PCA Skin Clinicalm™ 1%

PCA Skin Clinicalm™ 1% PCA Skin Clinicalm™ 1% ingredients explained: Hydrocortisone (1%), Water, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Alcohol Denat, Cetearyl Olivate, Squalane, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Sorbitan Olivate, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Pentylene Glycol, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil, Xanthan Gum, 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Honey/Mel/Miel, Carbomer, Phospholipids, Asiaticoside, Beta-Glucan, Bisabolol, Lysine Hcl, Sodium Hydroxide, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Ceramide NP, Sorbic Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Butylene Glycol, Hyaluronic Acid, Sphingolipids, Tocopherol, Tropolone, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid Show all ingredients by function Hydrocortisone (1%) Water solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Alcohol Denat antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky Cetearyl Olivate emulsifying goodie Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil antioxidant, emollient 0, 0-2 Sorbitan Olivate Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Phenoxyethanol preservative Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil emollient, perfuming Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol soothing, cell-communicating ingredient 1,2-Hexanediol Honey/Mel/Miel soothing, moisturizer/​humectant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Carbomer Phospholipids Asiaticoside antioxidant, perfuming Beta-Glucan soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Bisabolol soothing Lysine Hcl Sodium Hydroxide buffering Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder Ceramide NP skin-identical ingredient Sorbic Acid Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate chelating Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Hyaluronic Acid Sphingolipids Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Tropolone Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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. 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 benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40% High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin A super common emollient that makes your skin feel nice and smooth. It comes from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s light-textured, clear, odorless and non-greasy. It’s a nice ingredient that just feels good on the skin, is super well tolerated by every skin type and easy to formulate with. No wonder it’s popular. It's a super common and super debated skincare ingredient It has several benefits: great solvent, penetration enhancer, creates cosmetically elegant, light formulas, great astringent and antimicrobial 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 (read more in geeky details tab) An ester that comes from Cetearyl alcohol and the fatty acids of olive oil. It often comes to the formula coupled with Sorbitan Olivate as the two together form the well-known, natural emulsifier trade named Olivem 1000. Other than helping oil and water to blend, the main thing of Olivem 1000 is generating liquid crystal structures that are similar to the lipid structures of the stratum corneum (the outermost layer of the skin). Thanks to this, Olivem 1000 doubles as an active ingredient with significant moisturizing, barrier-repairing and soothing properties. It also helps to deliver water-soluble actives such as caffeine more effectively, and can even boost SPF in sunscreen formulas. Its typical use level is 1-5% and has wide compatibility with other actives and oils. Overall, a real multi-tasker with nice sensorial properties. No wonder it is so popular. It seems to us that squalane is in fashion and there is a reason for it. Chemically speaking, it is a saturated (no double bonds) hydrocarbon (a molecule consisting only of c what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | emollient antioxidant | emollient moisturizer/humectant | emollient solvent | moisturizer/humectant emollient | perfuming soothing | cell-communicating ingredient soothing | moisturizer/humectant | antimicrobial/antibacterial antioxidant | perfuming soothing | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent

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