Product and ingredient reference
Ava Laboratorium Active Peptides Serum
Ava Laboratorium Active Peptides Serum Ava Laboratorium Active Peptides Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Copper Tripeptide-1, Crocus Sativus Flower Extract, Malachite Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Xanthan Gum, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Cast
Ava Laboratorium Active Peptides Serum Ava Laboratorium Active Peptides Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Copper Tripeptide-1, Crocus Sativus Flower Extract, Malachite Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Xanthan Gum, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Parfum Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant Copper Tripeptide-1 cell-communicating ingredient, soothing, antioxidant goodie Crocus Sativus Flower Extract Malachite Extract antioxidant Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/humectant Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/humectant, emollient Citric Acid buffering Parfum perfuming icky 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 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 GHK-Cu is a copper-peptide complex found naturally in yucky bodily fluids (plasma, saliva, and urine) It has unique wound healing properties by stimulating the breakdown of unhealthy, too large collagen in scar tissue and stimulating nice and healthy collagen production afterwards It stimulates the production of several important skin-identical ingredients (e.g. collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycans) It has significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect There are a few promising studies showing GHK-Cu can improve skin elasticity, clarity, firmness and reduce lines and wrinkles It can improve hair growth by enlarging hair follicles (and bigger follicles produce longer, thicker hair) There are some urban legends about possible overdosing or facial hair problems (read more in geeky details) We don't have description for this ingredient yet. If you see a cosmetic product that claims that it has "Botox-like effect" then two things are almost certain: one, the product overpromises and two, it contains Argireline. So this one is the famous peptide that's marketed by its manufacturer as the "Botox in a jar". The basis for this claim is that it targets the same wrinkle forming mechanism (wrinkles caused by facial muscle movement) as Botox, but the way it works is very different. In addition, the extent to which it can prevent muscles from contracting (and to smooth wrinkles) is very different (otherwi what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | soothing | antioxidant cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient