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LeMieux Collagen Peptide Serum New Formula

LeMieux Collagen Peptide Serum New Formula LeMieux Collagen Peptide Serum New Formula ingredients explained: Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Water, Hyaluronic Acid, Zinc Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium

LeMieux Collagen Peptide Serum New Formula LeMieux Collagen Peptide Serum New Formula ingredients explained: Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Water, Hyaluronic Acid, Zinc Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethylsilanol, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, C12-13 Alkyl Glyceryl Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Ascorbyl Propyl Hyaluronate, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Acetyl Octapeptide-3, Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Avocado Protein, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Teprenone, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ceramide NS, Ceramide NP, Tocotrienols, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Sodium Palmitoyl Proline, Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Show all ingredients by function Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate moisturizer/​humectant goodie Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Water Hyaluronic Acid Zinc Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethylsilanol Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant C12-13 Alkyl Glyceryl Hydrolyzed Hyaluronate Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate Ascorbyl Propyl Hyaluronate Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2 cell-communicating ingredient Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 Acetyl Octapeptide-3 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Epigallocatechin Gallatyl Glucoside antioxidant, soothing Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Hydrolyzed Avocado Protein Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract antioxidant, skin brightening, soothing, emollient Teprenone Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil antioxidant, emollient Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Ceramide NS skin-identical ingredient Ceramide NP Tocotrienols Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Sodium Palmitoyl Proline Nymphaea Alba Flower Extract Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling Superoxide Dismutase antioxidant Glucosamine Hcl Laminaria Digitata Extract Cellulose Gum viscosity controlling Isomalt Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Extract Sodium PCA Enteromorpha Compressa Extract Urea Retinyl Palmitate 1-3, 1-3 Tocopherol 0-3, 0-3 Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Undecylenoyl Glycine surfactant/​cleansing Capryloyl Glycine A famous water-like, yeast-derived ingredient that the whole SKII brand is built on. As legend has it, SKII scientists in the 1970's discovered by chance that aged Japanese sake brewers have amazingly soft and youthful hands in contrast to their aged and wrinkled faces. They concluded that the secret must lie in the yeast that the brewers’ hands were in constant contact with during the sake fermentation process. So Pitera - obtained by a fermentation process of a certain yeast belonging to the genus Galactomyces - was discovered as an anti-aging, skin-nourishing magic liquid. The company claims that the clear, water-like liquid is loaded with good-for-the-skin stuff and is rich in vitamins, amino acids, minerals and organic acids. Expand to read more As for the science behind Pitera, SKII parent company P&G did an in-vitro (made in the lab) study that confirmed that Pitera-containing moisturizers do indeed help to protect the skin against damage. More specifically, they found that Pitera has antioxidant effects and increases hyaluronan production in epidermal cells. And more hyaluronic acid in the skin means better hydrated, plumper, healthier skin. If that would not be enough, there is also a 2014 study showing that Pitera might be able to help with skin pigmentation and a 2015 study finding that Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate can activate aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) that's important in epidermal homeostasis by upregulating epidermal barrier proteins. English translation equals: Pitera might be able to help with a healthy skin barrier. All in all, both anecdotal and scientific evidence show that Pitera is a skin goodie so if you are into essences and yeast-derived fermentations, it's definitely worth a try. It’s the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF, hyaluronic acid (HA). If HA does not tell you anything we have a super detailed, geeky explanation about it here. The TL; DR version of HA is that it's a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) found in the skin that acts as a sponge helping the skin to hold onto water, being plump and elastic. HA is famous for its crazy water holding capacity as it can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water. As far as skincare goes, sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid are pretty much the same and the two names are used interchangeably. As cosmetic chemist kindofstephen writes on reddit "sodium hyaluronate disassociates into hyaluronic acid molecule and a sodium atom in solution". In spite of this, if you search for "hyaluronic acid vs sodium hyaluronate" you will find on multiple places that sodium hyaluronate is smaller and can penetrate the skin better. Chemically, this is definitely not true, as the two forms are almost the same, both are polymers and the subunits can be repeated in both forms as much as you like. (We also checked Prospector for sodium hyaluronate versions actually used in cosmetic products and found that the most common molecular weight was 1.5-1.8 million Da that what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing antioxidant | skin brightening | soothing | emollient antioxidant | emollient surfactant/cleansing | viscosity controlling moisturizer/humectant | emollient surfactant/cleansing

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