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dr. denese Firming Facial Collagen Night Serum

dr. denese Firming Facial Collagen Night Serum dr. denese Firming Facial Collagen Night Serum ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Glycolic Acid, Propanediol, Squalane, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Dimethicone, Sodium Hydroxide, Ammonium Acryloyldimethylta

dr. denese Firming Facial Collagen Night Serum dr. denese Firming Facial Collagen Night Serum ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Glycolic Acid, Propanediol, Squalane, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour, Dimethicone, Sodium Hydroxide, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol, Phytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Soluble Collagen, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract, Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Extract, Foeniculum Vulgare (Fennel) Fruit Extract, Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Viscum Album (Mistletoe) Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Urea, Allantoin, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-10 Distearate, Hydroxypr Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Glycolic Acid exfoliant, buffering superstar Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Flour soothing, antioxidant, emollient Dimethicone emollient Sodium Hydroxide buffering Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer viscosity controlling Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Portulaca Oleracea Extract soothing, antioxidant Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Behenyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling Phytosteryl/Behenyl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate moisturizer/​humectant Soluble Collagen Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract Citrus Limon (Lemon) Extract Foeniculum Vulgare (Fennel) Fruit Extract emollient, soothing Humulus Lupulus (Hops) Extract soothing, antimicrobial/​antibacterial, emollient, perfuming Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract Viscum Album (Mistletoe) Leaf Extract soothing Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract Achillea Millefolium Extract soothing, surfactant/​cleansing Urea Allantoin Glycine Soja (Soybean) Sterols Hydrogenated Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Polyglyceryl-10 Distearate emulsifying Hydroxypropyl Bislauramide Mea Cetyl Alcohol 2, 2 Stearyl Alcohol Alcohol antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky Phytosterols Glyceryl Stearate PEG-20 Soy Sterol Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone antioxidant, soothing Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Panthenol Disodium EDTA chelating Xanthan Gum Sclerotium Gum Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin Fragrance perfuming 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 most researched AHA with the most proven skin benefits It gently lifts off dead skin cells to reveal newer, fresher, smoother skin It can help skin’s own collagen production that results in firmer, younger skin It can fade brown spots caused by sun damage or PIH Choose a product where you know the concentration and pH value because these two greatly influence effectiveness Don’t forget to use your sunscreen (in any case but especially so next to an AHA product) Slight stinging or burning with a stronger AHA product is normal If your skin is very sensitive, rosacea prone choose rather a BHA or PHA product 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. It seems to us that squalane is in fashion and there is a reason for it. Chemically speaking, it is a saturated (no double bonds) hydrocarbon (a molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen), meaning that it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life. It occurs naturally in certain fish and plant oils (e.g. olive), and in the sebum (the oily stuff our skin produces) of the human skin. As f.c. puts it in his awesome blog post, squalane's main things are "emolliency, surface occlusion, and TEWL prevention all with extreme cosmetic elegance". In other words, it's a superb moisturizer that makes your skin nice and smooth, without being heavy or greasy. Another advantage of squalane is that it is pretty much compatible with all skin types and skin conditions. It is excellent for acne-prone skin and safe to use even if you have fungi-related skin issues, like seborrhea or fungal acne. The unsaturated (with double bonds) and hence less stable version of Squalane is Squalene, you can read about it here >> A finely powdered form of Oat Extract that has the same skin soothing, skin protecting and antioxidant benefits we have written about at Avena Sativa Kernel Extract. It is loaded with skin-goodies such as anti-inflammatory agent beta-glucan, skin nourishing lipids, and moisturizing carbohydrates. A real goodie for dry, irritated, inflamed or eczema- what‑it‑does exfoliant | buffering solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | emollient irritancy, com. soothing | antioxidant | emollient moisturizer/humectant | solvent soothing | antioxidant emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant emollient | soothing soothing | antimicrobial/antibacterial | emollient | perfuming soothing | surfactant/cleansing emollient | emulsifying antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling antioxidant | soothing soothing | moisturizer/humectant

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