Paula's Choice Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment

Paula's Choice Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment Paula's Choice Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment ingredients explained: Aqua, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Isononyl Isononanoate, Castor Isostearate Succinate, Glyceryl Stearate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, PEG-33, Polysorbate 20, Behenyl Alcohol, Retinol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Ceramide 2, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Sodium Hyaluronate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Avena Sativa (Avena) Kernel Extract, Arctium Lappa (Burdock) Root Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Glycine Soja Sterols, Lecithin, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Sorbitan Laurate, Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester, Disodium EDTA, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Hydroxide, Tribehenin, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Pentylene Glycol, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-75 Shea Butter Glycerides, PPG-12/Smdi Copolymer, PEG-10 Phytosterol, PEG-8 Dimethicone, PEG-14, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Polymethylsil Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Isononyl Isononanoate Castor Isostearate Succinate Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate emollient, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Dimethicone Crosspolymer viscosity controlling PEG-33 Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Behenyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling Retinol cell-communicating ingredient Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate antioxidant, skin brightening goodie Ceramide 2 skin-identical ingredient Palmitoyl Oligopeptide Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Sodium Hyaluronate Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract soothing, skin brightening Avena Sativa (Avena) Kernel Extract antioxidant, soothing, emollient, abrasive/​scrub Arctium Lappa (Burdock) Root Extract antioxidant, soothing Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract soothing Glycine Soja Sterols Lecithin Allantoin Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Hydrolyzed Soy Protein moisturizer/​humectant Sorbitan Laurate emulsifying 1-2, 1-2 Acetyl Dipeptide-1 Cetyl Ester cell-communicating ingredient, soothing Disodium EDTA chelating Hydroxyethylcellulose Sodium Hydroxide buffering Tribehenin Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant PEG-100 Stearate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying PEG-75 Shea Butter Glycerides PPG-12/Smdi Copolymer PEG-10 Phytosterol PEG-8 Dimethicone PEG-14 Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate 0, 2 Polymethylsilsesquioxane Magnesium Aluminum Silicate Arachidyl Glucoside Sclerotium Gum Arachidyl Alcohol Benzoic Acid Sodium Carbomer 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. 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 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. An emollient ester with a rich and creamy but non-greasy skin feel. It makes skin supple and protects dry skin. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A super common, waxy, white, solid stuff that helps water and oil to mix together, gives body to creams and leav what‑it‑does irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent emollient | emulsifying emollient | antimicrobial/antibacterial emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling antioxidant | skin brightening soothing | moisturizer/humectant soothing | skin brightening antioxidant | soothing | emollient | abrasive/scrub antioxidant | soothing moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | soothing moisturizer/humectant | emollient solvent | moisturizer/humectant surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying

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