Paula's Choice Weightless Body Treatment With 2% BHA (Discontinued)

Paula's Choice Weightless Body Treatment With 2% BHA (Discontinued) Paula's Choice Weightless Body Treatment With 2% BHA ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Butylene Glycol, Cetyl Alcohol, Ppg-14 Butyl Ether, Salicylic Acid, Dimethicone (Hydration), Tocopheryl Acetate, Chamomilla Recutita Matricaria Flower Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract, Bisabolol, Allantoin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethiconol, Peg-40 Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate, Polysorbate 20, Pvm/Ma Decadiene Crosspolymer, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Laureth-7, Disodium Edta, Sodium Hydroxide, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Ppg-14 Butyl Ether Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative superstar Dimethicone (Hydration) emollient Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant 0, 0 Chamomilla Recutita Matricaria Flower Extract soothing, antioxidant goodie Epilobium Angustifolium Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract Bisabolol soothing Allantoin Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent Cyclohexasiloxane Dimethiconol emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Peg-40 Stearate emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Sorbitan Stearate emulsifying 1, 0 Polysorbate 20 Pvm/Ma Decadiene Crosspolymer viscosity controlling Polyacrylamide C13-14 Isoparaffin emollient, viscosity controlling, solvent Laureth-7 Disodium Edta chelating Sodium Hydroxide buffering Hexylene Glycol solvent, emulsifying, perfuming, surfactant/​cleansing 0-1, 0-2 Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient 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. 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 so-called fatty (the good, non-drying kind of) alcohol that does all kinds of things in a skincare product: it makes your skin feel smooth and nice (emollient), helps to thicken up products and also helps water and oil to blend (emulsifier). Can be derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. It's one of the gold standard ingredients for treating problem skin It can exfoliate skin both on the surface and in the pores It's a potent anti-inflammatory agent It's more effective for treating blackheads than acne For acne combine it with antibacterial agents like benzoyl peroxide or azelaic acid 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). It’s the most commonly used version of pure vitamin E in cosmetics. You can read all about the pure form here. Thi what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. emollient | viscosity controlling exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative soothing | antioxidant antioxidant | soothing emollient | solvent emollient | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling | solvent solvent | emulsifying | perfuming | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient

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