Paula's Choice Resist Anti-aging 5% AHA Exfoliant

Paula's Choice Resist Anti-aging 5% AHA Exfoliant Paula's Choice Resist Anti-aging 5% AHA Exfoliant ingredients explained: Aqua, Glycolic Acid (Alpha Hydroxy Acid, Exfoliant), Cetyl Alcohol (Texture-Enhancing), Butylene Glycol (Hydration), Dimethicone (Hydrations/Texture Enhancer), Polyacrylamide (Texture-Enhancing), PPG-14 Butyl Ether (Texture-Enhancing), Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 (Skin-Restoring Ingredient), Ceramide NG (Skin Replenishing), Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane (Skin-Soothing/Antioxidant Derived From Curcumin), Tetrahydrodemethoxydiferuloylmethane (Skin-Soothing/Antioxidant Derived From Curcumin), Tetrahydrobisdemethoxydiferuloylmethane (Skin-Soothing/Antioxidant Derived From Curcumin), Epigallocatechin Gallate (Antioxidant), Salicylic Acid (Beta Hydroxy Acid, Exfoliant/Skin-Soothing), Disodium Lauriminodipropionate Tocopheryl Phosphates (Vitamin E-Based Antioxidant), PEG-10 Phytosterol (Texture-Enhancing), Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract (Antioxidant), Bisabolol (Skin-Soothing), Allantoin (Skin-Soothing), Cyclopentasiloxane Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Glycolic Acid (Alpha Hydroxy Acid, Exfoliant) exfoliant, buffering superstar Cetyl Alcohol (Texture-Enhancing) emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Butylene Glycol (Hydration) moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Dimethicone (Hydrations/Texture Enhancer) emollient Polyacrylamide (Texture-Enhancing) viscosity controlling PPG-14 Butyl Ether (Texture-Enhancing) Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 (Skin-Restoring Ingredient) cell-communicating ingredient goodie Ceramide NG (Skin Replenishing) skin-identical ingredient Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane (Skin-Soothing/Antioxidant Derived From Curcumin) antioxidant, skin brightening, soothing Tetrahydrodemethoxydiferuloylmethane (Skin-Soothing/Antioxidant Derived From Curcumin) Tetrahydrobisdemethoxydiferuloylmethane (Skin-Soothing/Antioxidant Derived From Curcumin) Epigallocatechin Gallate (Antioxidant) antioxidant, soothing Salicylic Acid (Beta Hydroxy Acid, Exfoliant/Skin-Soothing) exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative Disodium Lauriminodipropionate Tocopheryl Phosphates (Vitamin E-Based Antioxidant) soothing, surfactant/​cleansing PEG-10 Phytosterol (Texture-Enhancing) emulsifying Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract (Antioxidant) Bisabolol (Skin-Soothing) soothing Allantoin (Skin-Soothing) 0, 0 Cyclopentasiloxane (Hydrations/Texture Enhancers) emollient, solvent Cyclohexasiloxane (Hydrations/Texture Enhancers) Dimethiconol (Hydrations/Texture Enhancers) emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Tribehenin (Texture Enhancer) Polysorbate 20 (Texture Enhancing) emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate (Texture Enhancing) emollient, antimicrobial/​antibacterial PEG-40 Stearate (Texture Enhancing) Sorbitan Stearate (Texture Enhancing) 1, 0 PVM/MA Decadiene Crosspolymer (Stabilizer) Disodium EDTA (Stabilizer) chelating C13-14 Isoparaffin (Solvent) emollient, viscosity controlling, solvent Laureth-7 (Texture-Enhancing) Sodium Hydroxide (Ph Adjuster) buffering Caprylyl Glycol (Preservative) moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (Ph Adjuster) Hexylene Glycol (Solvent) solvent, emulsifying, perfuming, surfactant/​cleansing 0-1, 0-2 Ethylhexylglycerin (Skin-Conditioning Agent) preservative Phenoxyethanol (Preservative) 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. It’s the most researched AHA with the most proven skin benefits It gently lifts off dead skin cells to reveal newer, fresher, smoother skin It can help skin’s own collagen production that results in firmer, younger skin It can fade brown spots caused by sun damage or PIH Choose a product where you know the concentration and pH value because these two greatly influence effectiveness Don’t forget to use your sunscreen (in any case but especially so next to an AHA product) Slight stinging or burning with a stronger AHA product is normal If your skin is very sensitive, rosacea prone choose rather a BHA or PHA product A so-called fatty (the good, non-drying kind of) alcohol that does all kinds of things in a skincare product: it makes your skin feel smooth and nice (emollient), helps to thicken up products and also helps water and oil to blend (emulsifier). Can be derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. 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 yo what‑it‑does exfoliant | buffering emollient | viscosity controlling irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent antioxidant | skin brightening | soothing antioxidant | soothing exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative soothing | surfactant/cleansing emollient | solvent emollient | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | antimicrobial/antibacterial emollient | viscosity controlling | solvent moisturizer/humectant | emollient solvent | emulsifying | perfuming | surfactant/cleansing

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