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Paula's Choice 5% Niacinamide Body Serum
Paula's Choice 5% Niacinamide Body Serum Paula's Choice 5% Niacinamide Body Serum ingredients explained: Water, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coco Caprylate/Caprate, Myristyl Myristate, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, C13-15 Alkane
Paula's Choice 5% Niacinamide Body Serum Paula's Choice 5% Niacinamide Body Serum ingredients explained: Water, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Coco Caprylate/Caprate, Myristyl Myristate, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, C13-15 Alkane, Squalene, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Seed Oil , Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Propanediol, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Sclerotium Gum, Lecithin, Pullulan, Hydrolyzed Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower Extract , Pantolactone, Sodium Phytate, Silica, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Bacillus Ferment, Phenoxyethanol Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 goodie Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant superstar Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Coco Caprylate/Caprate Myristyl Myristate 2, 0-5 Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/humectant Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant C13-15 Alkane solvent, emollient Squalene skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, emollient Glyceryl Stearate Citrate emollient, emulsifying Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) Seed Oil Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil 0, 0-2 Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate emulsifying Propanediol Saccharide Isomerate moisturizer/humectant Sodium Polyacrylate viscosity controlling Hydrogenated Lecithin Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/humectant, emollient Xanthan Gum Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Hexylene Glycol solvent, emulsifying, perfuming, surfactant/cleansing 0-1, 0-2 Sclerotium Gum Lecithin Pullulan Hydrolyzed Opuntia Ficus-Indica Flower Extract abrasive/scrub Pantolactone Sodium Phytate chelating Silica 1, 2-Hexanediol Citric Acid buffering Sodium Citrate chelating, buffering Bacillus Ferment Phenoxyethanol 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. 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 humectant meaning that it can help the skin to attract water and then hold onto it. There is also research showing that panthenol can help our skin to produce more lovely lipids that are important for a strong and healthy skin barrier. Another great thing about panthenol is that it has anti-inflammatory and skin protecting abilities. A study shows that it can reduce the irritation caused by less-nice other ingredients (e.g. fragrance, preservatives or chemical sunscreens) in the product. Research also shows that it might be useful for wound healing as it promotes fibroblast (nice type of cells in our skin that produce skin-firming collagen) proliferation. If that wasn’t enough panthenol is also useful in nail and hair care products. A study shows that a nail treatment liquide with 2% panthenol could effectively get into the nail and significantly increase the hydration of it. As for the hair the hydration effect is also true there. Panthenol might make your hair softer, more elastic and helps to comb your hair more easily. 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 super common emollient that makes your skin feel nice and smooth. It comes from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s light-textured, clear, odorless and non-greasy. It’s a nice ingredient that just feels good on the skin, is super well tolerated by every skin type and easy to formulate with. No wonder it’s popular. A light emollient ester (C8-10 fatty acids connected to C12-18 fatty alcohols) that absorbs quickly and leaves a dry but silky finish on the skin. In terms of skin feel, it is similar to Dicaprylyl Carbonate, another commonly used light emollient. It's a waxy emollient with a meltin what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant solvent | emollient skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | emollient emollient | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient solvent | emulsifying | perfuming | surfactant/cleansing abrasive/scrub chelating | buffering