Dot and key Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Dot and key Hyaluronic Acid Serum Dot and key Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Ethoxydiglycol, Propanediol, 1,3 Butylene glycol, Citric Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Cetyl - Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Ceramide 1, Ceramide 2, Ceramide 3, Ceramide 4, Ceramide 6 II, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium EDTA, D-Panthenol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Euterpe Oleracea (Acai Berry) Fruit Extract, Rosa Damascena (Rose) Flower Extract, Lactobacillus, Maltodextrin, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Water Extract Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Ethoxydiglycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant, perfuming 0, 0 Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant 1,3 Butylene glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Citric Acid buffering Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 goodie Laminaria Digitata Extract Cetyl - Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide Ceramide 1 skin-identical ingredient Ceramide 2 Ceramide 3 Ceramide 4 Ceramide 6 II Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Hydroxyethyl Cellulose Tocopheryl Acetate Disodium EDTA chelating D-Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate antioxidant, anti-acne Euterpe Oleracea (Acai Berry) Fruit Extract Rosa Damascena (Rose) Flower Extract Lactobacillus Maltodextrin Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Water Extract 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 nice odorless liquid used mainly as a superior solubilizer and efficacy booster for cosmetic active ingredients such as skincare bigshot vitamin C, self-tanning active DHA or the anti-acne gold standard, benzoyl peroxide. Other than that it can also be used in hair care products where it gives a longer-lasting and more uniform coloring. According to a manufacturer, it might even prevent the formation of split ends. 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. 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. Citric acid comes from citrus fruits and is an AHA. If these magic three letters don’t tell you anything, click here and read our detailed description on glycolic acid, the most famous AHA. So citric acid is an exfoliant, that can - just like other AHAs - gently lift off the dead skin cells of your skin and make it more smooth and fresh. There is also some research showing that citric acid with regular use (think three months and 20% concentration) can help sun-damaged skin, increase skin thickness and some nice hydrating things called glycosaminoglycans in the skin. But according to a comparative study done in 1995, citric acid has less skin improving magic properties than glycolic or lactic acid. Probably that’s why citric acid is usually not used as an exfoliant but more as a helper ingredient in small amounts to adjust the pH of a formulation. It's one of those things that help your cosmetics not to go wrong too soo what‑it‑does solvent | moisturizer/humectant | perfuming irritancy, com. solvent | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | anti-acne

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