First Aid Beauty Vitamin Hydrating Mist

First Aid Beauty Vitamin Hydrating Mist First Aid Beauty Vitamin Hydrating Mist ingredients explained: Water, Polysorbate 80, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Butylene Glycol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Water, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Extract, Panthenol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Extract, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Leaf Extract, Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Wood Extract, Glycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Phenoxyethanol, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Benzoic Acid, Limonene, Disodium EDTA, EDTA, Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Evernia Furfuracea (Treemoss) Extract Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Polysorbate 80 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 0, 0 Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract soothing, antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial goodie Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Water Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Extract perfuming Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate antioxidant, anti-acne Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Extract perfuming, viscosity controlling Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract soothing, skin brightening superstar Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Leaf Extract Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Wood Extract Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate antimicrobial/​antibacterial, preservative Phenoxyethanol preservative Citric Acid buffering Potassium Sorbate Sodium Benzoate Benzoic Acid Limonene perfuming, solvent icky Disodium EDTA chelating EDTA Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Linalool Evernia Furfuracea (Treemoss) Extract 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 common little helper ingredient that helps water and oil to mix together, aka emulsifier. The number at the end refers to the oil-loving part and the bigger the number the more emulsifying power it has. 20 is a weak emulsifier, rather called solubilizer used commonly in toners while 60 and 80 are more common in serums and creams. Witch hazel is a smallish tree (up to 5m) that's native to North-America, has nice yellow flowers and is similar to the hazelnut bush (hence the name). As for skincare, it's loaded with active components that have a bunch of magic properties, like astringent, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-bacterial. It's also a well-known vasoconstrictor (it makes the blood vessels narrower) and promotes the healing of broken skin by tightening up the skin proteins and thus creating a protective covering. The complication, however, is that different extracts and distillates can be made from different parts of the plant (bark, twigs, and leaves are typically used) and different extraction methods from different parts produce different results. So if you see only Witch Hazel Extract or Witch Hazel Water on the ingredient list, it's a bit hard to know what you're actually getting but we will try to summarize the possibilities to give an idea. The main biologically active components in Witch Hazel are hamamelitannin (a potent astringent and antioxidant), catechins (anti-inflammatory and antioxidant) and gallic acid (antibacterial). The bark extract contains by far the most hamamelitannin and it has the most gallic acid and catechins. The twigs contain fewer catechins, less gallic acid, and much less hamamelitannin (4.77% vs 0.18%). The leaves contain hardly any tannins (0.04%) or catechins and contain a medium amount of gallic acid (compared to the bark and twigs). Witch Hazel also contains tiny amounts of the essential oil and fragrance component eugenol, but the amount is so small that it's probably not significant for the skin. Apart from the differences in active components in different parts of the Witch Hazel bush, the extraction methods also vary. Witch Hazel Distillate contains 14% added alcohol according to the USP specifications and alcohol is, at best drying, and at worst skin-damaging. Luckily, there are also alcohol-free distillates, so if you prefer no alcohol check th what‑it‑does emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing irritancy, com. soothing | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial moisturizer/humectant | solvent soothing | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | anti-acne perfuming | viscosity controlling antioxidant | soothing soothing | skin brightening antioxidant | soothing | antimicrobial/antibacterial skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient antimicrobial/antibacterial | preservative perfuming | solvent preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling

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