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GLAMGLOW Youthpotion Collagen Boosting Peptide Serum

GLAMGLOW Youthpotion Collagen Boosting Peptide Serum GLAMGLOW Youthpotion Collagen Boosting Peptide Serum ingredients explained: Water\Aqua\Eau, Propanediol, Betaine, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Leaf Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, C

GLAMGLOW Youthpotion Collagen Boosting Peptide Serum GLAMGLOW Youthpotion Collagen Boosting Peptide Serum ingredients explained: Water\Aqua\Eau, Propanediol, Betaine, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Leaf Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Caffeine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Castanea Sativa (Chestnut) Seed Extract, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Glycerin, Sigesbeckia Orientalis (St. Paul'S Wort) Extract, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Seed Extract, Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) Extract\Extrait D'Orge, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acetyl Glucosamine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Centaurium Erythraea (Centaury) Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Squalane, Commiphora Mukul Resin Extract, Micrococcus Lysate, Lecithin, Dehydroxanthan Gum, Sorbitan Olivate, Decarboxy Carnosine Hcl, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, PEG-8, Fragrance (Parfum), Limonene, Tocopherol, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Mica, Show all ingredients by function Water\Aqua\Eau solvent Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Betaine moisturizer/​humectant goodie Porphyridium Cruentum Extract Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Leaf Extract Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Caffeine antioxidant, perfuming Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant 0, 0 Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Castanea Sativa (Chestnut) Seed Extract Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 cell-communicating ingredient Glycerin superstar Sigesbeckia Orientalis (St. Paul'S Wort) Extract Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Seed Extract Hordeum Vulgare (Barley) Extract\Extrait D'Orge emollient Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Extract Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Acetyl Glucosamine skin-identical ingredient, skin brightening Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Centaurium Erythraea (Centaury) Extract Cetearyl Olivate emulsifying Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 Commiphora Mukul Resin Extract Micrococcus Lysate Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Dehydroxanthan Gum viscosity controlling Sorbitan Olivate Decarboxy Carnosine Hcl Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Glyceryl Polymethacrylate PEG-8 Fragrance (Parfum) perfuming icky Limonene perfuming, solvent Tocopherol 0-3, 0-3 Disodium EDTA chelating Phenoxyethanol Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate Mica colorant Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) Iron Oxides (Ci 77491),Iron Oxides (Ci 77499) Red 33 (Ci 17200) 2, 1 Yellow 6 (Ci 15985) 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. 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. A sugar beet-derived amino acid derivative with nice skin protection and moisturization properties. Betaine's special thing is being an osmolyte, a molecule that helps to control cell-water balance. It is also a natural osmoprotectant, meaning that it attracts water away from the protein surface and thus protects them from denaturation and increases their thermodynamic stability. It also gives sensorial benefits to the formula and when used in cleansers, it helps to make them milder and gentler. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. If you see a cosmetic product that claims that it has "Botox-like effect" then two things are almost certain: one, the product overpromises and two, it contains Argireline. So this one is the famous peptide that's marketed by its manufacturer as the "Botox in a jar". The basis for this claim is that it targets the same wrinkle forming mechanism (wrinkles caused by facial muscle movement) as Botox, but the way it works is very different. In addition, the extent to which it can prevent muscles from contracting (and to smooth wrinkles) is very different (otherwise why would anyone use still Botox?). The manufacturer did several studies to prove that Argireline really works and it does (just not as well as Botox). In-vivo (made on real people) tests showed that using 10% Argireline solution around the eyes for 15 days decreased wrinkles depth by 17%, while a 5% Argireline formula applied for 28 days did almost the same with a decrease in wrinkle depth by 16.26%. A Spanish University also did some research and found that Argireline increased the level of skin moisturization and decreased both the depth and width of wrinkles "significantly". This means, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 does have some ability to smooth wrinkles (but not as well as Botox - sorry, if we sound like a broken record). Also, we have to agree with TruthInAging, that it's not a collagen builder and not a preventer of structural aging (think vitamin C, AHAs or retinol) what‑it‑does solvent | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | perfuming irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | skin brightening skin-identical ingredient | emollient emollient | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant | solvent perfuming | solvent

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