It’s a humectant meaning that it can help the skin to attract water and then hold onto it. There is also research showing that panthenol can help our skin to produce more lovely lipids that are important for a strong and healthy skin barrier. Another great thing about panthenol is that it has anti-inflammatory and skin protecting abilities. A study shows that it can reduce the irritation caused by less-nice other ingredients (e.g. fragrance, preservatives or chemical sunscreens) in the product. Research also shows that it might be useful for wound healing as it promotes fibroblast (nice type of cells in our skin that produce skin-firming collagen) proliferation. If that wasn’t enough panthenol is also useful in nail and hair care products. A study shows that a nail treatment liquide with 2% panthenol could effectively get into the nail and significantly increase the hydration of it. As for the hair the hydration effect is also true there. Panthenol might make your hair softer, more elastic and helps to comb your hair more easily. If you have oily, acne-prone skin, Zinc PCA is one of the actives to put on your "TO TRY" list. It's a synergistic association of two great things: Zinc and L-PCA. The Zinc part is there to help normalize sebum production and what‑it‑does cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering