Product and ingredient reference
PCA Skin Pore Minimizer Mattifying Gel
PCA Skin Pore Minimizer Mattifying Gel PCA Skin Pore Minimizer Mattifying Gel ingredients explained: Water/Aqua/Eau, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Polymethylsilsesquioxane/Silica Crosspolymer, Isododecane, Polysilicone-11, Glycerin, Nylon-12, Propanediol, Dime
PCA Skin Pore Minimizer Mattifying Gel PCA Skin Pore Minimizer Mattifying Gel ingredients explained: Water/Aqua/Eau, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Polymethylsilsesquioxane/Silica Crosspolymer, Isododecane, Polysilicone-11, Glycerin, Nylon-12, Propanediol, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11, Ethyl Linoleate, Hexylresorcinol, PEG-8, Phenoxyethanol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Trideceth-6, Caprylyl Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Chlorphenesin, Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract, Citric Acid, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Propyl Gallate, Laureth-12, Lecithin, Lysolecithin, Lysophosphatidic Acid, Decyl Glucoside, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Saccharide Isomerate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Oleanolic Acid Show all ingredients by function Water/Aqua/Eau solvent Butylene Glycol moisturizer/humectant, solvent 0, 1 Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant superstar Polymethylsilsesquioxane/Silica Crosspolymer Isododecane emollient, solvent Polysilicone-11 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 Nylon-12 viscosity controlling Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/humectant Dimethicone emollient Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer Sodium Polyacrylate Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11 Ethyl Linoleate emollient, perfuming Hexylresorcinol skin brightening, antimicrobial/antibacterial goodie PEG-8 Phenoxyethanol preservative Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Ethylhexyl Stearate Trideceth-6 emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/humectant, emollient Polysorbate 20 Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/antibacterial Enantia Chlorantha Bark Extract Citric Acid buffering Hydroxyethylcellulose Propyl Gallate antioxidant, perfuming Laureth-12 Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Lysolecithin emulsifying Lysophosphatidic Acid Decyl Glucoside surfactant/cleansing Rosa Canina Fruit Extract Saccharide Isomerate moisturizer/humectant Ethylhexylglycerin Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer Polymethylsilsesquioxane Oleanolic Acid 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. 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 least not that we know about). BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. BTW, it’s also a food additive. 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 We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A clear, colorless and odorless, highly volatile (meaning it does not absorb into the skin but evaporates from it) liquid that's used as an emollient. It gives a nice non-oily light skin feel and it can improve the slip of the formula without leaving a tacky residue behind. It's also popular in make-up products as its volatility makes mascaras and foundations last longer. If that would not be enough, it's also an excellent solvent, and it's a regular not only on the ingredients lists of make-ups but also on makeup removers. A type of silicone elastomer (rubber-like material with both viscosity and elasticity) whose major function is forming a nice film on the skin. It is also cosmetically very elegant with a non-tacky, non-oily and smooth skin feel. It also works as a stable delivery system of active materials, has sebum absorption and control properties and upon application, it transforms into a matte appearance with a powdery after feel. 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, p what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant emollient | solvent skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant solvent | moisturizer/humectant emollient | perfuming skin brightening | antimicrobial/antibacterial emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial antioxidant | perfuming emollient | emulsifying surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant