Paula's Choice Super Hydrate Overnight Mask

Paula's Choice Super Hydrate Overnight Mask Paula's Choice Super Hydrate Overnight Mask ingredients explained: Aqua, Butylene Glycol (Hydration), Dimethicone (Hydration), Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer (Thickener/Emulsifier), Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan) Extract (Algae/Hydration), Rubus Chamaemorus (Cloudberry) Fruit Extract (Skin-Soothing/Antioxidant), Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Extract (Antioxidant), Glycerin (Skin-Replenishing), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter (Emollient/Antioxidant), Hydrogenated Lecithin (Skin-Replenishing), Pentapeptide-59 (Skin-Restoring/Skin-Soothing), Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract (Antioxidant), Terminalia Chebula Fruit Extract (Antioxidant), Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide (Hydration), Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea (Lingonberry) Fruit Extract (Antioxidant), Sambucus Nigra (Elderberry) Fruit Extract (Antioxidant), Schisandra Chinensis (Magnolia Berry) Fruit Extract (Antioxidant), Rhodiola Rosea Root Extract (Antioxidant), Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract (S Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Butylene Glycol (Hydration) moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Dimethicone (Hydration) emollient Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer (Thickener/Emulsifier) viscosity controlling Chondrus Crispus (Carrageenan) Extract (Algae/Hydration) moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling goodie Rubus Chamaemorus (Cloudberry) Fruit Extract (Skin-Soothing/Antioxidant) antioxidant Ganoderma Lucidum (Mushroom) Extract (Antioxidant) soothing Glycerin (Skin-Replenishing) skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter (Emollient/Antioxidant) Hydrogenated Lecithin (Skin-Replenishing) emollient, emulsifying Pentapeptide-59 (Skin-Restoring/Skin-Soothing) Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract (Antioxidant) Terminalia Chebula Fruit Extract (Antioxidant) Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide (Hydration) Vaccinium Vitis-Idaea (Lingonberry) Fruit Extract (Antioxidant) Sambucus Nigra (Elderberry) Fruit Extract (Antioxidant) Schisandra Chinensis (Magnolia Berry) Fruit Extract (Antioxidant) Rhodiola Rosea Root Extract (Antioxidant) Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract (Skin-Soothing) soothing, skin brightening Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil (Skin-Replenishing) emollient, perfuming Pelvetia Canaliculata (Algae) Extract (Hydration) Agastache Mexicana (Hyssop) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract (Antioxidant) Betula Alba (Birch) Juice (Hydration) Echium Plantagineum Seed Oil (Non-Fragrant Antioxidant Plant Oil) Xanthan Gum (Thickener) Synthetic Fluorphlogopite (Texture Enhancer) Myristamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate (Emulsifier) Lauroyl Lysine (Skin-Softening) Propanediol (Hydration) solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Phenoxyethanol (Preservative) preservative Ethylhexylglycerin (Skin-Softening) Potassium Sorbate (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. 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 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). This long-named, polymer molecule (big molecule from repeated subunits) is a helper ingredient that's good at emulsifying and stabilizing oils into water-based formulas. It also acts as a thickening and gelling agent that creates nice, non-sticky and supple textures. It works over a very wide pH range (3-12) and can be used to thicken up low-ph formulas, such as exfoliants. Its recommended used range is 0.3-3%. The extract of red seaweed that has nice film-forming, skin smoothing and moisturizing properties.​ The manufacturer claims that thanks to biomimetic properties between skin proteins and carrageenans it has a very long-lasting action and can form a "second skin". It also gives a "slow-release" effect to oil-loving active ingredients and measur what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying soothing | skin brightening emollient | perfuming solvent | moisturizer/humectant

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