Paula's Choice Resist Triple-Action Dark Spot Eraser 7% Aha Lotion

Paula's Choice Resist Triple-Action Dark Spot Eraser 7% Aha Lotion Paula's Choice Resist Triple-Action Dark Spot Eraser 7% Aha Lotion ingredients explained: Hydroquinone (2%), Water (Aqua), Glycolic Acid (Alpha-Hydroxy Acid/Exfoliant), Dicaprylyl Maleate (Texture-Enhancing/Emollient), Ethoxydiglycol (Texture-Enhancing), Glyceryl Stearate (Texture-Enhancing), Cetearyl Alcohol (Texture-Enhancing), Butylene Glycol (Hydration), Glycerin (Hydration/Skin Replenishing), Lactic Acid (Alpha Hydroxyl Acid/Exfoliant), Cyclopentasiloxane (Hydration), Sodium Hydroxide (Ph Balancing), Stearic Acid (Texture-Enhancing), Isostearic Acid (Texture-Enhancing), Magnesium Aluminum Silicate (Texture-Enhancing), Cyclohexasiloxane (Hydration), Hydrogenated Lecithin (Skin-Restoring), Squalane (Skin Replenishing), Dimethicone (Hydration), Rosa Canina Fruit Oil (Dog Rose Extract/Plant Oil/Emollient/Antioxidant), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E/Antioxidant), Panthenol (Hydration), Allantoin (Skin-Soothing), Bisabolol (Skin-Soothing), Sodium PCA (Hydration/Skin Replenishing), Kojic Show all ingredients by function Hydroquinone (2%) skin brightening Water (Aqua) solvent Glycolic Acid (Alpha-Hydroxy Acid/Exfoliant) exfoliant, buffering superstar Dicaprylyl Maleate (Texture-Enhancing/Emollient) emollient, solvent Ethoxydiglycol (Texture-Enhancing) solvent, moisturizer/​humectant, perfuming 0, 0 Glyceryl Stearate (Texture-Enhancing) emollient, emulsifying 0, 1 Cetearyl Alcohol (Texture-Enhancing) emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Butylene Glycol (Hydration) moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Glycerin (Hydration/Skin Replenishing) skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Lactic Acid (Alpha Hydroxyl Acid/Exfoliant) exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Cyclopentasiloxane (Hydration) Sodium Hydroxide (Ph Balancing) buffering Stearic Acid (Texture-Enhancing) emollient, viscosity controlling 0, 2-3 Isostearic Acid (Texture-Enhancing) surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Magnesium Aluminum Silicate (Texture-Enhancing) viscosity controlling Cyclohexasiloxane (Hydration) Hydrogenated Lecithin (Skin-Restoring) goodie Squalane (Skin Replenishing) skin-identical ingredient, emollient Dimethicone (Hydration) emollient Rosa Canina Fruit Oil (Dog Rose Extract/Plant Oil/Emollient/Antioxidant) Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E/Antioxidant) antioxidant Panthenol (Hydration) soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Allantoin (Skin-Soothing) soothing Bisabolol (Skin-Soothing) Sodium PCA (Hydration/Skin Replenishing) Kojic Dipalmitate (Skin Brightening) PEG-100 Stearate (Texture-Enhancing) Xanthan Gum (Texture-Enhancing) Disodium EDTA (Stabilizer) chelating Phenoxyethanol (Preservative) preservative Chlorphenesin (Preservative) preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Benzoic Acid (Preservative) Sodium Bisulfite (Stabilizer) antioxidant, preservative Sodium Sulfite (Stabilizer) Sorbic Acid (Preservative) We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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 nice odorless liquid used mainly as a superior solubilizer and efficacy booster for cosmetic active ingredients such as skincare bigshot vitamin C, self-tanning active DHA or the anti-acne gold standard, benzoyl peroxide. Other than that it can also be used in hair care products where it gives a longer-lasting and more uniform coloring. According to a manufacturer, it might even prevent the formation of split ends. A super common, waxy, white, solid stuff that helps water and oil to mix together, gives body to creams and leaves the skin feeling soft and smooth. Chemically speaking, it is the attachment of a glycerin molecule to the fatty acid called stearic acid. It can be produced from most vegetable oils (in oils three fatty acid molecules are attached to glycerin instead of just one like here) in a pretty simple, "green" process that is similar to soap making. It's readily biodegradable. It also occurs naturally in our body and is used as a food additive. As cosmetic chemist Colins writes it, "its safety really is beyond any doubt". An extremely common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams and lotions. It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. Its typical use level in most cream type formulas is 2-3%. It’s a so-called fatty alcohol, a mix of cetyl and stearyl alcohol, other two emollient fatty alcohols. Though chemically speaking, it is alcohol (as in, it has an -OH group in its molecule), its properties are totally different from the properties of low molecular weight or drying alcohols such as denat. alcoh what‑it‑does exfoliant | buffering emollient | solvent solvent | moisturizer/humectant | perfuming irritancy, com. emollient | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | solvent skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering emollient | viscosity controlling surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying skin-identical ingredient | emollient soothing | moisturizer/humectant preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial antioxidant | preservative

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