New Essentials Hyaluronic Acid Serum

New Essentials Hyaluronic Acid Serum New Essentials Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Hyaluronic Acid, Glycerin, Panthenol, Pentylene Glycol, Beta-Glucan, Maltodextrin, Polysorbate 20, Phenoxyethanol, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Allantoin, Benzoic Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Lactic Acid Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Hyaluronic Acid skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Glycerin 0, 0 superstar Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Beta-Glucan Maltodextrin Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Phenoxyethanol preservative Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate antioxidant, skin brightening Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Allantoin soothing Benzoic Acid Dehydroacetic Acid Ethylhexylglycerin Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering 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 naturally in our skin and behaves there like a sponge It can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water It is a big molecule from repeated subunits (polymer) so different molecular weight versions exist (unfortunately there is no way to determine MW from INCI list only) High-molecular-weight-HA (>500 kDa) is an excellent surface hydrator, skin protectant and can act as an osmotic pump helping water-soluble actives to penetrate deeper into the skin Low-molecular-weight-HA (< 500 kDa) can hydrate the skin somewhat deeper though it is still a big molecule and works mainly in the epidermis (outer layer of the skin) Low-molecular-weight-HA might also help the skin to repair itself by increasing its self-defense (~ 200kDa used in the study) Ultra-low-molecular-weight-HA (<50kDa) is a controversial ingredient and might work as a pro-inflammatory signal molecule 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 An easy-to-formulate, commonly used, nice to have ingredient that’s also called pro-vitamin B5. As you might guess from the “pro” part, it’s a precursor to vitamin B5 (whose fancy name is pantothenic acid). Its main job in skincare products is to moisturise the skin. It’s a humectant meaning that it can help the skin to attract water and then hold onto it. There is also research showing that panthenol can help our skin to produce more lovely lipids that are important for a strong and healthy skin barrier. Another great thing about panthenol is that it has anti-inflammatory and skin protecting abilities. A study shows that it can reduce the irritation caused by less-nice other ingredients (e.g. fragrance, preservatives or chemical sunscreens) in the product. Research also shows that it might be useful for wound healing as it promotes fibroblast (nice type of cells in our skin that produce skin-firming collagen) proliferation. If that wasn’t enough panthenol is also u what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. soothing | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing antioxidant | skin brightening exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering

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