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Elemis Peptide4 Plumping Pillow Facial

Elemis Peptide4 Plumping Pillow Facial Elemis Peptide4 Plumping Pillow Facial ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, PEG-8, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate, Phenoxyethanol, Hydr

Elemis Peptide4 Plumping Pillow Facial Elemis Peptide4 Plumping Pillow Facial ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, PEG-8, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Glycerin, Diheptyl Succinate, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Fragrance (Parfum), Disodium EDTA, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Buglossoides Arvensis (Star Avensistm) Seed Oil, Benzyl Benzoate, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Maltodextrin, Limonene, Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract, Tocopherol, Veronica Officinalis (Speedwell) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Hexyl Cinnamal, Dehydroacetic Acid, Nyctanthes Arbor-Tristis (Indian Night Jasmine) Flower Extract, Cananga Odorata Flower Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Myristica Fragrans (Nutmeg) Kernel Oil, Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Leaf/Twig Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel Oil, Coriandrum Sativum (Coriander) Fruit Show all ingredients by function Aqua/Water/Eau solvent PEG-8 moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Dicaprylyl Carbonate emollient Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Diheptyl Succinate Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer Sodium Polyacrylate viscosity controlling Phenoxyethanol preservative Hydroxyacetophenone antioxidant, preservative Fragrance (Parfum) perfuming icky Disodium EDTA chelating Chondrus Crispus Extract moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling goodie Buglossoides Arvensis (Star Avensistm) Seed Oil Benzyl Benzoate solvent, perfuming, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Linalool Maltodextrin Limonene perfuming, solvent Lithothamnion Calcareum Extract Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Veronica Officinalis (Speedwell) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Hexyl Cinnamal Dehydroacetic Acid Nyctanthes Arbor-Tristis (Indian Night Jasmine) Flower Extract Cananga Odorata Flower Oil Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil Myristica Fragrans (Nutmeg) Kernel Oil Gardenia Florida Fruit Extract Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein Sodium Benzoate Citric Acid buffering Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Leaf/Twig Oil Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Peel Oil Coriandrum Sativum (Coriander) Fruit Oil Benzoic Acid Ethylhexylglycerin 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 smallish polymer molecule (created from repeated units of Polyethylene glycol, aka PEG) that's used as a solubilizer and viscosity control agent. It is a clear, colorless liquid that is water-soluble and water-binding (aka humectant) and can help to solubilize sparingly-water soluble things (e.g. vanilla, perfumes) into water-based formulas. Thanks to its water-binding ability, it also prevents the drying out of formulas, especially when combined with the fellow hygroscopic agent, sorbitol. A clear, colorless, almost odorless oil that spreads nicely and easily and gives a velvet dry skin feel. It is good friends with sunscreen agents and helps to solubilize them. Also, it makes sunscreens feel lighter and spread easier. 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 Diheptyl Succinate is a natural, "silicone-alternative" emollient that usually comes to the formula with Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer. The two together is trade-named LexFeel N and depending on their ratio, the duo can mimic both super light, Cyclomethicone-type skin feel as well as more viscous Dimethicone like skin feel. The duo also plays well with pure natural oils, and it can reduce their greasiness and tackiness and make them feel nicer on the skin. LexFeel N is also very eco-friendly, 100% natural (Ecocert approved), sustainable and biodegradable. The friend of Diheptyl Succinate as the duo is usually used together and is touted as a natural silicone alternative. Read more there >> A superabsorbent polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) that has crazy water binding abilities. Sometimes its referred to as "waterlock" and can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water. As for its use in cosmetic products, it is a handy multi-tasker that thickens up water-based formulas and also has some emulsifying and emulsion stabilizing properties. It’s pretty much the current IT-preservative. I what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. antioxidant | preservative moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling solvent | perfuming | antimicrobial/antibacterial preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling perfuming | solvent

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