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CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum

CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Dimethicone, Alcohol Denat, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Ceramide N

CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Dimethicone, Alcohol Denat, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Panthenol, Ceramide NP, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Carbomer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Cholesterol, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Isopropyl Myristate, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Phytosphingosine, Ethylhexylglycerin Show all ingredients by function Aqua/Water/Eau solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate emollient Dimethicone 0, 1 Alcohol Denat antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate viscosity controlling Sodium Hyaluronate goodie Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Ceramide NP skin-identical ingredient Ceramide AP Ceramide EOP Carbomer Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Behentrimonium Methosulfate surfactant/​cleansing Sodium Hydroxide buffering Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate emulsifying Cholesterol skin-identical ingredient, emollient Phenoxyethanol preservative Disodium EDTA chelating Isopropyl Myristate emollient, perfuming 3, 3-5 Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Citric Acid Xanthan Gum Phytosphingosine skin-identical ingredient, cell-communicating ingredient, anti-acne, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Ethylhexylglycerin 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 synthetic emollient oil that leaves a soft non-greasy, non-sticky feel on the skin, absorbs fast and can be emulsified (mixed with water) very easily. Probably the most common silicone of all. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thick liquid. As for skincare, it makes the skin silky smooth, creates a subtle gloss and forms a protective barrier (aka occlusive). Also, works well to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and give skin a plump look (of course that is only temporary, but still, it's nice). There are also scar treatment gels out there using dimethicone as their base ingredient. It helps to soften scars and increase their elasticity. As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it and smoothes the hair like no other thing. Depending on your hair type, it can be a bit difficult to wash out and might cause some build-up (btw, this is not true to all silicones, only the non-volatile types). It's a super common and super debated skincare ingredient It has several benefits: great solvent, penetration enhancer, creates cosmetically elegant, light formulas, great astringent and antimicrobial It can be very drying if it's in the first few ingredients on an ingredient list Some experts even think that regular exposure to alcohol damages skin barrier and causes inflammation though it's a debated opinion (read more in geeky details tab) A versatile polymer that helps to thicken up products and can also act as an emulsifier, enabling gel-cream-like textures. It gives a light, silky, and cool skin feel. It works over a wide pH range and is electrolyte tolerant. It’s the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF, hyaluronic acid (HA). If HA does not tell y what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling soothing | moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing skin-identical ingredient | emollient emollient | perfuming moisturizer/humectant | emollient skin-identical ingredient | cell-communicating ingredient | anti-acne | antimicrobial/antibacterial

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