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Mila Moursi Lifting Serum

Mila Moursi Lifting Serum Mila Moursi Lifting Serum ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Propanediol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol, Quercus Robur Root Extract, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Isomalt, Caprylyl Glycol, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel

Mila Moursi Lifting Serum Mila Moursi Lifting Serum ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Propanediol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol, Quercus Robur Root Extract, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Isomalt, Caprylyl Glycol, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Xanthan Gum, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Tropaeolum Majus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Sodium Lactate, Sodium Phytate, Methylsilanol Mannuronate, Leontopodium Alpinum Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Lecithin, Rhododendron Ferrugineum Leaf Cell Culture Extract, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Dextran, Lactic Acid, Trifluoroacetyl Tripeptide-2, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Fragrance (Parfum) Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Alcohol antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky Quercus Robur Root Extract Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Phenoxyethanol preservative Carbomer viscosity controlling Isomalt moisturizer/​humectant Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract antioxidant, soothing, emollient, abrasive/​scrub goodie Sodium Hyaluronate Xanthan Gum Equisetum Arvense Extract soothing, emollient Tropaeolum Majus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Iris Florentina Root Extract Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Phytate chelating Methylsilanol Mannuronate Leontopodium Alpinum Extract Ethylhexylglycerin Sorbic Acid Sodium Benzoate Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Rhododendron Ferrugineum Leaf Cell Culture Extract Citric Acid buffering Potassium Sorbate Dextran Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Trifluoroacetyl Tripeptide-2 cell-communicating ingredient Palmitoyl Oligopeptide Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Fragrance (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. Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often used and often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. 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 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. 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). We don't have description for this ingredient yet. It's a common little helper ingredient that helps water and oil to mix together. what‑it‑does solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient antioxidant | soothing | emollient | abrasive/scrub soothing | emollient buffering | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering

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