Neova Cu3 Gentle Cleanser Copper Peptide Complex®

Neova Cu3 Gentle Cleanser Copper Peptide Complex® Neova Cu3 Gentle Cleanser Copper Peptide Complex® ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Propylene Glycol, TEA-Lauryl Sulfate, Urea, Betaine, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Bis (Tripeptide-1) Copper Acetate, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 0 TEA-Lauryl Sulfate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Urea skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Betaine moisturizer/​humectant Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate surfactant/​cleansing Hydroxyethylcellulose viscosity controlling Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate Bis (Tripeptide-1) Copper Acetate Citric Acid buffering Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin 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. It's a helper ingredient that improves the freeze-thaw stability of products It's also a solvent, humectant and to some extent a penetration enhancer It has a bad reputation among natural cosmetics advocates but cosmetic scientists and toxicology experts do not agree (read more in the geeky details section) We don't have description for this ingredient yet. Yes, it's the thing that can be found naturally in pee. And in the skin. It is an awesome natural moisturizing factor, aka NMF. NMFs are important components that help the skin to hold onto water and keep it plump, elastic and hydrated. Urea makes up about 7% of NMFs next to other things such as amino acids (40%), PCA (12%) or Lactate (12%). What makes urea special, is that it is not only a simple moisturizer, but it is thought to be a "small-molecule regulator of epidermal structure and function" meaning that it has a bunch of extra biological activities. It acts as a mild keratolytic agent (some of its moisturizing action is thought to come from urea's ability to break down bonds in the protein called filaggrin and thus freeing up amino acids in the skin), enhances antimicrobial peptide expression and improves skin barrier function. Being a mild keratolytic agent and strong moisturizer means that high-percentage (10-40%) urea treatments are found effective in a bunch of skin disorders connected to excessive dryness and malfunctioning skin barrier such as ichthyosis, xerosis, psoriasis, eczema and seborrheic dermatitis. Overall, just like glycerin, urea is a real oldie but a goodie, a nice ingredient in any moisturizer. A sugar beet-derived amino acid derivative with nice skin protection and moisturization properties. Betaine's special thing is being an osmolyte, a molecule that helps to control cell-water balance. It is also a natural osmoprotectant, meaning that it attracts water away from the protein surface and thus protects them from denaturation and increases their thermodynamic stability. It also gives sensorial benefits to the formula and when used in cleansers, it helps to make them milder and gentler. A soft, mild cleansing agent with amphoteric structure meaning that its head contains both a positively and a negatively charged part (surfactants are most commonly anionic meaning their head has a negative charge). It also has great foam what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant surfactant/cleansing

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