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Paula's Choice 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment
Paula's Choice 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment Paula's Choice 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment ingredients explained: Water, Dimethicone, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Bakuchiol, Arachidyl Alcohol,
Paula's Choice 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment Paula's Choice 0.3% Retinol + 2% Bakuchiol Treatment ingredients explained: Water, Dimethicone, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Butylene Glycol, Bakuchiol, Arachidyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Behenyl Alcohol, Glycerin, PEG-75 Shea Butter Glycerides, Glyceryl Stearate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Polysorbate 20, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Retinol, Ceramide Ng, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Arctium Lappa, Salix Alba Extract, Glycine Soja Sterols, Lecithin, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Sodium Hydroxide, Tribehenin, Caprylyl Glycol, Dipeptide-2, Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract, PEG-10 Phytosterol, PEG-8, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Arachidyl Glucoside, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate 0, 2 Isononyl Isononanoate Butylene Glycol moisturizer/humectant, solvent Bakuchiol cell-communicating ingredient, antioxidant, antimicrobial/antibacterial goodie Arachidyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling Glyceryl Polymethacrylate viscosity controlling Dimethicone Crosspolymer Behenyl Alcohol Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar PEG-75 Shea Butter Glycerides emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate emollient, antimicrobial/antibacterial Polysorbate 20 Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate antioxidant, skin brightening Retinol cell-communicating ingredient Ceramide Ng skin-identical ingredient Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 Sodium Hyaluronate Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate soothing, moisturizer/humectant Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract soothing, skin brightening Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract antioxidant, soothing, emollient, abrasive/scrub Arctium Lappa antioxidant, soothing Salix Alba Extract soothing Glycine Soja Sterols Lecithin Allantoin Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Hydrolyzed Soy Protein moisturizer/humectant Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Sodium Hydroxide buffering Tribehenin Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/humectant, emollient Dipeptide-2 Polygonum Cuspidatum Root Extract PEG-10 Phytosterol emulsifying PEG-8 Magnesium Aluminum Silicate Arachidyl Glucoside Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/humectant Sodium Acrylates Copolymer Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing 1, 2 Coco-Glucoside surfactant/cleansing Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone N-Hydroxysuccinimide Disodium EDTA chelating Phenoxyethanol preservative Benzoic Acid Ethylhexylglycerin 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. Probably the most common silicone of all. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thick liquid. As for skincare, it makes the skin silky smooth, creates a subtle gloss and forms a protective barrier (aka occlusive). Also, works well to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and give skin a plump look (of course that is only temporary, but still, it's nice). There are also scar treatment gels out there using dimethicone as their base ingredient. It helps to soften scars and increase their elasticity. As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it and smoothes the hair like no other thing. Depending on your hair type, it can be a bit difficult to wash out and might cause some build-up (btw, this is not true to all silicones, only the non-volatile types). A liquid emollient derived from isostearic acid that gives a rich, cushiony skin-feel and unusually high levels of gloss. It also has film-forming abilities but without leaving a sticky residue and it aids long-lasting and water-resistant properties. All this makes Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate an ideal emollient for long-lasting protective emulsions, like lip balms. An emollient ester with a rich and creamy but non-greasy skin feel. It makes skin supple and protects 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. At first glance, you could think that Bakuchiol is your average plant extract. It is derived from the seeds of Psoralea Corylifolia, aka Babchi, a plant important in Indian and Chinese medicine. The molecule was first isolated in 1973 and several anti-something properties ar what‑it‑does irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent cell-communicating ingredient | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial emollient | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | emulsifying emollient | antimicrobial/antibacterial antioxidant | skin brightening soothing | moisturizer/humectant soothing | skin brightening antioxidant | soothing | emollient | abrasive/scrub antioxidant | soothing moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient solvent | moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing