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Paula's Choice Resist Triple Active Total Repair Serum
Paula's Choice Resist Triple Active Total Repair Serum Paula's Choice Resist Triple Active Total Repair Serum ingredients explained: Water, Isopropyl Myristate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Hydroxystearic Acid, Oryza Sativa (Rice)
Paula's Choice Resist Triple Active Total Repair Serum Paula's Choice Resist Triple Active Total Repair Serum ingredients explained: Water, Isopropyl Myristate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Hydroxystearic Acid, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Tocotrienols, Retinyl Propionate, Hexylresorcinol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Cetyl Alcohol, Castanea Sativa (Chestnut) Leaf Extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Dilauryl Thiodipropionate , Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Sodium Phytate, BHT Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Isopropyl Myristate emollient, perfuming 3, 3-5 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant Hydroxystearic Acid surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil antioxidant, emollient goodie Tocotrienols Retinyl Propionate cell-communicating ingredient Hexylresorcinol skin brightening, antimicrobial/antibacterial Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer viscosity controlling Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Castanea Sativa (Chestnut) Leaf Extract soothing Hydroxyacetophenone antioxidant, preservative 1, 2-Hexanediol Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/humectant, emollient Sodium Hydroxide buffering Dilauryl Thiodipropionate antioxidant Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate Sodium Phytate chelating BHT 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, colorless oil-like liquid that makes the skin feel smooth and nice (aka emollient) and it does so without it being greasy. What's more, it can even reduce the heavy, greasy feel in products with high oil content. It's also fast-spreading meaning that it gives the formula a good, nice slip. It absorbs quickly into the skin and helps other ingredients to penetrate quicker and deeper. Thanks to all this, it's one of the most commonly used emollients out there. There is just one little drawback: it has a high comedogenic index (5 out of 5...), so it might clog pores if you're prone to it. 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 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 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 We don't have description for this ingredient yet. The oil coming from the bran of rice. Similar to many other emollient plant oils, it contains several skin-goodies: nourishing and moisturizing fatty acids (oleic acid: 40%, linoleic acid: 30%, linolenic acid:1-2%), antioxidant vitamin E, emollient sterols and potent antioxidant gamma-oryzanol. Retinyl Propionate (RP) is a less well-known, but pretty interesting member of the retinoids, aka the "royal family of skincare". You can read the who's who here bu what‑it‑does emollient | perfuming irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing antioxidant | emollient skin brightening | antimicrobial/antibacterial emollient | viscosity controlling antioxidant | preservative moisturizer/humectant | emollient