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Herbal Skin Solutions Multi-peptide & Mushroom Eye Serum

Herbal Skin Solutions Multi-peptide & Mushroom Eye Serum Herbal Skin Solutions Multi-peptide & Mushroom Eye Serum ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Propylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Polysilicone-11, Butylene Glycol, Decyl Glucoside, Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extr

Herbal Skin Solutions Multi-peptide & Mushroom Eye Serum Herbal Skin Solutions Multi-peptide & Mushroom Eye Serum ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Propylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Polysilicone-11, Butylene Glycol, Decyl Glucoside, Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract, Dipeptide-2, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone, Steareth-20, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Steareth-20, N-Hydroxysuccinimide, Chrysin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, DL-Panthenol, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 0 Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Polysilicone-11 Butylene Glycol Decyl Glucoside surfactant/​cleansing Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract Dipeptide-2 cell-communicating ingredient goodie Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone antioxidant Steareth-20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 N-Hydroxysuccinimide Chrysin Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer viscosity controlling Isohexadecane emollient, solvent Polysorbate 80 Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate moisturizer/​humectant Hyaluronic Acid Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Saccharide Isomerate Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant DL-Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate Sodium Hyaluronate Citric Acid buffering Sodium Citrate chelating, buffering Tocopheryl Acetate Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin 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. It's a helper ingredient that improves the freeze-thaw stability of products It's also a solvent, humectant and to some extent a penetration enhancer It has a bad reputation among natural cosmetics advocates but cosmetic scientists and toxicology experts do not agree (read more in the geeky details section) 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 type of silicone elastomer (rubber-like material with both viscosity and elasticity) whose major function is forming a nice film on the skin. It is also cosmetically very elegant with a non-tacky, non-oily and smooth skin feel. It also works as a stable delivery system of active materials, has sebum absorption and control properties and upon application, it transforms into a matte appearance with a powdery after feel. 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 vegetable origin (coconut what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. surfactant/cleansing cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | solvent moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant chelating | buffering

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