Product and ingredient reference
PCA Skin Hyaluronic Acid Boosting Serum
PCA Skin Hyaluronic Acid Boosting Serum PCA Skin Hyaluronic Acid Boosting Serum ingredients explained: Water/Aqua/Eau, Propanediol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Dimethicone, Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Coconut Alkanes, Phenoxyethanol, Isododeca
PCA Skin Hyaluronic Acid Boosting Serum PCA Skin Hyaluronic Acid Boosting Serum ingredients explained: Water/Aqua/Eau, Propanediol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Dimethicone, Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Coconut Alkanes, Phenoxyethanol, Isododecane, Jojoba Esters, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polysilicone-11, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Benzoate, Carbomer, Xanthan Gum, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Hexylene Glycol, Polygonum Bistorta Root Extract, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil, Aroma, Polyglucuronic Acid, Ceramide NP, Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Carrageenan, Ceramide AP, Phytosphingosine, Caprylyl Glycol, Cholesterol, Lecithin, Maris Sal, Ceramide Eop Show all ingredients by function Water/Aqua/Eau solvent Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/humectant Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract moisturizer/humectant goodie Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax emulsifying Coconut Alkanes emollient, solvent Phenoxyethanol preservative Isododecane Jojoba Esters soothing, emollient, moisturizer/humectant Dimethicone Crosspolymer viscosity controlling Polysilicone-11 Sodium Hyaluronate Sodium Benzoate Carbomer Xanthan Gum Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate Disodium Acetyl Glucosamine Phosphate Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Hydroxide buffering Hexylene Glycol solvent, emulsifying, perfuming, surfactant/cleansing 0-1, 0-2 Polygonum Bistorta Root Extract Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Oil antioxidant, antimicrobial/antibacterial icky Aroma Polyglucuronic Acid Ceramide NP skin-identical ingredient Hyaluronic Acid Sodium Carrageenan Ceramide AP Phytosphingosine skin-identical ingredient, cell-communicating ingredient, anti-acne, antimicrobial/antibacterial Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/humectant, emollient Cholesterol skin-identical ingredient, emollient Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Maris Sal Ceramide Eop 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. 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. 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 multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin Great anti-aging, wrinkle smoothing ingredient used at 4-5% concentration Fades brown spots alone or in combination with amino sugar, acetyl glucosamine Increases ceramide synthesis that results in a stronger, healthier skin barrier and better skin hydration Can help to improve several skin conditions including acne, rosacea, and atopic dermatitis Probably the most common silicone of all. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thick liquid. As for skincare, it makes the skin silky smooth, creates a subtle gloss and forms a protective barrier (aka occlusive). Also, works well to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and give skin a plump look (of course that is only temporary, but still, it's nice). There are also scar treatment gels out there using dimethicone as their base ingredient. It helps to soften scars and increase their elasticity. As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it and smoothes the hair like no other thing. Depending on your hair type, it can be a bit difficult to wash out and might cause some build-up (btw, this is not true to all silicones, only the non-volatile types). A chemically chopped up version of normal yeast extract that works as a skin moisturizer. It often comes to the formula as part of a moisturizing, skin what‑it‑does solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant emollient | solvent soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling solvent | emulsifying | perfuming | surfactant/cleansing antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial skin-identical ingredient | cell-communicating ingredient | anti-acne | antimicrobial/antibacterial moisturizer/humectant | emollient skin-identical ingredient | emollient emollient | emulsifying