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First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Oil-Control Moisturizer
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Oil-Control Moisturizer First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Oil-Control Moisturizer ingredients explained: Water, Dimethicone, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Nylon-12, Acrylates Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Acrylate/Sod
First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Oil-Control Moisturizer First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Oil-Control Moisturizer ingredients explained: Water, Dimethicone, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Nylon-12, Acrylates Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Glycerin, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Cetyl Diglyceryl Tris (Trimethylsiloxy) Silylethyl Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Polydecene, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Polysilicone-11, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract, Lecithin, Citric Acid, Laureth-8, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Leaf Extract, Oleanolic Acid Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/humectant Butylene Glycol moisturizer/humectant, solvent Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant superstar Nylon-12 viscosity controlling Acrylates Copolymer Phenoxyethanol preservative Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 Sodium Acrylates Copolymer Cetyl Diglyceryl Tris (Trimethylsiloxy) Silylethyl Dimethicone surfactant/cleansing Hydrogenated Polydecene emollient, perfuming, solvent 1,2-Hexanediol Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/humectant, emollient Polysilicone-11 Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract Lecithin emollient, emulsifying goodie Citric Acid buffering Laureth-8 emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract antioxidant, soothing, emollient, abrasive/scrub Sodium Hyaluronate Potassium Sorbate Sodium Benzoate Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Leaf Extract Oleanolic Acid 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. 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). 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. 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 into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin. It’s an ingredient whose safety hasn’t been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about). BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. BTW, it’s also a food additive. 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 d what‑it‑does irritancy, com. solvent | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant surfactant/cleansing emollient | perfuming | solvent moisturizer/humectant | emollient emollient | emulsifying emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing antioxidant | soothing | emollient | abrasive/scrub antioxidant | soothing