Baselift Vitamin C And Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Baselift Vitamin C And Hyaluronic Acid Serum Baselift Vitamin C And Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Panthenol, Xanthan Gum, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract, Aqua, Glycerin, Water, Propylene Glycol, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract, Water, Propylene Glycol, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Hamamelis Virginiana, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Powder, Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile), Parfum, Benzyl Salicylate, Coumarin, Linalool, Alpha Hexylcinnamaldehyde, D-Limonene, P T Butyl Alpha Methylhydrocinnamic Aldehyde Show all ingredients by function Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 goodie Potassium Sorbate preservative Sodium Benzoate Phenoxyethanol Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract Aqua solvent Glycerin superstar Water Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract perfuming Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract antioxidant, soothing Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate antioxidant, anti-acne Hamamelis Virginiana soothing, antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Citric Acid buffering Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Powder Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile) soothing, perfuming Parfum icky Benzyl Salicylate Coumarin Linalool Alpha Hexylcinnamaldehyde D-Limonene P T Butyl Alpha Methylhydrocinnamic Aldehyde It’s the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF, hyaluronic acid (HA). If HA does not tell you anything we have a super detailed, geeky explanation about it here. The TL; DR version of HA is that it's a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) found in the skin that acts as a sponge helping the skin to hold onto water, being plump and elastic. HA is famous for its crazy water holding capacity as it can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water. As far as skincare goes, sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid are pretty much the same and the two names are used interchangeably. As cosmetic chemist kindofstephen writes on reddit "sodium hyaluronate disassociates into hyaluronic acid molecule and a sodium atom in solution". Expand to read more In spite of this, if you search for "hyaluronic acid vs sodium hyaluronate" you will find on multiple places that sodium hyaluronate is smaller and can penetrate the skin better. Chemically, this is definitely not true, as the two forms are almost the same, both are polymers and the subunits can be repeated in both forms as much as you like. (We also checked Prospector for sodium hyaluronate versions actually used in cosmetic products and found that the most common molecular weight was 1.5-1.8 million Da that absolutely counts as high molecular weight). What seems to be a true difference, though, is that the salt form is more stable, easier to formulate and cheaper so it pops up more often on the ingredient lists. If you wanna become a real HA-and-the-skin expert you can read way more about the topic at hyaluronic acid (including penetration-questions, differences between high and low molecular weight versions and a bunch of references to scientific literature). It's one of those things that help your cosmetics not to go wrong too soon, aka a preservative. It’s not a strong one and doesn’t really work against bacteria, but more against mold and yeast. To do that it has to break down to its active form, sorbic acid. For that to happen, there has to be water in the product and the right pH value (pH 3-4). But even if everything is right, it’s not enough on its own. If you see potassium sorbate you should see some other preservative next to it too. BTW, it’s also a food preservative and even has an E number, E202. A helper ingredient that helps to make the products stay nice longer, aka preservative. It works mainly against fungi. It’s pH dependent and works best at acidic pH levels (3-5). It’s not strong enough to be used in itself so it’s always combined with something else, often with potassium sorbate. It’s pretty much the current IT-preservative. It’s safe and gentle, but even more importantly, it’s not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben. It’s not something new: it was introduced around 1950 and today it can be used up to 1% worldwide. It can be found in nature - in green tea - but the version used in cosmetics is synthetic. Other than having a good safety profile and what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. soothing | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent antioxidant | soothing antioxidant | anti-acne soothing | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial soothing | perfuming

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