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PCA Skin Retinol Treatment For Sensitive Skin

PCA Skin Retinol Treatment For Sensitive Skin PCA Skin Retinol Treatment For Sensitive Skin ingredients explained: Water, Isododecane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Isoamyl Laurate, Tapioca Starch Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone, P

PCA Skin Retinol Treatment For Sensitive Skin PCA Skin Retinol Treatment For Sensitive Skin ingredients explained: Water, Isododecane, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Isoamyl Laurate, Tapioca Starch Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone, PEG-8, Panthenol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Polysilicone-11, Hexylresorcinol, Phenoxyethanol, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Bisabolol, Tocopherol, Hexyldecanol, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Sodium Polyacrylate, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Caprylyl Glycol, Isoamyl Cocoate, Ethylhexyl Stearate, Ceramide NP, Xanthan Gum, Chlorphenesin, Propyl Gallate, Retinol, Polysorbate 20, Citric Acid, Sodium Phytate, 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol, Trideceth-6, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Decyl Glucoside, Cetylhydroxyproline Palmitamide, Potassium Sorbate, Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols, Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid, Stearic Acid, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Isododecane emollient, solvent Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Isoamyl Laurate Tapioca Starch Polymethylsilsesquioxane viscosity controlling Dimethicone 0, 1 PEG-8 moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying PEG-100 Stearate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Polysilicone-11 Hexylresorcinol skin brightening, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Phenoxyethanol preservative Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Bisabolol soothing Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Hexyldecanol Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer Sodium Polyacrylate Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Butylene Glycol Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate emulsifying Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Isoamyl Cocoate Ethylhexyl Stearate Ceramide NP skin-identical ingredient Xanthan Gum Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Propyl Gallate antioxidant, perfuming Retinol cell-communicating ingredient Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Citric Acid buffering Sodium Phytate chelating 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol soothing, cell-communicating ingredient Trideceth-6 Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract antioxidant, soothing, emollient, abrasive/​scrub Decyl Glucoside surfactant/​cleansing Cetylhydroxyproline Palmitamide Potassium Sorbate Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed) Sterols Hydroxyphenyl Propamidobenzoic Acid Stearic Acid emollient, viscosity controlling 0, 2-3 Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract antioxidant, soothing 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. 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 super common emollient that makes your skin feel nice and smooth. It comes from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s light-textured, clear, odorless and non-greasy. It’s a nice ingredient that just feels good on the skin, is super well tolerated by every skin type and easy to formulate with. No wonder it’s popular. 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 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 naturally derived (Ecocert approved) colorless to yellowish oily liquid that's touted as a natural silicone alternative. It's claimed to have great sensorial properties: light but caring, velvety, silky and non-sticky. It's also great at dissolving UV-filters in sunscreens or dispersing pigments in makeup products. You can also bump into Isoamyl Laurate in hair care products as a hair conditioner that makes combing easier without build up. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. Probably the most common silicone of all. It is a polymer (created from repeating sub what‑it‑does emollient | solvent cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent soothing | moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | emulsifying surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying skin brightening | antimicrobial/antibacterial solvent | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial antioxidant | perfuming emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing soothing | cell-communicating ingredient antioxidant | soothing | emollient | abrasive/scrub surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling antioxidant | soothing

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