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KANS Polypeptide Collagen Softening Cream

KANS Polypeptide Collagen Softening Cream KANS Polypeptide Collagen Softening Cream ingredients explained: Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerol, Polydimethylsiloxane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Caprylyl Methicone, Xylitol, Tribehenin, PEG-40 Stearate, Glyceryl St

KANS Polypeptide Collagen Softening Cream KANS Polypeptide Collagen Softening Cream ingredients explained: Water, Butylene Glycol, Glycerol, Polydimethylsiloxane, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Caprylyl Methicone, Xylitol, Tribehenin, PEG-40 Stearate, Glyceryl Stearate SE, C20-24 Alkyl Dimethicone, Stearyl Alcohol, Dipropylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Arlacel 60, Isostearic Acid, Behenyl Alcohol, Microcrystalline Wax, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Octyldodecyl Myristate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Thermus Thermophillus Ferment, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Polyacrylate, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Xanthan Gum, Arginine, Carbomer, Squalane, Cyclohexapeptide-90, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Soluble Collagen, Bacillus Ferment, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Carnosine, Decarboxy Carnosine Hcl, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Tocopherol Acetate, Ferulic Acid, Hydroxyphenyl Prop Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Glycerol skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Polydimethylsiloxane emollient Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil goodie Caprylyl Methicone Xylitol moisturizer/​humectant Tribehenin PEG-40 Stearate emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Glyceryl Stearate SE emulsifying 2, 3 C20-24 Alkyl Dimethicone viscosity controlling Stearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 2, 2 Dipropylene Glycol 1,2-Hexanediol Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Arlacel 60 1, 0 Isostearic Acid surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Behenyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling Microcrystalline Wax Tridecyl Trimellitate Octyldodecyl Myristate Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate Hydroxyacetophenone antioxidant, preservative Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate Thermus Thermophillus Ferment Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Polyacrylate Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer Xanthan Gum Arginine skin-identical ingredient Carbomer Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient Cyclohexapeptide-90 Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 cell-communicating ingredient Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 Soluble Collagen Bacillus Ferment Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline Hydrolyzed Collagen emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Carnosine antioxidant, cell-communicating ingredient Decarboxy Carnosine Hcl 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid antioxidant, skin brightening Tocopherol Acetate antioxidant Ferulic Acid antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid soothing Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester cell-communicating ingredient, soothing Dipotassium Glycyrrhizinate soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Allantoin Tocopherol 0-3, 0-3 Β-Carotene Ascorbyl Palmitate 0, 2 icky Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate PPG-5-Ceteth-20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing, emollient Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Caramel colorant Edetate Disodium chelating Parfum perfuming 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. 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 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 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). Sunflower does not need a big intro as you probably use it in the kitchen as cooking oil, or you munch on the seeds as a healthy snack or you adore its big, beautiful yellow flower during the summer - or you do all of these and probably even more. And by even more we mean pu what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling antioxidant | preservative solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | emollient cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | cell-communicating ingredient antioxidant | skin brightening antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial cell-communicating ingredient | soothing soothing | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing | emollient moisturizer/humectant | emollient

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