PCA Skin Facial Wash Oily/Problem

PCA Skin Facial Wash Oily/Problem PCA Skin Facial Wash Oily/Problem ingredients explained: Water, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Gluconolactone, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Sodium Hydroxide, Lactic Acid, PEG-150 Distearate, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Lauramidopropyl Betaine surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Gluconolactone exfoliant, chelating superstar Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying, viscosity controlling Sodium Hydroxide buffering Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering PEG-150 Distearate emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling 0, 2 Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate preservative Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie 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. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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 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 mild, biodegradable cleansing agent that is also a very good team-player next to other cleaning agents. It is known for its good foam-boosing abilities while improving the mildness of the formula. Its performance is similar to Isethionates, another group of cleaning agents known for their gentleness. The unfancy name for it is lye. It’s a solid white stuff that’s very alkaline and used in small amounts to adjust the pH of the product and make it just right. For example, in case of AHA or BHA exfoliants, the right pH is super-duper important, and pH adjusters like sodium hydroxide are needed. BTW, lye is not something new. It was already used by ancient Egyptians to help oil and fat magically turn into something else. Can you guess what? Yes, it’s soap. It still often shows up in the ingredient list of soaps and other cleansers. Sodium hydroxide in itself is a potent skin irritant, but once it's reacted (as it is usually in skin care products, like exfoliants) it is totally harmless. It’s the second most researched AHA after glycolic acid It gently lifts off dead skin cells to reveal newer, fresher, smoother skin It also has amazing skin hydrating properties In higher concentration (10% and up) it improves ski what‑it‑does surfactant/cleansing | viscosity controlling surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying exfoliant | chelating skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying | viscosity controlling exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing | viscosity controlling soothing | moisturizer/humectant

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