POPPY AUSTIN Hyaluronic Acid Serum

POPPY AUSTIN Hyaluronic Acid Serum POPPY AUSTIN Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Witch Hazel, Botanical Hyaluronic Acid, Glycerin (Kosher, Vegetable), Organic Aloe, Dimethyl Sulfone (Msm), Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Organic Jojoba Oil, Geranium Essential Oil, Organic Green Tea, Organic Gotu Kola, Horsetail Extract, Dandelion Extract, Wild Geranium Extract, Hydroxyethyl Ethylcellulose, Carrageenan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Linalol, Geraniol Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Witch Hazel soothing, antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial goodie Botanical Hyaluronic Acid skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Glycerin (Kosher, Vegetable) 0, 0 superstar Organic Aloe soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Dimethyl Sulfone (Msm) Vitamin E antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Vitamin C antioxidant, skin brightening, buffering Organic Jojoba Oil emollient 0, 0-2 Geranium Essential Oil perfuming icky Organic Green Tea antioxidant, soothing Organic Gotu Kola soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Horsetail Extract soothing, emollient Dandelion Extract Wild Geranium Extract Hydroxyethyl Ethylcellulose emulsifying, viscosity controlling Carrageenan Gum viscosity controlling Sodium Benzoate preservative Potassium Sorbate Ethylhexylglycerin Linalol Geraniol 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. Witch hazel is a smallish tree (up to 5m) that's native to North-America, has nice yellow flowers and is similar to the hazelnut bush (hence the name). As for skincare, it's loaded with active components that have a bunch of magic properties, like astringent, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-bacterial. It's also a well-known vasoconstrictor (it makes the blood vessels narrower) and promotes the healing of broken skin by tightening up the skin proteins and thus creating a protective covering. The complication, however, is that different extracts and distillates can be made from different parts of the plant (bark, twigs, and leaves are typically used) and different extraction methods from different parts produce different results. So if you see only Witch Hazel Extract or Witch Hazel Water on the ingredient list, it's a bit hard to know what you're actually getting but we will try to summarize the possibilities to give an idea. The main biologically active components in Witch Hazel are hamamelitannin (a potent astringent and antioxidant), catechins (anti-inflammatory and antioxidant) and gallic acid (antibacterial). The bark extract contains by far the most hamamelitannin and it has the most gallic acid and catechins. The twigs contain fewer catechins, less gallic acid, and much less hamamelitannin (4.77% vs 0.18%). The leaves contain hardly any tannins (0.04%) or catechins and contain a medium amount of gallic acid (compared to the bark and twigs). Witch Hazel also contains tiny amounts of the essential oil and fragrance component eugenol, but the amount is so small that it's probably not significant for the skin. Apart from the differences in active components in different parts of the Witch Hazel bush, the extraction methods also vary. Witch Hazel Distillate contains 14% added alcohol according to the USP specifications and alcohol is, at best drying, and at worst skin-damaging. Luckily, there are also alcohol-free distillates, so if you prefer no alcohol check the ingredient list carefully. Witch Hazel Extracts can also be made in different ways: browsing Ulprospector, we could find hydroglycolic, hydroalcoholic and glicerine/water based extracts. Well-known skin care expert, Paula Begoun rates witch hazel as poor and says, "depending on the form of witch hazel, you’re exposing your skin ei what‑it‑does soothing | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. soothing | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | skin brightening | buffering antioxidant | soothing soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant soothing | emollient emulsifying | viscosity controlling

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