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Cellexia Eye Lifting Serum
Cellexia Eye Lifting Serum Cellexia Eye Lifting Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polysilicone-11, Squalane, Glycerin, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copoly
Cellexia Eye Lifting Serum Cellexia Eye Lifting Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polysilicone-11, Squalane, Glycerin, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Allantoin, Polysorbate 60, Propanediol, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Aminobutyric Acid, Centella Asiatica Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Ethoxydiglycol, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethiconol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Pentylene Glycol, Cucurbitaceae Extract, Carbomer, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-14, Barium Sulfate, Lactobacillus/Brassica Nigra Seed Ferment Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Polysorbate 20, Tocopherol, Benzyl Alcohol Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent Polysilicone-11 Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar Xylitylglucoside moisturizer/humectant Anhydroxylitol Xylitol Butylene Glycol moisturizer/humectant, solvent Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer viscosity controlling Allantoin soothing Polysorbate 60 emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/humectant Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract Aminobutyric Acid Centella Asiatica Extract soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/humectant Panax Ginseng Root Extract antioxidant, emollient Portulaca Oleracea Extract soothing, antioxidant Ethoxydiglycol solvent, moisturizer/humectant, perfuming Phenoxyethanol preservative Dimethiconol emollient, moisturizer/humectant Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Benzoate Pentylene Glycol Cucurbitaceae Extract Carbomer Lactococcus Ferment Lysate Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-14 cell-communicating ingredient Barium Sulfate colorant Lactobacillus/Brassica Nigra Seed Ferment Extract Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Polysorbate 20 Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling 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 super commonly used 5 unit long, cyclic structured silicone that is water-thin and does not stay on the skin but evaporates from it (called volatile silicone). Similar to other silicones, it gives skin and hair a silky, smooth feel. It's often combined with the non-volatile (i.e. stays on the skin) dimethicone as the two together form a water-resistant, breathable protective barrier on the skin without a negative tacky feel. A type of silicone elastomer (rubber-like material with both viscosity and elasticity) whose major function is forming a nice film on the skin. It is also cosmetically very elegant with a non-tacky, non-oily and smooth skin feel. It also works as a stable delivery system of active materials, has sebum absorption and control properties and upon application, it transforms into a matte appearance with a powdery after feel. It seems to us that squalane is in fashion and there is a reason for it. Chemically speaking, it is a saturated (no double bonds) hydrocarbon (a molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen), meaning that it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life. It occurs naturally in certain fish and plant oils (e.g. olive), and in the sebum (the oily stuff our skin produces) of the human skin. As f.c. puts it in his awesome blog post, squalane's main things are "emolliency, surface occlusion, and TEWL prevention all with extreme cosmetic elegance". In other words, it's a superb moisturizer that makes your skin nice and smooth, without being heavy or greasy. Another advantage of squalane is that it is pretty much compatible with all skin types and skin conditions. It is excellent for acne-prone skin and safe to use even if you have fungi-related skin issues, like seborrhea or fungal acne. The unsaturated (with double bonds) and hence less stable version of Squalane is Squalene, you can read about it here >> 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 what‑it‑does emollient | solvent skin-identical ingredient | emollient irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing solvent | moisturizer/humectant soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | emollient soothing | antioxidant solvent | moisturizer/humectant | perfuming emollient | moisturizer/humectant preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling