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Organik botanik Hyaluronic Acid Serum
Organik botanik Hyaluronic Acid Serum Organik botanik Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Hyaluronic Acid, Water (Aqua), Butylene Glycol, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Glycosyl Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Rosa Rugosa Flower Extract, Sodium Hyal
Organik botanik Hyaluronic Acid Serum Organik botanik Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Hyaluronic Acid, Water (Aqua), Butylene Glycol, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Glycosyl Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Rosa Rugosa Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Hexylene Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Fragrance (Parfum), Hyaluronic Acid, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Limonene Show all ingredients by function Hyaluronic Acid skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant goodie Water (Aqua) solvent Butylene Glycol moisturizer/humectant, solvent 0, 1 Biosaccharide Gum-1 soothing, moisturizer/humectant Glycosyl Trehalose Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate moisturizer/humectant Rosa Rugosa Flower Extract Sodium Hyaluronate 0, 0 Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract soothing, emollient, moisturizer/humectant Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract soothing, perfuming Portulaca Oleracea Extract soothing, antioxidant Hexylene Glycol solvent, emulsifying, perfuming, surfactant/cleansing 0-1, 0-2 Hydroxyacetophenone antioxidant, preservative Hydroxyethylcellulose viscosity controlling Fragrance (Parfum) perfuming icky Linalool Benzyl Salicylate Hexyl Cinnamal Citronellol Limonene perfuming, solvent 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 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. 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. Biosaccharide Gum-1 is a pretty interesting kind of sugar ingredient that is created from sorbitol via bacterial fermentation. According to the manufacturer it’s a “S.M.A.R.T.” sugar: it has Soothing, Moisturizing, Anti-aging, Restructuring and Touch properties. Let’s look at them quickly one by one. Soothing: the manufacturer tested out the soothing effect in vivo (meaning on humans that is always a good thing!) by measuring how 3% Biosaccharide Gum-1 decreased the tingling sensation caused by 10% lactic acid. The result was good: the tingling was decreased by 47%. Moisturizing: Compared to famous hyaluronic acid, it turns out that the two are great together. HA has a quicker effect and provides more instant hydration (much more hydration was measured after 1h of application), while our nice sugar has a som what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. soothing | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant soothing | perfuming soothing | antioxidant solvent | emulsifying | perfuming | surfactant/cleansing antioxidant | preservative perfuming | solvent