pureclinica Triple Strength Hyaluronic Acid Serum - 6% Hyaluronic Acid With Vitamins C & E, Resveratrol And Coq10.

pureclinica Triple Strength Hyaluronic Acid Serum - 6% Hyaluronic Acid With Vitamins C & E, Resveratrol And Coq10. pureclinica Triple Strength Hyaluronic Acid Serum - 6% Hyaluronic Acid With Vitamins C & E, Resveratrol And Coq10. ingredients explained: Aqua, Vitamin C L Ascorbic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Vitamin E As Tocopheryl Acetate, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Distillate, Potassium Sorbate, Resveratrol, Glycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Coq10, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (Green Tea), Dimethyl Sulfone (Msm), Stearic Acid, Retinol, Caprylyl Glycol, Isopentyldiol, Fragrance (Italy Lemon) Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Vitamin C L Ascorbic Acid antioxidant, skin brightening, buffering superstar Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Citric Acid buffering Vitamin E As Tocopheryl Acetate antioxidant Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Distillate soothing Potassium Sorbate preservative Resveratrol Glycerin Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil emollient 0, 0-2 Coq10 Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract (Green Tea) antioxidant, soothing Dimethyl Sulfone (Msm) Stearic Acid emollient, viscosity controlling 0, 2-3 Retinol cell-communicating ingredient Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Isopentyldiol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Fragrance (Italy Lemon) perfuming icky 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. Works best between a concentration of 5-20% Boosts the skin’s own collagen production Fades pigmentation and brown spots If used under sunscreen it boosts its UV protection Extremely unstable and oxidizes very easily in presence of light or air Stable in solutions with water only if pH is less than 3.5 or in waterless formulations Vit E + C work in synergy and provide superb photoprotection Ferulic acid doubles the photoprotection effect of Vit C+E and helps to stabilize Vit C Potent Vit. C serums might cause a slight tingling on sensitive skin 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. It’s the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF, hyaluronic acid (HA). If HA does not tell you anything we have a super detailed, geeky explanation about it here. The TL; DR version of HA is that it's a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) found in the skin that acts as a sponge helping the skin to hold onto water, being plump and elastic. HA is famous for its crazy water holding capacity as it can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water. As far as skincare goes, sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid are pretty much the same and the two names are used interchangeably. As cosmetic chemist kindofstephen writes on reddit "sodium hyaluronate disassociates into hyaluronic acid molecule and a sodium atom in solution". In spite of this, if you search for "hyaluronic acid vs sodium hyaluronate" you will find on multiple places that sodium hyaluronate is smaller and can penetrate the skin better. Chemically, this is definitely not true, as the two forms are almost the same, both are polymers and the subunits can be repeated in both forms as much as you like. (We also checked Prospector for sodium hyaluronate versions actually used in cosmetic products and found that the most common molec what‑it‑does antioxidant | skin brightening | buffering soothing | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. antioxidant | soothing emollient | viscosity controlling moisturizer/humectant | emollient solvent | moisturizer/humectant | emollient

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