PCA Skin Daily Exfoliant

PCA Skin Daily Exfoliant PCA Skin Daily Exfoliant ingredients explained: Water/Aqua/Eau, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Propanediol, Cellulose Acetate, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Acrylates Copolymer, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Glycerin, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Benzyl Alcohol, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Bisabolol, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Sclerotium Gum, Sodium Hydroxide, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Salicornia Herbacea Extract, Tetrasodium EDTA, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract Show all ingredients by function Water/Aqua/Eau solvent Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate surfactant/​cleansing icky Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Cellulose Acetate Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside Acrylates Copolymer viscosity controlling Coco-Glucoside Glyceryl Oleate emollient, emulsifying, perfuming Sodium Cocoamphoacetate Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Bisabolol soothing Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters Sclerotium Gum Sodium Hydroxide buffering Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Salicornia Herbacea Extract antioxidant, skin brightening, moisturizer/​humectant Tetrasodium EDTA chelating Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil antimicrobial/​antibacterial, perfuming Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract antioxidant, soothing, emollient, abrasive/​scrub 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 versatile and biodegradable cleansing agent with high cleaning power and strong foaming properties. Unfortunately, these two properties for a surfactant usually mean that it is harsh on the skin, which is the case here as well. Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often used and often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A big polymer molecule that has a bunch of different versions and thus different uses. It can act as a film former, as a thickening agent, or it can increase the water-resistance in sunscreens. It is also used to entrap pigments/inorganic sunscreens within a micron size matrix for even coverage and easy application. A vegetable origin (coconut/palm kernel oil, glucose) cleansing agent that gives moderate to high stable foam. It's also biodegradable and mild to the skin. The attachment of glycerin and oleic acid that works mainly as a co-emulsifier and stabilizer to create stable water-oil mixes, aka emulsions. It is also popular in cleansing products as it helps to thicken them up and has some refatting and skin-smoothing effect. A clear, yellowish liquid that works as a cleansing agent. It has so-called amphoteric structure meaning that its head contains both a positively and a negatively charged part (surfactants are most commonly anionic meaning their head has a negative charge). Its structure makes Sodium Cocoamphoacetate very mild with great foaming properties. It's popular in baby products. 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 Aloe Vera is one of today’s magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Les what‑it‑does surfactant/cleansing solvent | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying | perfuming skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. soothing | moisturizer/humectant preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling surfactant/cleansing | viscosity controlling antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial antioxidant | skin brightening | moisturizer/humectant antimicrobial/antibacterial | perfuming antioxidant | soothing antioxidant | soothing | emollient | abrasive/scrub

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