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First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Niacinamide Dark Spot Serum

First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Niacinamide Dark Spot Serum First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Niacinamide Dark Spot Serum ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, Niacinamide, Dimethicone, Tapioca Starch, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Panthenol, Polysorbate 20, Act

First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Niacinamide Dark Spot Serum First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Niacinamide Dark Spot Serum ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, Niacinamide, Dimethicone, Tapioca Starch, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Panthenol, Polysorbate 20, Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract, Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Allantoin, Aminomethyl Propanol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Undecylenoyl Phenylalanine, Acrylates/Vinyl Isodecanoate Crosspolymer, Dimethiconol, Laureth-4, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Tetrasodium EDTA Show all ingredients by function Aqua/Water/Eau solvent Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Tapioca Starch viscosity controlling Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Actinidia Chinensis (Kiwi) Fruit Extract Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract soothing, skin brightening Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Allantoin soothing Aminomethyl Propanol buffering Hydroxyacetophenone antioxidant, preservative Polymethylsilsesquioxane Undecylenoyl Phenylalanine skin brightening Acrylates/Vinyl Isodecanoate Crosspolymer Dimethiconol emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Laureth-4 4, 5 Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling Pvm/Ma Copolymer Phenoxyethanol preservative Disodium EDTA chelating Tetrasodium EDTA 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 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 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 out there using dimethicone as their base ingredient. It helps to soften scars and increase their elasticity. As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it and smoothes the hair like no other thing. Depending on your hair type, it can be a bit difficult to wash out and might cause some build-up (btw, this is not true to all silicones, only the non-volatile types). A soft, white powder that can be used as a talc replacement in body powders or in pressed powders. It also has some oil absorbing properties and gives increased cushion and richness to emulsion-type formulas. 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 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 int what‑it‑does cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent soothing | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing soothing | skin brightening antioxidant | soothing antioxidant | preservative emollient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling

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