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Olay Niacinamide + Glycoxyl Serum

Olay Niacinamide + Glycoxyl Serum Olay Niacinamide + Glycoxyl Serum ingredients explained: Water, Niacinamide, Hexyldecanol, 1,2-Pentanediol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Xylitol, Tapioca Starch, Panthenol, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, White Sleep

Olay Niacinamide + Glycoxyl Serum Olay Niacinamide + Glycoxyl Serum ingredients explained: Water, Niacinamide, Hexyldecanol, 1,2-Pentanediol, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Xylitol, Tapioca Starch, Panthenol, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, White Sleep Lotus Flower Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Inositol, Undecylenoyl Phenylalanine, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Polysorbate 20, Acrylate ), Acrylates/C 10-30 Alkyl, Acrylates Crosspolymer, PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polyacrylamide, Xanthan Gum, Laureth-7, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, 1,2-Hexanediol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Disodium EDTA, Mica, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Benzyl Alcohol, Aminomethyl Propanol, Fragrance, Ci 77891, Ci 16035 Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Hexyldecanol emollient 1,2-Pentanediol Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Xylitol moisturizer/​humectant goodie Tapioca Starch viscosity controlling Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate White Sleep Lotus Flower Extract Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Inositol Undecylenoyl Phenylalanine skin brightening Ascorbyl Glucoside antioxidant, skin brightening Dimethicone Boron Nitride Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Acrylate ) Acrylates/C 10-30 Alkyl Acrylates Crosspolymer PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone emulsifying Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer Polyacrylamide Xanthan Gum Laureth-7 Polymethylsilsesquioxane 1,2-Hexanediol C13-14 Isoparaffin emollient, viscosity controlling, solvent Disodium EDTA chelating Mica colorant Sodium Benzoate preservative Phenoxyethanol Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Aminomethyl Propanol buffering Fragrance perfuming icky Ci 77891 Ci 16035 2, 2 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 multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin Great anti-aging, wrinkle smoothing ingredient used at 4-5% concentration Fades brown spots alone or in combination with amino sugar, acetyl glucosamine Increases ceramide synthesis that results in a stronger, healthier skin barrier and better skin hydration Can help to improve several skin conditions including acne, rosacea, and atopic dermatitis A yellowish oily liquid that works as a medium spreading emollient and is suitable for a wide pH range. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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. A type of sugar that's part of a moisturizing trio called Aquaxyl. You can read more about its magic properties at xylitylglucoside. A soft, white powder that can be used as a talc replacement in body powders or in pressed powders. It also has some oil absorbing properties and gives increased cushion and richness to emulsion-type formulas. 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 humecta what‑it‑does cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | skin brightening emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling | solvent preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling

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