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Peptide Hair Serum
Peptide Hair Serum Peptide Hair Serum ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Propanediol, Glycerin, Sodium PCA, Betaine, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Polyquaternium-55, Amodimethicone, Trideceth-12, Cetrimonium Chloride, Hydroxypropyl Gluco
Peptide Hair Serum Peptide Hair Serum ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Propanediol, Glycerin, Sodium PCA, Betaine, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Polyquaternium-55, Amodimethicone, Trideceth-12, Cetrimonium Chloride, Hydroxypropyl Gluconamide, Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Ferulic Acid, Niacinamide, Lactic Acid, Panthenol, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/humectant Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar Sodium PCA goodie Betaine moisturizer/humectant Hydrolyzed Rice Protein Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Polyquaternium-55 Amodimethicone emollient Trideceth-12 emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Cetrimonium Chloride antimicrobial/antibacterial, emulsifying, preservative, surfactant/cleansing Hydroxypropyl Gluconamide Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Ferulic Acid antioxidant, antimicrobial/antibacterial Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/humectant, buffering Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/humectant Citric Acid buffering Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin 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 PCA stands for Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid and though it might not sound like it, it is a thing that can be found naturally in our skin. The sodium salt form of PCA is an important skin-identical ingredient and great natural moisturizer that helps the skin to hold onto water and stay nicely hydrated. A sugar beet-derived amino acid derivative with nice skin protection and moisturization properties. Betaine's special thing is being an osmolyte, a molecule that helps to control cell-water balance. It is also a natural osmoprotectant, meaning that it attracts water away from the protein surface and thus protects them from denaturation and increases their thermodynamic stability. It also gives sensorial benefits to the formula and when used in cleansers, it helps to make them milder and gentler. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A chemically chopped up version of wheat protein that consists mainly of amino acids (the building blocks), peptides (a couple of amino acids together), and proteins (lots of amino acids together). It has moisturizing and film-forming properties and might be able to counteract the irritating effects of cleansing agents in cleansers and shampoos. It can also condition and repair damaged hair leaving it soft, silky and smooth. A modified dimethicone-type silicone molecule that also contains amino-groups. Having amino-groups means that Amodimethicone also has Nitrogen in its molecule that likes to have a positive charge. Positively charged (or quaternised) what‑it‑does solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing antimicrobial/antibacterial | emulsifying | preservative | surfactant/cleansing antioxidant | soothing antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering soothing | moisturizer/humectant