Paula's Choice Skin Revealing Body Lotion 10% Aha

Paula's Choice Skin Revealing Body Lotion 10% Aha Paula's Choice Skin Revealing Body Lotion 10% Aha ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Glycolic Acid, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Stearic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, PEG-100 Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium EDTA, Butylene Glycol, Allantoin, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/ Leaf/ Stem (Willowherb) Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Glycolic Acid exfoliant, buffering superstar Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter goodie Stearic Acid 0, 2-3 Sodium Hydroxide buffering PEG-100 Stearate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate antioxidant, skin brightening Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Disodium EDTA chelating Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Allantoin soothing Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract soothing, antioxidant Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/ Leaf/ Stem (Willowherb) Extract Phenoxyethanol preservative Sodium Benzoate 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 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. 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, only the non-volatile types). 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 what‑it‑does exfoliant | buffering emollient | solvent irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying antioxidant | skin brightening moisturizer/humectant | solvent soothing | antioxidant antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial antioxidant | soothing

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