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NCN PRO SKINCARE Multi-Active Peptide Matrixyl Serum 25%

NCN PRO SKINCARE Multi-Active Peptide Matrixyl Serum 25% NCN PRO SKINCARE Multi-Active Peptide Matrixyl Serum 25% ingredients explained: Matrixyl, Matrixyl 3000, Glycerin, Water, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetr

NCN PRO SKINCARE Multi-Active Peptide Matrixyl Serum 25% NCN PRO SKINCARE Multi-Active Peptide Matrixyl Serum 25% ingredients explained: Matrixyl, Matrixyl 3000, Glycerin, Water, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Matrixyl Synthe’6, Glycerin, Aqua, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, De-Ionized Water, Aloe Leaf Gel, Vegetable Glycerine, Cucumber Fruit Extract, Grape Fruit Extract, Chamomile Flower Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Japanese Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Wild Mushroom Extract, Soy-Rice Peptides, Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Protein, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Protein, Oxido Reductases, Glycerin, Pepha-Tight, Algae Extract, Pullulan, Chrysin, N-Hydroxysuccinimide, Steareth-20, Polysorbate 20, Optiphen, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol Show all ingredients by function Matrixyl cell-communicating ingredient goodie Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Water solvent Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Carbomer viscosity controlling Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Aqua Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38 Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9 De-Ionized Water Aloe Leaf Gel soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Vegetable Glycerine Cucumber Fruit Extract soothing, emollient Grape Fruit Extract soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Chamomile Flower Extract soothing, antioxidant Camellia Sinensis (Japanese Green Tea) Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Wild Mushroom Extract Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Protein Glycine Soja (Soybean) Protein emulsifying Oxido Reductases Algae Extract emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Pullulan Chrysin N-Hydroxysuccinimide Steareth-20 1, 2 Phenoxyethanol preservative Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient A pretty famous and better-researched peptide consisting of five amino acids (the building blocks of all proteins). It was created in a joint effort by the French ingredient supplier, Sederma and the cosmetics industry big shot, Procter&Gamble. The amino acid sequence of the peptide is lysine–threonine–threonine–lysine–serine (KTTKS). Sometimes, it's also called collagen pentapeptide, as it's a subfragment of skin-structure-giving type I collagen. The KTTKS amino sequence is then attached for better oil solubility and skin penetration to palmitic acid and BOOM; we get Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4. Expand to read more Though most research is manufacturer sponsored, the clinical studies about Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 are promising. In short, it can reduce fine lines, wrinkles and improve skin texture significantly (and at crazy low concentrations, the studies were done with just 3 ppm that is 0.0003%). There are also studies comparing Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 with anti-aging gold standard, retinol. One of them compared 3ppm Pal-KTTKS with 700 ppm (0.07%) retinol and found that they showed similar wrinkle improving ability with the peptide showing better skin tolerability. Bottom line, if you are into peptides, this is a good one to try. Read more there >> 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 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. 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. 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 p what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing soothing | moisturizer/humectant soothing | emollient soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant soothing | antioxidant antioxidant | soothing emollient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient

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