Laura Mercier Tinted Blur Balm Skin Tint With Peptides

Laura Mercier Tinted Blur Balm Skin Tint With Peptides Laura Mercier Tinted Blur Balm Skin Tint With Peptides ingredients explained: Squalane, Silica, Dimethicone, Synthetic Wax, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Aluminum Hydroxide, Sorbitan Trioleate, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Apium Graveolens (Celery) Seed Extract, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract, (May Contain/Peut Contenir) Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) Show all ingredients by function Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Silica viscosity controlling Dimethicone emollient Synthetic Wax emollient, viscosity controlling Dicaprylyl Carbonate Synthetic Fluorphlogopite Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina) Trimethylsiloxysilicate Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate emulsifying Polypropylsilsesquioxane Aluminum Hydroxide emollient, moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling Sorbitan Trioleate Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil 0, 0 Apium Graveolens (Celery) Seed Extract antioxidant, perfuming Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract perfuming (May Contain/Peut Contenir) Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891) colorant Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499) Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090) It seems to us that squalane is in fashion and there is a reason for it. Chemically speaking, it is a saturated (no double bonds) hydrocarbon (a molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen), meaning that it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life. It occurs naturally in certain fish and plant oils (e.g. olive), and in the sebum (the oily stuff our skin produces) of the human skin. As f.c. puts it in his awesome blog post, squalane's main things are "emolliency, surface occlusion, and TEWL prevention all with extreme cosmetic elegance". In other words, it's a superb moisturizer that makes your skin nice and smooth, without being heavy or greasy. Expand to read more Another advantage of squalane is that it is pretty much compatible with all skin types and skin conditions. It is excellent for acne-prone skin and safe to use even if you have fungi-related skin issues, like seborrhea or fungal acne. The unsaturated (with double bonds) and hence less stable version of Squalane is Squalene, you can read about it here >> A white powdery thing that's the major component of glass and sand. In cosmetics, it’s often in products that are supposed to keep your skin matte as it has great oil-absorbing abilities. It’s also used as a helper ingredient to thicken up products or suspend insoluble particles. 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). We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A clear, colorless, almost odorless oil that spreads nicely and easily and gives a velvet dry skin feel. It is good friends with sunscreen agents and helps to solubilize them. Also, it makes sunscreens feel lighter and spread easier. Synthetic Fluorphlogopite is the synthetic version of the super commonly used mineral, Mica. The advantage of being synthetic is that it has a more consistent quality, fewer impurities and an even lower heavy metal content than Mica (not that Mica's heavy metal content is high). It is also more transparent and has improved light reflection. The two main use cases for Synthetic Fluorphlogopite is being used neat as a superior "filler" or skin tone e what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | emollient irritancy, com. emollient | viscosity controlling emollient | moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling antioxidant | perfuming

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