Orchidia Youth-elixir Hyaluronic Acid Serum

Orchidia Youth-elixir Hyaluronic Acid Serum Orchidia Youth-elixir Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Water, Carbomer 940, Triethanolamine, Hyaluronic Acid, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Trihydroxystearin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glucomannan, Panthenol, Soluble Collagen, Patch2O, Aqua, Glycerin, Trehalose, Urea, Serine, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Algin, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pullulan, Disodium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate, Aqua, Glycerin, Trehalose, Urea, Serine, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Algin, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pullulan, Disodium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate, Maritime Pine Bark Extract, Bambusa Vulgaris Extract, Monopropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Aloe Vera Extract, Vitamin E, Palmitoyl Camellia Sinensis Extract, Resveratrol, Taraxacum Officinale Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Potassium Sorbate Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Carbomer 940 viscosity controlling 0, 1 Triethanolamine buffering 0, 2 Hyaluronic Acid skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Ethylhexyl Palmitate emollient 0, 2-4 Trihydroxystearin Sodium Hyaluronate 0, 0 Glucomannan moisturizer/​humectant Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Soluble Collagen Aqua Glycerin superstar Trehalose Urea Serine skin-identical ingredient Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Glyceryl Polyacrylate Algin 4, 4 Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Pullulan Disodium Phosphate Potassium Phosphate Maritime Pine Bark Extract antioxidant Bambusa Vulgaris Extract Monopropylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Aloe Vera Extract soothing, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Vitamin E 0-3, 0-3 Palmitoyl Camellia Sinensis Extract Resveratrol Taraxacum Officinale Extract Centella Asiatica Extract soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Potassium Sorbate preservative 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 big molecule created from repeated subunits (a polymer of acrylic acid) that magically converts a liquid into a nice gel formula. It usually has to be neutralized with a base (such as sodium hydroxide) for the thickening to occur and it creates viscous, clear gels that also feel nice and non-tacky on the skin. No wonder, it is a very popular and common ingredient. Typically used at 1% or less in most formulations. It’s a little helper ingredient that helps to set the pH of a cosmetic formulation to be just right. It’s very alkaline (you know the opposite of being very acidic): a 1% solution has a pH of around 10. It does not have the very best safety reputation but in general, you do not have to worry about it. What is true is that if a product contains so-called N-nitrogenating agents (e.g.: preservatives like 2-Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1,3-Diol, 5-Bromo-5-Nitro- 1,3-Dioxane or sodium nitrate - so look out for things with nitro, nitra in the name) that together with TEA can form some not nice carcinogenic stuff (that is called nitrosamines). But with proper formulation that does not happen, TEA in itself is not a bad guy. But let’s assume a bad combination of ingredients were used and the nitrosamines formed. :( Even in that case you are probably fine because as far as we know it cannot penetrate the skin. But to be on the safe side, if you see Triethanolamine in an INCI and also something with nitra, nitro in the name of it just skip the product, that cannot hurt. 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-infla what‑it‑does irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient moisturizer/humectant | solvent soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant

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