K18 Peptide Prep™ Detox Shampoo

K18 Peptide Prep™ Detox Shampoo K18 Peptide Prep™ Detox Shampoo ingredients explained: Water (Aqua) (Eau), Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Salicylic Acid, Charcoal Powder, SH-Oligopeptide-78, Panthenol, Glycerin, Sodium Phytate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Citric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance (Parfum), Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) (Eau) solvent Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate surfactant/​cleansing icky Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative superstar Charcoal Powder abrasive/​scrub SH-Oligopeptide-78 Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 goodie Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Phytate chelating Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride viscosity controlling Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Caprylhydroxamic Acid Citric Acid buffering Potassium Hydroxide Sodium Hydroxide Fragrance (Parfum) perfuming Benzyl Salicylate Limonene perfuming, solvent 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 versatile and biodegradable cleansing agent with high cleaning power and strong foaming properties. Unfortunately, these two properties for a surfactant usually mean that it is harsh on the skin, which is the case here as well. A thickening and foam-boasting co-surfactant with amphoteric structure meaning that its head contains both a positively and a negatively charged part (surfactants are most commonly anionic meaning their head has a negative charge). It's very mild and gentle, comes from coconut oil and is readily biodegradable. It's one of the gold standard ingredients for treating problem skin It can exfoliate skin both on the surface and in the pores It's a potent anti-inflammatory agent It's more effective for treating blackheads than acne For acne combine it with antibacterial agents like benzoyl peroxide or azelaic acid We don't have description for this ingredient yet. An easy-to-formulate, commonly used, nice to have ingredient that’s also called pro-vitamin B5. As you might guess from the “pro” part, it’s a precursor to vitamin B5 (whose fancy name is pantothenic acid). Its main job in skincare products is to moisturise the skin. It’s a humectant meaning that it can help the skin to attract water and then hold onto it. There is also research showing that panthenol can help our skin to produce more lovely lipids that are important for a strong and healthy skin barrier. Another great thing about panthenol is that it has anti-inflammatory and skin protecting abilities. A study shows that it can reduce the irritation caused by less-nice other ingredients (e.g. fragrance, preservatives or chemical sunscreens) in the product. Research also shows that it might be useful for wound healing as it promotes fibroblast (nice type of cells in our skin that produce skin-firming collagen) proliferation. If that wasn’t enough panthenol is also useful in nail and hair care products. A study shows that a nail treatment liquide with 2% panthenol could effectively get into the nail and significantly increase the hydration of it. As for the hair the hydration effect is also true there. Panthenol might make your hair softer, more elastic and helps to comb your hair more easily. A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years Not o what‑it‑does surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing | viscosity controlling exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative abrasive/scrub soothing | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient perfuming | solvent

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