Cosmogenesis Labs. Intense Hydration Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Cosmogenesis Labs. Intense Hydration Hyaluronic Acid Serum Cosmogenesis Labs. Intense Hydration Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Sodium Hyaluronate, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Bellis Perennis Flower Extract, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Panthenol, Ceramide NP, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethiconol, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Lecithin, Propanediol, Tetrasodium EDTA Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 goodie Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Hyaluronic Acid Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans moisturizer/​humectant Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Bellis Perennis Flower Extract Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Hydroxyethylcellulose viscosity controlling Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Ceramide NP skin-identical ingredient Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin Glycerin Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Dimethiconol emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Benzoic Acid Dehydroacetic Acid Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Propanediol Tetrasodium EDTA chelating 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 the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF, hyaluronic acid (HA). If HA does not tell you anything we have a super detailed, geeky explanation about it here. The TL; DR version of HA is that it's a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) found in the skin that acts as a sponge helping the skin to hold onto water, being plump and elastic. HA is famous for its crazy water holding capacity as it can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water. As far as skincare goes, sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid are pretty much the same and the two names are used interchangeably. As cosmetic chemist kindofstephen writes on reddit "sodium hyaluronate disassociates into hyaluronic acid molecule and a sodium atom in solution". In spite of this, if you search for "hyaluronic acid vs sodium hyaluronate" you will find on multiple places that sodium hyaluronate is smaller and can penetrate the skin better. Chemically, this is definitely not true, as the two forms are almost the same, both are polymers and the subunits can be repeated in both forms as much as you like. (We also checked Prospector for sodium hyaluronate versions actually used in cosmetic products and found that the most common molecular weight was 1.5-1.8 million Da that absolutely counts as high molecular weight). What seems to be a true difference, though, is that the salt form is more stable, easier to formulate and cheaper so it pops up more often on the ingredient lists. If you wanna become a real HA-and-the-skin expert you can read way more about the topic at hyaluronic acid (including penetration-questions, differences between high and low molecular weight versions and a bunch of references to scientific literature). 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 A multi-functional, silky feeling helper ingredient that can do quite many things. It's used as an emulsion stabilizer, solvent and a broad spectrum antimicrobial. According to manufacture what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant emollient | solvent emollient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying

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