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Saflora Peptide Serum
Saflora Peptide Serum Saflora Peptide Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, lactobacillus enzyme lysate, leuconostoc/radish root enzyme filtrate, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Copper Tripeptide-1, Allantoin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Hyaluron
Saflora Peptide Serum Saflora Peptide Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, lactobacillus enzyme lysate, leuconostoc/radish root enzyme filtrate, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Copper Tripeptide-1, Allantoin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Anisate, Beta-Glucan, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Artemisia Vulgaris Oil Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/humectant Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar Copper Tripeptide-1 cell-communicating ingredient, soothing, antioxidant goodie Allantoin soothing Hydroxyethylcellulose viscosity controlling Sodium Levulinate Sodium Hyaluronate Sodium Anisate antimicrobial/antibacterial Beta-Glucan soothing, moisturizer/humectant Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying Artemisia Vulgaris Oil perfuming 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. A multi-functional, silky feeling helper ingredient that can do quite many things. It's used as an emulsion stabilizer, solvent and a broad spectrum antimicrobial. According to manufacturer info, it's also a moisturizer and helps to make the product feel great on the skin. It works synergistically with preservatives and helps to improve water-resistance of sunscreens. 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 GHK-Cu is a copper-peptide complex found naturally in yucky bodily fluids (plasma, saliva, and urine) It has unique wound healing properties by stimulating the breakdown of unhealthy, too large collagen in scar tissue and stimulating nice and healthy collagen production afterwards It stimulates the production of several important skin-identical ingredients (e.g. collagen, elastin, and glycosaminoglycans) It has significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect There are a few promising studies showing GHK-Cu can improve skin elasticity, clarity, firmness and reduce lines and wrinkles It can improve hair growth by enlarging hair follicles (and bigger follicles produce longer, thicker hair) There are some urban legends about possible overdosing or facial hair problems (read more in geeky details) Super common soothing ingredient. It can be found naturally in the roots & leaves of the comfrey plant, but more often than not what's in the cosmetic products is produced synthetically. It's not only soothing but it' also skin-softening and protecting and can promote wound healing. A nice little helper ingredient that can thicken up cosmetic products and create beautiful gel formulas. It's derived from cellulose, the major component of the cell wall of green plants. It is compatible with most co-ingredients and gives a very good slip to the formulas. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. It’s the - sodium form - cousin of the famous NMF, hyaluronic acid what‑it‑does solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. cell-communicating ingredient | soothing | antioxidant antimicrobial/antibacterial soothing | moisturizer/humectant surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying