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eltraderm Peptide Complex Serum
eltraderm Peptide Complex Serum eltraderm Peptide Complex Serum ingredients explained: Aqua (Water/Eau), Glycerin, Saccharide Isomerate, Triethanolamine, Dimethicone, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract
eltraderm Peptide Complex Serum eltraderm Peptide Complex Serum ingredients explained: Aqua (Water/Eau), Glycerin, Saccharide Isomerate, Triethanolamine, Dimethicone, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Acrylates C10-30/Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Polysorbate 20, Butylene Glycol, Polysilicone-11, Disodium EDTA, Diazolidinyl Urea, Propylene Glycol, Decyl Glucoside, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water/Eau) solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar Saccharide Isomerate moisturizer/humectant goodie Triethanolamine buffering 0, 2 Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Dimethyl Isosorbide solvent, viscosity controlling Acetyl Tetrapeptide-11 Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9 Fucus Vesiculosus Extract emollient, soothing Acrylates C10-30/Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer viscosity controlling Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Butylene Glycol moisturizer/humectant, solvent Polysilicone-11 Disodium EDTA chelating Diazolidinyl Urea preservative icky Propylene Glycol Decyl Glucoside surfactant/cleansing Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate 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 100% natural and plant-derived moisturizer that mimics the natural carbohydrate fraction found in the upper layer of the skin. Its special magic power is to bind to the skin stronger and longer than other moisturizer ingredients do so it can keep the skin hydrated longer than usual. It’s a little helper ingredient that helps to set the pH of a cosmetic formulation to be just right. It’s very alkaline (you know the opposite of being very acidic): a 1% solution has a pH of around 10. It does not have the very best safety reputation but in general, you do not have to worry about it. What is true is that if a product contains so-called N-nitrogenating agents (e.g.: preservatives like 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol, 5-Bromo-5-Nitro- 1,3-Dioxane or sodium nitrate - so look out for things with nitro, nitra in the name) that together with TEA can form some not nice carcinogenic stuff (that is called nitrosamines). But with proper formulation that does not happen, TEA in itself is not a bad guy. But let’s assume a bad combination of ingredients were used and the nitrosamines formed. :( Even in that case you are probably fine because as far as we know it cannot penetrate the skin. But to be on the safe side, if you see Triethanolamine in an INCI and also something with nitra, nitro in the name of it just skip the product, that cannot hurt. Probably the most common silicone of all. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thick liquid. As for skincare, it makes the skin silky smooth, creates a subtle gloss and forms a protective barrier (aka occlusive). Also, works well to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and give skin a plump look (of course that is only temporary, but still, it's nice). There are also scar treatment gels what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant solvent | viscosity controlling emollient | soothing emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | solvent surfactant/cleansing