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Allies of Skin Multi Acids & Retinoid Brightening Sleeping Facial

Allies of Skin Multi Acids & Retinoid Brightening Sleeping Facial Allies of Skin Multi Acids & Retinoid Brightening Sleeping Facial ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Glycolic Acid, Polysorbate 20, Propanediol, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Hydroly

Allies of Skin Multi Acids & Retinoid Brightening Sleeping Facial Allies of Skin Multi Acids & Retinoid Brightening Sleeping Facial ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Glycolic Acid, Polysorbate 20, Propanediol, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Hydrolyzed Silk, Sodium Hydroxide, Yogurt, Lactic Acid (L), Salicylic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Honey (Mel), Honey Extract, Panthenol (D), Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate (L), Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer-3, Physalis Angulata Extract, Galactoarabinan, Globularia Alypum Leaf Extract, Dimethyl Sulfone, Zymomonas Ferment Extract, Polygonum Cuspidatum (Giant Knotweed) Extract, Hydrolyzed Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower Extract, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Mirabilis Jalapa Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Diglucosyl Gallic Acid, Bisabolol (L-Alpha), Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate, Rosmarinyl Glucoside, Caffeyl Glucoside, Gallyl Glucoside, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Lactate, Sodiu Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Glycolic Acid exfoliant, buffering Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Hydrolyzed Silk moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Hydroxide buffering Yogurt Lactic Acid (L) exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 viscosity controlling Dimethyl Isosorbide solvent, viscosity controlling Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment Honey (Mel) soothing, moisturizer/​humectant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial goodie Honey Extract Panthenol (D) soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Allantoin soothing Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract soothing, skin brightening Sodium Hyaluronate (L) Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer-3 Physalis Angulata Extract Galactoarabinan antioxidant Globularia Alypum Leaf Extract Dimethyl Sulfone Zymomonas Ferment Extract Polygonum Cuspidatum (Giant Knotweed) Extract Hydrolyzed Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower Extract abrasive/​scrub Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract Mirabilis Jalapa Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Diglucosyl Gallic Acid skin brightening Bisabolol (L-Alpha) Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate cell-communicating ingredient Rosmarinyl Glucoside antioxidant, soothing Caffeyl Glucoside Gallyl Glucoside Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Gluconate chelating, moisturizer/​humectant Maltodextrin Sclerotium Gum Xanthan Gum Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Hydroxyethylcellulose Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling Tetrasodium EDTA chelating 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 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 gently lifts off dead skin cells to reveal newer, fresher, smoother skin 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 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) 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 It's a common little helper ingredient that helps water and oil to mix together. Also, it can help to increase the solubility of some other ingredients in the formula. 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. 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 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 (pe what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. exfoliant | buffering emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing solvent | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative moisturizer/humectant | emollient solvent | viscosity controlling soothing | moisturizer/humectant | antimicrobial/antibacterial soothing | moisturizer/humectant soothing | skin brightening abrasive/scrub antioxidant | soothing buffering | moisturizer/humectant chelating | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling

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