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SKIN DEVA 20% Argireline Serum With Matrixyl 3000 Pure Hyaluronic Acid Serum
SKIN DEVA 20% Argireline Serum With Matrixyl 3000 Pure Hyaluronic Acid Serum SKIN DEVA 20% Argireline Serum With Matrixyl 3000 Pure Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Water, Argireline, Water, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Sodium Benzoate, Matrixyl 3000™, Gl
SKIN DEVA 20% Argireline Serum With Matrixyl 3000 Pure Hyaluronic Acid Serum SKIN DEVA 20% Argireline Serum With Matrixyl 3000 Pure Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Water, Argireline, Water, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Sodium Benzoate, Matrixyl 3000™, Glycerin, Water, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Polysorbate 20, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Aloe Barbadensis, Glycerin, Hyaluronic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/humectant goodie Sodium Benzoate preservative Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar Butylene Glycol moisturizer/humectant, solvent 0, 1 Carbomer viscosity controlling Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 cell-communicating ingredient Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Aloe Barbadensis soothing, moisturizer/humectant Hyaluronic Acid Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Dehydroacetic Acid 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. The trade name for the famous, "Botox-like" peptide, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8. If you see a cosmetic product that claims that it has "Botox-like effect" then two things are almost certain: one, the product overpromises and two, it contains Argireline. So this one is the famous peptide that's marketed by its manufacturer as the "Botox in a jar". The basis for this claim is that it targets the same wrinkle forming mechanism (wrinkles caused by facial muscle movement) as Botox, but the way it works is very different. In addition, the extent to which it can prevent muscles from contracting (and to smooth wrinkles) is very different (otherwise why would anyone use still Botox?). The manufacturer did several studies to prove that Argireline really works and it does (just not as well as Botox). In-vivo (made on real people) tests showed that using 10% Argireline solution around the eyes for 15 days decreased wrinkles depth by 17%, while a 5% Argireline formula applied for 28 days did almost the same with a decrease in wrinkle depth by 16.26%. A Spanish University also did some research and found that Argireline increased the level of skin moisturization and decreased both the depth and width of wrinkles "significantly". This means, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 does have some ability to smooth wrinkles (but not as well as Botox - sorry, if we sound like a broken record). Also, we have to agree with TruthInAging, that it's not a collagen builder and not a preventer of structural aging (think vitamin C, AHAs or retinol); it's just a quick fix. If you are looking for one, this could be your thing. If you are more of a "let's treat this aging thing properly" type, then it's probably not your thing. A helper ingredient that helps to make the products stay nice longer, aka preservative. It works mainly against fungi. It’s pH dependent and works best at acidic pH levels (3-5). It’s not strong enough to be used in itself so it’s always combined with something else, often with potassium sorbate. Read more there >> 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 Effecti what‑it‑does cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant | solvent emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing soothing | moisturizer/humectant preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling