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pure creations Intense Lifting Serum

pure creations Intense Lifting Serum pure creations Intense Lifting Serum ingredients explained: Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice*, Malus Domestica (Apple) Fruit Hydrosol**, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Squalane, Aqua, Alcohol, Acmella Olerace

pure creations Intense Lifting Serum pure creations Intense Lifting Serum ingredients explained: Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice*, Malus Domestica (Apple) Fruit Hydrosol**, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Squalane, Aqua, Alcohol, Acmella Oleracea Extract***, Glycerin, Malus Domestica (Apple) Fruit Extract**, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Sucrose Stearate, Sucrose Tristearate***, Aqua, Glycerin, Cyathea Cumingii Leaf Extract***, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum***, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Seabuckthorn) Extract**, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phoenix Dactylifera (Date) Seed Extract***, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate***, Zea Mays (Corn Starch), Aqua, Glycerin, Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob) Seed Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter*, Bisabolol, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Seed Extract, Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract, Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract, Hydrolyzed Silk (Silk Peptide), Thioctic (Alpha Lipoic) Acid, To Show all ingredients by function Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice* soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Malus Domestica (Apple) Fruit Hydrosol** emollient Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 Aqua solvent Alcohol antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky Acmella Oleracea Extract*** Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Malus Domestica (Apple) Fruit Extract** antioxidant Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Sucrose Stearate emollient, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Sucrose Tristearate*** Cyathea Cumingii Leaf Extract*** Microcrystalline Cellulose viscosity controlling Cellulose Gum Xanthan Gum*** Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Oil antioxidant, emollient Hippophae Rhamnoides (Seabuckthorn) Extract** Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Phoenix Dactylifera (Date) Seed Extract*** moisturizer/​humectant Gluconolactone exfoliant, chelating Sodium Benzoate*** preservative Zea Mays (Corn Starch) viscosity controlling, abrasive/​scrub Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob) Seed Extract Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter* Bisabolol soothing Hibiscus Sabdariffa Seed Extract Chrysanthemum Parthenium (Feverfew) Extract Thymus Vulgaris (Thyme) Extract perfuming Olea Europaea (Olive) Leaf Extract Hydrolyzed Silk (Silk Peptide) Thioctic (Alpha Lipoic) Acid Tocopherol (Vitamin E) Oil 0-3, 0-3 Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid) Aniba Rosaeodora (Rosewood) Oil Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil Sodium Gluconate chelating, moisturizer/​humectant Aloe Vera is one of today’s magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped. What research does confirm about Aloe is that it’s a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. All in all definitely a goodie. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. The emollient plant oil coming from the seeds of the white flowering plant called meadowfoam. Meadowfoam Oil has a unique fatty acid composition with 95% of it being long chain fatty acids (eicosenoic acid C20:1 - 61%, docosenoic acid C22:1 - 16% and docosadienoic acid C22:2 - 18%) that make the oil extraordinarily stable. It also contains antioxidant components such as vitamin E as well as phytosterols. Apart from Meadowfoam Oil's crazy stability, the oil is described as non-greasy, rapidly absorbed and having a similar skin feel to more often used jojoba oil. The oil is ideal for products where a soft, smooth, silky feel is required whether it be on skin or hair. It seems to us that squalane is in fashion and there is a reason for it. Chemically speaking, it is a saturated (no double bonds) hydrocarbon (a molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen), meaning that it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life. It occurs naturally in certain fish and plant oils (e.g. olive), and in the sebum (the oily stuff our skin produces) of the human skin. As f.c. puts it in his awesome blog post, squalane's main things are "emolliency, surface occlusion, and TEWL prevention all with extreme cosmetic elegance". In other words, it's a superb moisturizer that makes your skin nice and smooth, without being heavy or greasy. Expand to read more Another advantage of squalane is that it is pretty much compatible with all skin types and skin conditions. It is excellent for acne-prone skin and safe to use even if you have fungi-related skin issues, like seborrhea or fungal acne. The unsaturated (with double bonds) and hence less stable version of Squalane is Squalene, you can read about it here >> 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. 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. Simply alcohol ref what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | emollient irritancy, com. antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying emollient | viscosity controlling emollient | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing antioxidant | emollient moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | chelating viscosity controlling | abrasive/scrub chelating | moisturizer/humectant

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