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Coppera Copper Peptide Radiance Repair Moisturizer

Coppera Copper Peptide Radiance Repair Moisturizer Coppera Copper Peptide Radiance Repair Moisturizer ingredients explained: Aqua, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Trehalose, Alpha-Arbutin, Sodium Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium

Coppera Copper Peptide Radiance Repair Moisturizer Coppera Copper Peptide Radiance Repair Moisturizer ingredients explained: Aqua, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Trehalose, Alpha-Arbutin, Sodium Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Bifida Ferment Filtrate, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Centella Asiatica Extract, Chrysanthellum Indicum Extract, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24, Caprylyl Glycol, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Glutathione, Sodium Hyaluronate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Madecassoside, Hydroxyacetophenone, Guaiazulene, Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Copper Tripeptide-1, Asiaticoside, Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Isononyl Isononanoate emollient Trehalose moisturizer/​humectant goodie Alpha-Arbutin antioxidant, skin brightening Sodium Carbomer viscosity controlling Phenoxyethanol preservative Sodium Polyacrylate Starch Bifida Ferment Filtrate Portulaca Oleracea Extract soothing, antioxidant Ethylhexylglycerin Centella Asiatica Extract soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Chrysanthellum Indicum Extract Pelargonium Graveolens Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Mentha Arvensis Leaf Extract Aloe Barbadensis Extract soothing, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Glutathione Sodium Hyaluronate 1,2-Hexanediol Madecassoside antioxidant, soothing Hydroxyacetophenone antioxidant, preservative Guaiazulene antimicrobial/​antibacterial, perfuming Sophora Angustifolia Root Extract Copper Tripeptide-1 cell-communicating ingredient, soothing, antioxidant Asiaticoside antioxidant, perfuming Benzotriazolyl Dodecyl P-Cresol Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate 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 multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin Great anti-aging, wrinkle smoothing ingredient used at 4-5% concentration Fades brown spots alone or in combination with amino sugar, acetyl glucosamine Increases ceramide synthesis that results in a stronger, healthier skin barrier and better skin hydration Can help to improve several skin conditions including acne, rosacea, and atopic dermatitis Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It’s a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. BG’s main job is usually to be a solvent for the other ingredients. Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin. It’s an ingredient whose safety hasn’t been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about). BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. BTW, it’s also a food additive. An emollient ester with a rich and creamy but non-greasy skin feel. It makes skin supple and protects dry skin. A type of sugar that has water-binding properties and helps to keep your skin hydrated. An optical isomer of naturally occurring arbutin (or beta-arbutin). Just like its sibling, alpha-arbutin is also a skin-brightening, depigmenting agent. Researching the difference between the two kinds of arbutin, you can read in multiple places on the internet that alpha-arbutin is stronger in effect. Unfortunately, it's never backed up with a credible source. :( Our own research resulted in conflicting results: a study from 1995 found that alpha-arbutin is 10x as effective on mouse melanoma as beta-arbutin. On the other hand, a more recent study from 2015 found that beta what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | skin brightening soothing | antioxidant soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing antioxidant | preservative antimicrobial/antibacterial | perfuming cell-communicating ingredient | soothing | antioxidant antioxidant | perfuming

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