PCA Skin Hydramatte

PCA Skin Hydramatte PCA Skin Hydramatte ingredients explained: Water, Dimethicone, Glycerin, C12-15 Alkyl Lactate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Phenoxyethanol, Propanediol, Sodium PCA, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Decylene Glycol, Erythritol, Trideceth-6, Carrageenan, 1,2-Hexanediol, Xanthan Gum, Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Extract, Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract, Schinus Molle Extract Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar C12-15 Alkyl Lactate Sodium Polyacrylate viscosity controlling Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Hydrogenated Polydecene emollient, perfuming, solvent Phenoxyethanol preservative Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium PCA goodie Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer Decylene Glycol Erythritol moisturizer/​humectant Trideceth-6 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Carrageenan 1,2-Hexanediol Xanthan Gum Hydrolyzed Rice Bran Extract Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract Schinus Molle Extract 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. 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 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 We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A superabsorbent polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) that has crazy water binding abilities. Sometimes its referred to as "waterlock" and can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water. As for its use in cosmetic products, it is a handy multi-tasker that thickens up water-based formulas and also has some emulsifying and emulsion stabilizing properties. Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It’s a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. BG’s main job is usually to be a solvent for the other ingredients. Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin. It’s an ingredient whose safety hasn’t been questioned so far by anyone (at lea what‑it‑does irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent emollient | perfuming | solvent solvent | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing

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