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NutriBiotic Ultra-Hydrating, Peptide Face Creme

NutriBiotic Ultra-Hydrating, Peptide Face Creme NutriBiotic Ultra-Hydrating, Peptide Face Creme ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vegetable Glycerin, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower)

NutriBiotic Ultra-Hydrating, Peptide Face Creme NutriBiotic Ultra-Hydrating, Peptide Face Creme ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vegetable Glycerin, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Octyl Palmitate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Polysilicone-11, Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Ginseng Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Centella Asiatica (Brahmi) Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone, Natural Fragrance, Panthenol, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Seed Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Mixed Tocopherols, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Rosa Canina Seed Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Lecithin (Soy), Retinyl Palmitate Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 cell-communicating ingredient goodie Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Vegetable Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil emollient Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying 0, 1 Octyl Palmitate 0, 2-4 Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate skin brightening, antioxidant Polysilicone-11 Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Ginseng Extract antioxidant, emollient Portulaca Oleracea Extract soothing, antioxidant Centella Asiatica (Brahmi) Extract soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Phenoxyethanol preservative Dimethicone Natural Fragrance perfuming icky Panthenol Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Seed Extract Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Mixed Tocopherols 0-3, 0-3 Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil emollient, perfuming Borago Officinalis Seed Oil soothing, emollient Rosa Canina Seed Extract emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil 0, 1-3 Allantoin soothing Ethylhexylglycerin Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil 0, 0-2 Lecithin (Soy) Retinyl Palmitate 1-3, 1-3 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 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. 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. Aloe Vera is one of today’s magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped. What research does confirm about Aloe is that it’s a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. All in all definitely a goodie. 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 If you see a cosmetic product that claims that it has " what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying skin brightening | antioxidant antioxidant | emollient soothing | antioxidant soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | perfuming soothing | emollient emollient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing

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