Conscious Chemist Hydro+™ | 3% Multi-molecular Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Conscious Chemist Hydro+™ | 3% Multi-molecular Hyaluronic Acid Serum Conscious Chemist Hydro+™ | 3% Multi-molecular Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Hyaluronic Acid, Propanediol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Marine Algae Extract, Lactic Acid, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Phenylethyl Resorcinol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sclerotium Gum, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Glycerin, Ceramide Ii, Allantoin, Ceramide 1, Lysolecithin, Hippophae Rhamnoides Extract, Calendula Flower Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Levulinate, Phytic Acid, Sodium Gluconate Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Hyaluronic Acid skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Marine Algae Extract emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering superstar Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 cell-communicating ingredient Phenylethyl Resorcinol antioxidant, skin brightening Sodium Hyaluronate 0, 0 Sclerotium Gum viscosity controlling Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Glycerin Ceramide Ii skin-identical ingredient Allantoin soothing Ceramide 1 Lysolecithin emulsifying Hippophae Rhamnoides Extract Calendula Flower Extract soothing, antioxidant, perfuming Sodium Benzoate preservative Sodium Levulinate Phytic Acid chelating Sodium Gluconate chelating, moisturizer/​humectant 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 Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often used and often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. Aloe Vera is one of today’s magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped. What research does confirm about Aloe is that it’s a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. All in all definitely a goodie. We have to admit that Algae Extract is not our favorite ingredient name. It does comply with the INCI standard (the official list about how ingredients on the product labels have to be called, the thing we help you to decode here :)), but there are about 20 000 different kinds of algae and an extract from them can be made in another 10 000 ways. So, Algae Extract can be anything from La Mer's "Miracle Broth" to a simple brown algae extract that helps to smooth the hair. The official description in the Europiean Cosmetic Ingredient listing is this: "a what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant emollient | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering antioxidant | skin brightening irritancy, com. antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial soothing | antioxidant | perfuming chelating | moisturizer/humectant

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