PCA Skin C-Quench Antioxidant Serum

PCA Skin C-Quench Antioxidant Serum PCA Skin C-Quench Antioxidant Serum ingredients explained: Water/Aqua/Eau, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Ascorbic Acid, Alcohol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Glycerin, Squalane, Maltodextrin, Sodium Citrate, Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Seed Oil, Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Phytosterols, Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide, Glutathione, Resveratrol, Xanthan Gum, Tocopherol, Tocotrienols, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax, Squalene, Caprylyl Glycol, Syringa Vulgaris (Lilac) Leaf Cell Culture Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Alanine, Proline, Serine, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Hydroxide, Ergothioneine Show all ingredients by function Water/Aqua/Eau solvent Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water soothing goodie Ascorbic Acid antioxidant, skin brightening, buffering superstar Alcohol antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer viscosity controlling Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 Maltodextrin Sodium Citrate chelating, buffering Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Seed Oil emollient Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Phytosterols Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide Glutathione Resveratrol antioxidant Xanthan Gum Tocopherol 0-3, 0-3 Tocotrienols Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil perfuming Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax Squalene skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, emollient Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Syringa Vulgaris (Lilac) Leaf Cell Culture Extract Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Sodium Hyaluronate Alanine skin-identical ingredient Proline Serine Sodium Phosphate buffering Sodium Hydroxide Ergothioneine 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. The distillate created from different parts of the hazelnut-bush-like magic tree, commonly called Witch Hazel. Hamamelis Virginiana Water is a bit of a sloppy ingredient name as the leaves, the twigs and the bark can be used to create extracts or distillates and the different parts contain different amounts of biologically active components. But what you are getting is probably a nice water with astringent, soothing, antioxidant and antibacterial magic properties. We went into great detail about Witch Hazel in cosmetics here, detailing the main biologically active components and how they are different in different parts of the plant. Click here and read more >> Works best between a concentration of 5-20% Boosts the skin’s own collagen production Fades pigmentation and brown spots If used under sunscreen it boosts its UV protection Extremely unstable and oxidizes very easily in presence of light or air Stable in solutions with water only if pH is less than 3.5 or in waterless formulations Vit E + C work in synergy and provide superb photoprotection Ferulic acid doubles the photoprotection effect of Vit C+E and helps to stabilize Vit C Potent Vit. C serums might cause a slight tingling on sensitive skin Simply alcohol refers to ethanol and it's a pretty controversial ingredient. It has many instant benefits: it's a great solvent, penetration enhancer, creates cosmetically elegant, light formulas, great astringent and antimicrobial. No wonder it's popular in toners and oily skin formulas. The downside is that it can be very drying if it's in the first few ingredients on an ingredient list. Some experts even think that regular exposure to alcohol damages skin barrier and causes inflammation though it's a debated opinion. If you wanna know more, we wrote a more detailed explanation about what's the deal with alcohol in skincare products at alcohol denat. (it's also alcohol, but with some additives to make sure no one drinks it). 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 r what‑it‑does antioxidant | skin brightening | buffering antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | emollient chelating | buffering soothing | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | emollient moisturizer/humectant | emollient

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