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Serious Skincare Pure-Pep Peptide Eye Treatment
Serious Skincare Pure-Pep Peptide Eye Treatment Serious Skincare Pure-Pep Peptide Eye Treatment ingredients explained: Water, Butylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Polysilicone-11, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Isododecane, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Palmi
Serious Skincare Pure-Pep Peptide Eye Treatment Serious Skincare Pure-Pep Peptide Eye Treatment ingredients explained: Water, Butylene Glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Polysilicone-11, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5, Isododecane, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Palmitoyl Decapeptide-21, Decapeptide- 22, Oligopeptide-78, Zinc Palmitoyl Nonapeptide-14, Glycerin, Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone, Steareth- 20, Dipeptide-2, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Glycereth-26, Dextran, Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3, Caprylyl Methicone, Polyacrylate-13, Polyisobutene, Polysorbate 20, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Panthenol, Caffeine, Allantoin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Bisabolol, Decyl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Triethanolamine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Butylene Glycol moisturizer/humectant, solvent 0, 1 Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent Dimethicone emollient Polysilicone-11 Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/humectant goodie Isododecane Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein moisturizer/humectant Palmitoyl Decapeptide-21 cell-communicating ingredient Decapeptide- 22 Oligopeptide-78 Zinc Palmitoyl Nonapeptide-14 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar Hesperidin Methyl Chalcone antioxidant Steareth- 20 emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing 1, 2 Dipeptide-2 Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Glycereth-26 moisturizer/humectant, emollient, viscosity controlling Dextran viscosity controlling Caprooyl Tetrapeptide-3 Caprylyl Methicone Polyacrylate-13 Polyisobutene Polysorbate 20 Coco-Caprylate/Caprate Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/humectant Caffeine antioxidant, perfuming Allantoin soothing Tocopheryl Acetate Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Bisabolol Decyl Glucoside surfactant/cleansing Xanthan Gum Disodium EDTA chelating Triethanolamine buffering 0, 2 Sodium Hyaluronate Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/humectant, emollient Hexylene Glycol solvent, emulsifying, perfuming, surfactant/cleansing 0-1, 0-2 Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin 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. 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 super commonly used 5 unit long, cyclic structured silicone that is water-thin and does not stay on the skin but evaporates from it (called volatile silicone). Similar to other silicones, it gives skin and hair a silky, smooth feel. It's often combined with the non-volatile (i.e. stays on the skin) dimethicone as the two together form a water-resistant, breathable protective barrier on the skin without a negative tacky feel. 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). 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 pro what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. emollient | solvent cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient | viscosity controlling soothing | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | perfuming surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient solvent | emulsifying | perfuming | surfactant/cleansing