Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Invisible Finish Moisture Gel

Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Invisible Finish Moisture Gel Paula's Choice Skin Balancing Invisible Finish Moisture Gel ingredients explained: Aqua, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Bis-Phenylpropyl Dimethicone, Niacinamide, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Dimethicone, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Phospholipids, Superoxide Dismutase, Isohexadecane, Panthenol, Sodium Acrylate/Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sodium Carbomer, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polysorbate 80, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Bis-Phenylpropyl Dimethicone Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant Laminaria Saccharina Extract moisturizer/​humectant, soothing goodie Avena Sativa Kernel Extract antioxidant, soothing, emollient, abrasive/​scrub Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Triticum Vulgare Germ Oil emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Phenyl Trimethicone emollient Dimethicone Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate antioxidant, skin brightening Sodium Hyaluronate Phospholipids skin-identical ingredient, emollient Superoxide Dismutase Isohexadecane Panthenol Sodium Acrylate/Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer viscosity controlling Sodium Carbomer Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer Polysorbate 80 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Hydroxyethylcellulose Ethylhexylglycerin preservative 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. 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. 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 We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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 The extract coming from Laminaria Saccharina, a brown algae. According to manufacturer info, it's loaded with a bunch of good-for-the-skin things: alginates are polysaccharides (a big molecule from repeating sugar units) that are water-loving and can form a protective film on the skin. This means what‑it‑does emollient | solvent moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | soothing antioxidant | soothing | emollient | abrasive/scrub antioxidant | soothing antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial emollient | moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | skin brightening skin-identical ingredient | emollient emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing

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