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BioAqua Blue Copper Peptides Eye Mask

BioAqua Blue Copper Peptides Eye Mask BioAqua Blue Copper Peptides Eye Mask ingredients explained: Hydrolyzed Pearl, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Blue, Copper Peptides, Purslane Extract, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Water, Glycerin, Mineral Oil, Etc Show all ingre

BioAqua Blue Copper Peptides Eye Mask BioAqua Blue Copper Peptides Eye Mask ingredients explained: Hydrolyzed Pearl, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Blue, Copper Peptides, Purslane Extract, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Water, Glycerin, Mineral Oil, Etc Show all ingredients by function Hydrolyzed Pearl Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract antioxidant goodie Blue colorant Copper Peptides cell-communicating ingredient, soothing, antioxidant Purslane Extract soothing, antioxidant Hydrolyzed Collagen emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Water solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Mineral Oil emollient, solvent 0, 0-2 Etc We don't have description for this ingredient yet. Haematococcus Pluvialis is a microalgae known for being a rich source of powerful, up-and-coming antioxidant, Astaxanthin. The extract comes as a red-colored oily liquid prepared from the resting and astaxanthin accumulating cells of the otherwise green algae. As an antioxidant, it promises to protect against photodamage and thus help to delay skin photoaging. We have written more about Astaxanthin and its benefits here>> CI 42090 or Blue 1 is a super common synthetic colorant in beauty & food. Used alone, it adds a brilliant smurf-like blue color, combined with Tartrazine, it gives the fifty shades of green. 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) Portulaca Oleracea is a nice succulent with bright yellow flowers and edible nutritious vegetables. It's a famous plant in Korean traditional medicine to treat infection and irritated skin. Modern research confirms that it's loaded with skin-goodies: it's the richest green plant source of omega-3 fatty acids (α-linolenic acid), contains NMFs (polysaccharides and amino acids), vitamins (β-carotene), minerals, and antioxidants (yellow betaxanthins and reddish betacyanins). Thanks to all its beneficial components, Purslane Extract has several magic properties: it's a great anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent and also has wound healing abilities. The chemically chopped up version of the big protein molecule, collagen. It is often derived from fish or bovine sources and works as a nice moisturizer and humectant that helps the skin to hold onto water. To understand a bit more what Hydrolyzed Collagen is, you have to know that proteins are large chains of amino acids connected with so-called peptide bonds. These bonds can be broken up when a water molecule is added and the resulting thing is a mix of shorter length amino acids, also called peptides. So Hydrolyzed Collagen is not really collagen, it is rather an undefined and varying mix of largish peptides. Based on a manufacturer's data, the whole, soluble collagen has an average molecular weight of 300 000 Da, while this chopped up mixture has an average MW of 12 000 Da (still pretty big). Expand to read more The main thing of these largish peptides what‑it‑does cell-communicating ingredient | soothing | antioxidant soothing | antioxidant emollient | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emollient | solvent

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