Paula's Choice Hydralight Moisture Infusing Lotion

Paula's Choice Hydralight Moisture Infusing Lotion Paula's Choice Hydralight Moisture Infusing Lotion ingredients explained: Water, Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate (Skin-Conditioning Agent), Cyclopentasiloxane (Silicone/Skin-Conditioning Agent), Butylene Glycol (Water-Binding Agent), Dimethicone (Silicone/Skin-Conditioning Agent), Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 (Gel-Based Thickener), Propylene Glycol Isoceteth-3 Acetate (Water-Binding Agent), Squalane (Emollient), Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate (Thickeners), Potassium Cetyl Phosphate (Emulsifier), Cetyl Alcohol (Thickener), Magnesium Aluminum Silicate (Thickener/Absorbent), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E/Antioxidant), Cholesterol (Skin-Identical Ingredient), Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract (Anti-Irritant), Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract, Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract (Antioxidants), Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin (Skin-Identical Ingredients), Superoxide Dismutase (Antioxidant), Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (Vitamin C Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate (Skin-Conditioning Agent) emollient Cyclopentasiloxane (Silicone/Skin-Conditioning Agent) emollient, solvent Butylene Glycol (Water-Binding Agent) moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Dimethicone (Silicone/Skin-Conditioning Agent) Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 (Gel-Based Thickener) Propylene Glycol Isoceteth-3 Acetate (Water-Binding Agent) Squalane (Emollient) skin-identical ingredient, emollient goodie Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying PEG-100 Stearate (Thickeners) surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying 0, 0 Potassium Cetyl Phosphate (Emulsifier) emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Cetyl Alcohol (Thickener) emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Magnesium Aluminum Silicate (Thickener/Absorbent) viscosity controlling Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E/Antioxidant) antioxidant Cholesterol (Skin-Identical Ingredient) Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract (Anti-Irritant) antioxidant, soothing, emollient, abrasive/​scrub Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Punica Granatum (Pomegranate) Extract Vaccinium Macrocarpon (Cranberry) Fruit Extract (Antioxidants) Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Glycerin (Skin-Identical Ingredients) superstar Superoxide Dismutase (Antioxidant) Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (Vitamin C/Antioxidant) antioxidant, skin brightening Sodium PCA Phytosphingosine (Skin-Identical Ingredients) skin-identical ingredient, cell-communicating ingredient, anti-acne, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (Emollient) Dimethicone Crosspolymer (Suspending Agent) Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract (Antioxidant) soothing, emollient Xanthan Gum (Thickener) Laureth-4 (Emulsifier) 4, 5 Laureth-23 (Solubolizing Agent) 0, 3 Sodium Hydroxide (Ph Adjuster) buffering Phenoxyethanol preservative Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Benzoic Acid Sorbic Acid (Preservatives) 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 clear, odorless, very light emollient ester that helps to achieve light textures. It has great spreadability, a good slip, and a silky skin feel. It's ideal to solubilize sunscreen agents and fragrances. It's also touted as a volatile (evaporates from the skin rather than absorbs into it) silicone alternative, especially to replace Cyclomethicone mixes. A super commonly used 5 unit long, cyclic structured silicone that is water-thin and does not stay on the skin but evaporates from it (called volatile silicone). Similar to other silicones, it gives skin and hair a silky, smooth feel. It's often combined with the non-volatile (i.e. stays on the skin) dimethicone as the two together form a water-resistant, breathable protective barrier on the skin without a negative tacky feel. 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. 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, o what‑it‑does emollient | solvent moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | emollient emollient | emulsifying surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling antioxidant | soothing | emollient | abrasive/scrub antioxidant | soothing skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | skin brightening skin-identical ingredient | cell-communicating ingredient | anti-acne | antimicrobial/antibacterial soothing | emollient preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial

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