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Peter Thomas Roth Firmx Collagen Serum

Peter Thomas Roth Firmx Collagen Serum Peter Thomas Roth Firmx Collagen Serum ingredients explained: Vegetable Collagen, Water/Aqua/Eau, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Polysilicone-11, Glycerin, Caffeine, Squalane, Soluble Collagen, Collagen Amino Acids, Hydrol

Peter Thomas Roth Firmx Collagen Serum Peter Thomas Roth Firmx Collagen Serum ingredients explained: Vegetable Collagen, Water/Aqua/Eau, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Polysilicone-11, Glycerin, Caffeine, Squalane, Soluble Collagen, Collagen Amino Acids, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hydroxyproline, Sodium Citrate, Citric Acid, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Hydroxystearic Acid, Magnesium Chloride, Polysorbate 20, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Hydroxide, Sorbitan Isostearate, Decyl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Isohexadecane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Mica (Ci 77019) Show all ingredients by function Vegetable Collagen moisturizer/​humectant goodie Water/Aqua/Eau solvent Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Polysilicone-11 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Caffeine antioxidant, perfuming Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient Soluble Collagen Collagen Amino Acids Hydrolyzed Collagen emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Palmitoyl Dipeptide-5 Diaminobutyroyl Hydroxythreonine cell-communicating ingredient Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2 Sodium Hyaluronate Hydroxyproline surfactant/​cleansing Sodium Citrate chelating, buffering Citric Acid buffering Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer viscosity controlling Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer Hydroxystearic Acid surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Magnesium Chloride Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Polysorbate 80 Sodium Hydroxide Sorbitan Isostearate emulsifying 0, 1-2 Decyl Glucoside Lauryl Glucoside Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric Urea Trifluoroacetate Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate antimicrobial/​antibacterial, preservative Disodium EDTA chelating Potassium Sorbate preservative Sodium Benzoate Isohexadecane emollient, solvent Ethylhexylglycerin Hexylene Glycol solvent, emulsifying, perfuming, surfactant/​cleansing 0-1, 0-2 Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Phenoxyethanol Mica (Ci 77019) colorant The big and important protein molecule that usually comes from animal skin such as fish or bovine. The gist of the "collagen in topical skincare" subject is to know that collagen in a jar has nothing to do with wrinkles but everything to do with skin hydration. We have a shiny explanation about this at soluble collagen, so click here to read more >> 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). 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 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 powd what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | perfuming skin-identical ingredient | emollient emollient | moisturizer/humectant surfactant/cleansing chelating | buffering surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing antimicrobial/antibacterial | preservative emollient | solvent solvent | emulsifying | perfuming | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient

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