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Factor Five Lash/Brow Growth Serum
Factor Five Lash/Brow Growth Serum Factor Five Lash/Brow Growth Serum ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Human Stem Cell Conditioned Media, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, PEG-8/Smdi Copolymer, Ocimum Basilicum Hairy Root Extract, Niacinamide, Sodium
Factor Five Lash/Brow Growth Serum Factor Five Lash/Brow Growth Serum ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Human Stem Cell Conditioned Media, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, PEG-8/Smdi Copolymer, Ocimum Basilicum Hairy Root Extract, Niacinamide, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Benzoate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Polysorbate 60, Caprylyl Glycol, Bis (Tripeptide-1) Copper Acetate, Biotin, Caffeine, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Troxerutin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Metabisulfite, Larix Europaea Wood Extract, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Phosphate, Glycine, Zinc Chloride, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid, Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17, Alcohol Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Human Stem Cell Conditioned Media Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/humectant goodie PEG-8/Smdi Copolymer Ocimum Basilicum Hairy Root Extract Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate antioxidant, anti-acne Sodium Benzoate preservative Hydroxyethylcellulose viscosity controlling Caprylhydroxamic Acid chelating Phenoxyethanol Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Polysorbate 60 Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/humectant, emollient Bis (Tripeptide-1) Copper Acetate Biotin Caffeine antioxidant, perfuming Panthenol Sodium Hyaluronate Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Troxerutin Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Metabisulfite antioxidant, preservative Larix Europaea Wood Extract moisturizer/humectant Disodium Phosphate buffering Sodium Phosphate Glycine skin-identical ingredient Zinc Chloride soothing Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Benzoic Acid Myristoyl Pentapeptide-17 cell-communicating ingredient Alcohol antimicrobial/antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky 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. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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 Aloe Vera is one of today’s magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped. What research does confirm about Aloe is that it’s a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. All in all definitely a goodie. 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 The sodium salt form of skincare superstar, vitamin C. If you do not know what the big fuss about vitamin C is, you are missing out and you have to click here and read all the geeky details about it. Pure vitamin C (aka ascorbic acid, AA) is great and all, but its lack of stability is a big challenge for the cosmetics industry. One solution is to create stable derivatives that can be absorbed into the skin, convert there to AA and do all the magic AA is proven to do (which is being an antioxidant, a collagen booster, and a skin brightener). SAP (the vit C derivative, not the enterprise software, obvs) is a promising derivative that has great stability up to pH 7. The challenge with it though is skin penetration. Unfortunately, it seems to be limited, or to quote a great article from the Journal what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. soothing | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | anti-acne emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient antioxidant | perfuming antioxidant | preservative moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling