LEO Azalea Cream

LEO Azalea Cream LEO Azalea Cream ingredients explained: Azelaic Acid, Benzoic Acid, Glycerin (85%), Cetearyl Octanoate, Allantoin 938S, Purified Water, Cutina CBS, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Palmitate, Cocoglycerides, Propylene Glycol Show all ingredients by function Azelaic Acid anti-acne, soothing, buffering superstar Benzoic Acid preservative Glycerin (85%) skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Cetearyl Octanoate emollient Allantoin 938S Purified Water solvent Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying 0, 1 Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Cetyl Palmitate Cocoglycerides Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Superstar ingredient with antibacterial, skin cell regulating, anti-inflammatory and skin-lightening magic properties It is especially useful for acne-prone or rosacea-prone skin types (in concentration 10% and up) It is a prescription drug in the US but can be freely purchased in the EU in an up to 10% concentration An Ecocert-approved, natural preservative that counts as gentle and non-irritating to the skin. Usually, it comes to the formula as part of a preservative blend as it's not enough on its own. 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 A synthetic emollient oil that leaves a soft non-greasy, non-sticky feel on the skin, absorbs fast and can be emulsified (mixed with water) very easily. This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?! 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 super common, waxy, white, solid stuff that helps water and oil to mix together, gives body to creams and leaves the skin feeling soft and smooth. Chemically speaking, it is the attachment of a glycerin molecule to the fatty acid called stearic acid. It can be produced from most vegetable oils (in oils three fatty acid molecules are attached to glycerin instead of just one like here) in a pretty simple, "green" process that is similar to soap making. It's readily biodegradable. It also occurs naturally in our body and is used as a food additive. As cosmetic chemist Colins writes it, "its safety really is beyond any doubt". An extremely common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams and lotions. It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. Its typical use level in most cream type formulas is 2-3%. It’s a so-called fatty alcohol, a mix of cetyl and stearyl alcohol, other two emollient fatty alcohols. Though chemically speaking, it is alcohol (as in, it has an -OH group in its what‑it‑does anti-acne | soothing | buffering skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emollient | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | solvent

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