Andalou Naturals Age Defying Goji Peptide Perfecting Cream

Andalou Naturals Age Defying Goji Peptide Perfecting Cream Andalou Naturals Age Defying Goji Peptide Perfecting Cream ingredients explained: Aloe Barbadensis Juice*, Water, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil*, Glyceryl Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter*†, Fruit Stem Cell, Bioactive 8 Berry Complex*, Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Glycopeptide, Cucumis Sativa (Cucumber) Extract*, Glyceryl Mono Laurate, Resveratrol, Ubiquinone (Coq10), Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vitamin C), Bisabolol, Hyaluronic Acid, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Panthenol, Allantoin, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum*, Borago Officinalis (Borage), Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil*, Camellia Sinensis (White Tea), Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Extract*†, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Agathosma Capensis (Buchu) Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil* Show all ingredients by function Aloe Barbadensis Juice* soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Water solvent Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) emollient 0, 0 Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil* 0, 0-2 Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying 0, 1 Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter*† Fruit Stem Cell Bioactive 8 Berry Complex* Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Glycopeptide Cucumis Sativa (Cucumber) Extract* soothing, emollient Glyceryl Mono Laurate Resveratrol antioxidant Ubiquinone (Coq10) Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vitamin C) skin brightening, antioxidant Bisabolol soothing Hyaluronic Acid skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Tocopherol (Vitamin E) 0-3, 0-3 Panthenol Allantoin Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum* viscosity controlling Borago Officinalis (Borage) Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil* 2, 3 Camellia Sinensis (White Tea) antioxidant, soothing Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Extract*† moisturizer/​humectant Phenethyl Alcohol Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Agathosma Capensis (Buchu) Oil perfuming Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil* icky 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. 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. Sunflower does not need a big intro as you probably use it in the kitchen as cooking oil, or you munch on the seeds as a healthy snack or you adore its big, beautiful yellow flower during the summer - or you do all of these and probably even more. And by even more we mean putting it all over your face as sunflower oil is one of the most commonly used plant oils in skincare. It’s a real oldie: expressed directly from the seeds, the oil is used not for hundreds but thousands of years. According to The National Sunflower Association, there is evidence that both the plant and its oil were used by American Indians in the area of Arizona and New Mexico about 3000 BC. Do the math: it's more than 5000 years – definitely an oldie. Our intro did get pretty big after all (sorry for that), so let's get to the point finally: sunflower oil - similar to other plant oils - is a great emollient that makes the skin smooth and nice and helps to keep it hydrated. It also protects the surface of the skin and enhances the damaged or irritated skin barrier. Leslie Bauman notes in Cosmetic Dermatology that one application of sunflower oil significantly speeds up the recovery of the skin barrier within an hour and sustains the results 5 hours after using it. It's also loaded with fatty acids (mostly linoleic (50-74%) and oleic (14-35%)). The unrefined version (be sure to use that on your skin!) is especially high in linoleic acid that is great even for acne-prone skin. Its comedogen index is 0, meaning that it's pretty much an all skin-type oil. Truth be told, there are many great plant oils and sunflower oil is definitely one of them. Jojoba is a drought resistant evergreen shrub native to South-western North America. It's known and grown for jojoba oil, the golden what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emollient | emulsifying soothing | emollient skin brightening | antioxidant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing moisturizer/humectant

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