PCA Skin Exlinea® Peptide Smoothing Serum

PCA Skin Exlinea® Peptide Smoothing Serum PCA Skin Exlinea® Peptide Smoothing Serum ingredients explained: Water, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Gluconolactone, Aminomethyl Propanol, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Sodium Benzoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Santalum Austrocaledonicum Wood Oil, Aniba Rosodora (Rosewood) Wood Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Peel Oil, Tropolone, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Potassium Sorbate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Phytosterols, Tocopherol, Tocotrienols, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax, Squalene Show all ingredients by function List Water solvent Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer viscosity controlling Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Gluconolactone exfoliant, chelating superstar Aminomethyl Propanol buffering Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate Sodium Benzoate preservative 1,2-Hexanediol Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Santalum Austrocaledonicum Wood Oil perfuming Aniba Rosodora (Rosewood) Wood Oil Phenoxyethanol Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil icky Citrus Nobilis (Mandarin Orange) Peel Oil Tropolone Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil Potassium Sorbate Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Phytosterols Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Tocotrienols Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax Squalene skin-identical ingredient, antioxidant, emollient 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. 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 recommended used range is 0.3-3%. Aloe Vera is one of today’s magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped. What research does confirm about Aloe is that it’s a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. All in all definitely a goodie. It’s a polyhydroxy acid (PHA), that is often referred to as next generation AHA It gently lifts off dead skin cells form the skin surface making skin smooth and even In the long term it provides anti-aging benefits, like increased skin thickness and decreased wrinkles (though a tad less than even more proven superstar AHAs) It’s a great moisturizer and even helps to repair impaired skin barrier It’s antioxidant, and does not make your skin more sensitive to the sun It can be used even if your skin is very sensitive, rosacea prone or if you are post cosmetic procedure An alkaline (high pH, aka basic) material that is used to set the pH of the cosmetic formula to the right value. The salt form of one of the main anti-inflammatory ingredients in the licorice plant, monoammonium glycyrrhizinate. It’s a yellowish powder with a nice sweet smell. It’s used mainly for its soothing and anti-inflammatory properties, but according to manufacturer info, it’s also sebum regulating so it's a perfect ingredient for problem skin products. Read more about licorice and why it's a skincare superstar here. A helper ingredient that helps to make the products stay nice longer, aka preservative. It works mainly against fungi. It’s pH dependent and works best at acidic pH levels (3-5). It’s not strong enough to be used in itself so it’s always combined with what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | chelating moisturizer/humectant | emollient skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | antioxidant | emollient

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