Vichy Liftactive Peptide- Aha

Vichy Liftactive Peptide- Aha Vichy Liftactive Peptide- Aha ingredients explained: Aqua/Water, Glycerin, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Alcohol, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Glycolic Acid, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Salicylic Acid, Boron Nitride, Isopropyl Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Sodium Hydroxide, Silica Silylate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenylethyl Resorcinol, Adenosine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Poloxamer 338, Disodium EDTA, Tocopherol, Caprylyl Glycol, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Pentylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Polysilicone-11, Parfum/Fragrance Show all ingredients by function Aqua/Water solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid buffering Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Dimethicone emollient Cyclohexasiloxane emollient, solvent Alcohol antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer Glycolic Acid exfoliant, buffering Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer viscosity controlling Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative Boron Nitride Isopropyl Lauroyl Sarcosinate Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer PEG-100 Stearate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate emulsifying PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin moisturizer/​humectant Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying Sodium Hydroxide Silica Silylate viscosity controlling, emollient Sodium Polyacrylate Sodium Hyaluronate goodie Phenylethyl Resorcinol antioxidant, skin brightening Adenosine cell-communicating ingredient Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate Poloxamer 338 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Disodium EDTA chelating Tocopherol 0-3, 0-3 Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Capryloyl Salicylic Acid exfoliant Hydrolyzed Rice Protein Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Xanthan Gum Polysilicone-11 Parfum/Fragrance perfuming 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 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 A slightly basic (7.0-7.6 pH) molecule used to adjust the pH is cosmetic formulas. Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It’s a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. BG’s main job is usually to be a solvent for the other ingredients. Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin. It’s an ingredient whose safety hasn’t been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about). BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. BTW, it’s also a food additive. Probably the most common silicone of all. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thick liquid. As for skincare, it makes the skin silky smooth, creates a subtle gloss and forms a protective barrier (aka occlusive). Also, works well to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and give skin a plump look (of course that is only temporary, but still, it's nice). There are also scar treatment gels out there using dimethicone as their base ingredient. It helps to soften scars and increase their elasticity. As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it and smoothes the hair like no other thing. Depending on your hair type, it can be a bit difficult to wash out and might cause some build-up (btw, this is not true to all silicones, only the non-volatile types). A light-feeling, volatile (meaning it does not absorb into the skin but evaporates from it) silicone that gives skin a unique, silky and non-greasy feel. It has excellent spreading properties what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent emollient | solvent antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling exfoliant | buffering exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying viscosity controlling | emollient antioxidant | skin brightening emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient solvent | moisturizer/humectant