PCA Skin Bpo 5 Percent Cleanser

PCA Skin Bpo 5 Percent Cleanser PCA Skin Bpo 5 Percent Cleanser ingredients explained: Benzoyl Peroxide (5.0%), Water/Aqua/Eau, Gluconolactone, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Aminomethyl Propanol, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylate-13, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Polyisobutene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Allantoin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Hexylene Glycol, Panthenol, Sodium Pca, Polysorbate 20, Butylene Glycol, Phytic Acid, Algae Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract Show all ingredients by function Benzoyl Peroxide (5.0%) anti-acne Water/Aqua/Eau solvent Gluconolactone exfoliant, chelating superstar Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate surfactant/​cleansing icky Aminomethyl Propanol buffering Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Cocamidopropyl Betaine Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer viscosity controlling Phenoxyethanol preservative Polyacrylate-13 Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil perfuming Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Polyisobutene Ethylhexylglycerin Allantoin soothing goodie Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil emollient 0, 0-2 Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Hexylene Glycol solvent, emulsifying, perfuming, surfactant/​cleansing 0-1, 0-2 Panthenol Sodium Pca Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Phytic Acid chelating Algae Extract Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract soothing, perfuming Arnica Montana Flower Extract Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract soothing, emollient Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial The gold standard topical ingredient in treating acne. There is no miracle cure for acne (we do really wish for one, *sigh*), but Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) is probably the closest thing we have. But, as usual, big effects come with big side effects, so we think BP is best used as a last resort (at least, in the topical treatment field). The good thing about BP is that it is amazingly effective against inflammatory-type acne. Not so much against blackheads or whiteheads, but against acne that is caused by the evil bacteria called Propionibacterium acnes (and that is most types of acne). Apart from being antibacterial, it is also anti-inflammatory, keratolytic and wound-healing, all of which are properties that make it so darn effective against spots. Expand to read more Another big pro of BP is that there is no bacterial resistance to it, meaning if it works once it will continue to work. Antibiotics are also a common way to treat acne, but antibiotic-resistant P. acnes are increasing worldwide. BP will probably help you even if antibiotics have stopped working, and the two are also often combined for a more complex acne therapy. Btw, BP plays nice not only with antibiotics but also with retinoids. The side-effects part? BP works its antibacterial magic by being a powerful oxidizing agent, meaning it is a pro-oxidant. As in the opposite of an antioxidant. BP literally generates evil ROS (reactive oxygen species) in the skin that kills P. acnes but also harms the surrounding skin cells. Ongoing BP-use ages your skin, which is why, we say, use it as a last resort. If you do use BP, please also use a good sunscreen and a good antioxidant serum to apologise to your skin (btw, these things are useful in any case). Use the BP treatment at night and the antioxidant serum in the morning so that they do not cancel each other out. Another side effect of BP is that it can be very skin drying. BP is an example where more is not better. In fact, it is equally effective at concentrations of 2.5, 5.0 and 10%, but the higher the concentration the more irritating and drying side effects occur. So using BP at 2.5% percent is the ideal amount. Another side effect which is good to know is that BP can bleach bedsheets and clothes. Be careful with your expensive satin bedsheets. Overall, Benzoyl Peroxide is a uniquely effective topical acne treatment, but it comes at a price. Use it as a last resort and for good measure (and with plenty of moisturizers, sunscreen, and antioxidant serum). 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. 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 pu what‑it‑does exfoliant | chelating surfactant/cleansing skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | emollient soothing | moisturizer/humectant emollient | moisturizer/humectant solvent | emulsifying | perfuming | surfactant/cleansing emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | solvent soothing | perfuming soothing | emollient antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial

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