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MBR Cross Lift Serum Ultrapeptide

MBR Cross Lift Serum Ultrapeptide MBR Cross Lift Serum Ultrapeptide ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Alcohol, Saccharide Isomerate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Pullulan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol, Ammonium Acryloyldi

MBR Cross Lift Serum Ultrapeptide MBR Cross Lift Serum Ultrapeptide ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Alcohol, Saccharide Isomerate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Pullulan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phenoxyethanol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract, Propanediol, Lecithin, Ectoin, Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Porphyridium Cruentum Extract, Disodium EDTA, Parfum (Fragrance), Ethylhexylglycerin, Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Hydroxide, Tripleurospermum Maritimum Extract, Sodium Citrate, Disodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gummi, Sodium PCA, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Phosphate, Potassium Sorbate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Sorbic Acid, Dextran, Cyclotetrapeptide-24 Aminocyclohexane Carboxylate, Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3, Ergothioneine Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Alcohol antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky Saccharide Isomerate moisturizer/​humectant goodie Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling 0, 1 Pullulan Sodium Hyaluronate Phenoxyethanol preservative Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer viscosity controlling Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Fruit Extract antioxidant Propanediol Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Ectoin antioxidant, soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Fruit Extract Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract Porphyridium Cruentum Extract Disodium EDTA chelating Parfum (Fragrance) perfuming Ethylhexylglycerin Dipeptide Diaminobutyroyl Benzylamide Diacetate cell-communicating ingredient Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Hydroxide buffering Tripleurospermum Maritimum Extract Sodium Citrate chelating, buffering Disodium Phosphate Citric Acid Xanthan Gummi Sodium PCA Sodium Benzoate Sodium Phosphate Potassium Sorbate Glyceryl Caprylate Sorbic Acid Dextran Cyclotetrapeptide-24 Aminocyclohexane Carboxylate Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3 Ergothioneine 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 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 multi-functional, silky feeling helper ingredient that can do quite many things. It's used as an emulsion stabilizer, solvent and a broad spectrum antimicrobial. According to manufacturer info, it's also a moisturizer and helps to make the product feel great on the skin. It works synergistically with preservatives and helps to improve water-resistance of sunscreens. Simply alcohol refers to ethanol and it's a pretty controversial ingredient. It has many instant benefits: it's a great solvent, penetration enhancer, creates cosmetically elegant, light formulas, great astringent and antimicrobial. No wonder it's popular in toners and oily skin formulas. The downside is that it can be very drying if it's in the first few ingredients on an ingredient list. Some experts even think that regular exposure to alcohol damages skin barrier and causes inflammation though it's a debated opinion. If you wanna know more, we wrote a more detailed explanation about what's the deal with alcohol in skincare products at alcohol denat. (it's also alcohol, but with some additives to make sure no one drinks it). A 100% natural and plant-derived moisturizer that mimics the natural carbohydrate fraction found in the upper layer of the skin. Its special magic power is to bind to the skin stronger and longer than other moisturizer ingredients do so it can keep the skin hydrated longer than usual. A handy helper ingredient (a polymer, i.e. big molecule from repeated subunits) that is used to stabilize emulsions as well as to thicken up products. It can also stabilize foam in cleansing products. If you ever wondered what those little Listerine breath strips were made of, you found your answer! Pullulan is a polysaccharide polymer, which basically means that it’s a big molecule made up of smaller sugar molecule units. It dissolves in water and can make what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. solvent | moisturizer/humectant antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling moisturizer/humectant surfactant/cleansing | viscosity controlling emollient | emulsifying antioxidant | soothing | moisturizer/humectant buffering | moisturizer/humectant chelating | buffering

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