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HydroPeptide Triple Acid Peptide Peel

HydroPeptide Triple Acid Peptide Peel HydroPeptide Triple Acid Peptide Peel ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Aminomethyl Propanol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Ca

HydroPeptide Triple Acid Peptide Peel HydroPeptide Triple Acid Peptide Peel ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Glycerin, Glycolic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Aminomethyl Propanol, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Caprylyl Glycol, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Lecithin, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Disodium EDTA, Salicylic Acid, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Carbomer, Phenethyl Alcohol, Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Microcitrus Australasica Fruit Extract, Citric Acid, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Tocopherol, Phytic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Beta-Sitosterol, Squalene, Maltodextrin, Pentapeptide-48, Hexanoyl Dipeptide-3 Norleucine Acetate Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Glycolic Acid exfoliant, buffering Sodium Hydroxide buffering Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Malic Acid goodie Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Aminomethyl Propanol Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate antimicrobial/​antibacterial, preservative Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter emollient Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Allantoin soothing Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract moisturizer/​humectant Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract soothing, antioxidant Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Disodium EDTA chelating Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract Hydrogenated Lecithin Carbomer 0, 1 Phenethyl Alcohol Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract Phenoxyethanol Microcitrus Australasica Fruit Extract exfoliant Citric Acid Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract antioxidant Tocopherol 0-3, 0-3 Phytic Acid Sodium Benzoate Potassium Sorbate Beta-Sitosterol Squalene skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, emollient Maltodextrin Pentapeptide-48 Hexanoyl Dipeptide-3 Norleucine Acetate cell-communicating ingredient 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 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 It’s the most researched AHA with the most proven skin benefits It gently lifts off dead skin cells to reveal newer, fresher, smoother skin It can help skin’s own collagen production that results in firmer, younger skin It can fade brown spots caused by sun damage or PIH Choose a product where you know the concentration and pH value because these two greatly influence effectiveness Don’t forget to use your sunscreen (in any case but especially so next to an AHA product) Slight stinging or burning with a stronger AHA product is normal If your skin is very sensitive, rosacea prone choose rather a BHA or PHA product The unfancy name for it is lye. It’s a solid white stuff that’s very alkaline and used in small amounts to adjust the pH of the product and make it just right. For example, in case of AHA or BHA exfoliants, the right pH is super-duper important, and pH adjusters like sodium hydroxide are needed. BTW, lye is not something new. It was already used by ancient Egyptians to help oil and fat magically turn into something else. Can you guess what? Yes, it’s soap. It still often shows up in the ingredient list of soaps and other cleansers. Sodium hydroxide in itself is a potent skin irritant, but once it's reacted (as it is usually in skin care products, like exfoliants) it is totally harmless. It’s the second most researched AHA after glycolic acid It also has amazing skin hydrating properties In higher concentration (10% and up) it improves skin firmness, thickness and wrinkles Malic acid comes from apple and is an AHA. If these magic three letters don’t tell you anything, click here and read our detailed description on glycolic acid, the most famous AHA. So malic acid is an exfoliant, that can - just like other AHAs - gently lift off the dead skin cells of your skin and make it more smooth and fresh. There is not much r what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. exfoliant | buffering exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering antimicrobial/antibacterial | preservative moisturizer/humectant | emollient emollient | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant soothing | antioxidant antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | emollient

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