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ClarityRX Get Fit Multi Peptide Healthy Skin Serum
ClarityRX Get Fit Multi Peptide Healthy Skin Serum ClarityRX Get Fit Multi Peptide Healthy Skin Serum ingredients explained: Chondrus Crispus (Seaweed) Extract, Purified Water (Aqua), Hyaluronic Acid, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Pentapeptide-18, Dipeptide Diaminobut
ClarityRX Get Fit Multi Peptide Healthy Skin Serum ClarityRX Get Fit Multi Peptide Healthy Skin Serum ingredients explained: Chondrus Crispus (Seaweed) Extract, Purified Water (Aqua), Hyaluronic Acid, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Pentapeptide-18, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Acetyl Glutamyl Heptapeptide-1, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin Show all ingredients by function Chondrus Crispus (Seaweed) Extract moisturizer/humectant, viscosity controlling goodie Purified Water (Aqua) solvent Hyaluronic Acid skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/humectant Pentapeptide-18 cell-communicating ingredient Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate Acetyl Glutamyl Heptapeptide-1 Palmitoyl Oligopeptide Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin The extract of red seaweed that has nice film-forming, skin smoothing and moisturizing properties. The manufacturer claims that thanks to biomimetic properties between skin proteins and carrageenans it has a very long-lasting action and can form a "second skin". It also gives a "slow-release" effect to oil-loving active ingredients and measurably reduces trans-epidermal water loss (that's pretty much a synonym of saying that it moisturizes the skin). 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. It’s naturally in our skin and behaves there like a sponge It can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water It is a big molecule from repeated subunits (polymer) so different molecular weight versions exist (unfortunately there is no way to determine MW from INCI list only) High-molecular-weight-HA (>500 kDa) is an excellent surface hydrator, skin protectant and can act as an osmotic pump helping water-soluble actives to penetrate deeper into the skin Low-molecular-weight-HA (< 500 kDa) can hydrate the skin somewhat deeper though it is still a big molecule and works mainly in the epidermis (outer layer of the skin) Low-molecular-weight-HA might also help the skin to repair itself by increasing its self-defense (~ 200kDa used in the study) Ultra-low-molecular-weight-HA (<50kDa) is a controversial ingredient and might work as a pro-inflammatory signal molecule 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 (otherwise why would anyone use still Botox?). The manufacturer did several studies to prove that Argireline really works and it does (just not as well as Botox). In-vivo (made on real people) tests showed that using 10% Argireline solution around the eyes for 15 days decreased wrinkles depth by 17%, while a 5% Argireline formula applied for 28 days did almost the same with a decrease in wrinkle depth by 16.26%. A Spanish University also did some r what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant