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Image Skincare Ormedic Balancing Gel Masque

Image Skincare Ormedic Balancing Gel Masque Image Skincare Ormedic Balancing Gel Masque ingredients explained: Water/Aqua/Eau, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Glycerin, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Water*, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Sodium Carbomer

Image Skincare Ormedic Balancing Gel Masque Image Skincare Ormedic Balancing Gel Masque ingredients explained: Water/Aqua/Eau, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Glycerin, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Water*, Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment, Sodium Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Maltodextrin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Copper Pca, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract*, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract, Arctium Lappa (Burdock) Root Extract*, Calendula Officinalis (Pot Marigild) Flower Extract*, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract*, Juniperus Virginiana (Virginia Red Cedar) Wood Extract, Musa Sapientum (Plantain) Fruit Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera (Sacred Lotus) Flower Extract*, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Tamarindus Indica Fruit Extract*, Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract Show all ingredients by function Water/Aqua/Eau solvent Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice* soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Water* Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment Sodium Carbomer viscosity controlling Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Ophiopogon Japonicus Root Extract Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Maltodextrin Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Copper Pca moisturizer/​humectant Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract* antioxidant, soothing Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate chelating Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract soothing Arctium Lappa (Burdock) Root Extract* Calendula Officinalis (Pot Marigild) Flower Extract* soothing, antioxidant, perfuming Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract Citrus Limon (Lemon) Peel Extract Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract* antioxidant, soothing, skin brightening, perfuming Juniperus Virginiana (Virginia Red Cedar) Wood Extract perfuming Musa Sapientum (Plantain) Fruit Extract Nelumbo Nucifera (Sacred Lotus) Flower Extract* Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Fruit Extract Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract Tamarindus Indica Fruit Extract* Trifolium Pratense (Clover) Flower Extract* Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract Butter Extract Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Fruit Extract Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract Coffea Arabica (Arabian Coffee) Leaf/Seed Extract Cucumis Melo (Melon) Fruit Extract Fragaria Chiloensis (Strawberry) Fruit Extract Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Fruit Extract Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract Vanilla Planifolia (Vanilla) Fruit Extract Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Citric Acid buffering Sodium Hydroxide Sodium Glycolate Sodium Formate buffering, preservative Phenoxyethanol Potassium Sorbate Sodium Benzoate Amyl Cinnamal Limonene perfuming, solvent icky 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. Aloe Vera is one of today’s magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped. What research does confirm about Aloe is that it’s a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. All in all definitely a goodie. 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 We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A pre-neutralised form of super common thickener, Carbomer. This means that it forms viscous gels immediately upon addition to water (while Carbomer has to be neutralized with a base), but it can also be harder to disperse evenly in the formula. It's a common little helper ingredient that helps water and oil to mix together. Also, it can help to increase the solubility of some other ingredients in the formula. A super common emollient that makes your skin feel nice and smooth. It comes from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s light-textured, clear, odorless and non-greasy. It’s a nice ingredient that just feels good on the skin, is super well tolerated by every skin type and easy to formulate with. No wonder it’s popular. The salt form of one of the main anti-inflammatory ingredients in the licorice plant, monoammonium glycyrrhizinate. It’s a yellowish powder with a nice sweet smell. It’s used mainly for its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties, but according to manufacturer info, it’s also sebum regulating so it's a perfect ingredient for problem skin products. Read more about licorice and why it's a skincare superstar here. It's a little helper ingredient coming from corn, rice or potato starch that can help to ke what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing soothing | antioxidant | perfuming antioxidant | soothing | skin brightening | perfuming buffering | preservative perfuming | solvent

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