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Spascriptions Collagen Face Serum

Spascriptions Collagen Face Serum Spascriptions Collagen Face Serum ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Betaine, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Coll

Spascriptions Collagen Face Serum Spascriptions Collagen Face Serum ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Betaine, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Collagen, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Pvm/Ma Copolymer, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Beta-Glucan, Phenoxyethanol, Panthenol, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Disodium EDTA Show all ingredients by function Aqua/Water/Eau solvent Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 0 Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Hydroxyethyl Urea moisturizer/​humectant goodie Betaine Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract soothing, antioxidant Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil soothing, anti-acne, antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial, perfuming Collagen Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling Pvm/Ma Copolymer viscosity controlling Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Beta-Glucan Phenoxyethanol preservative Panthenol Carbomer 0, 1 Triethanolamine buffering 0, 2 Sodium Hyaluronate Disodium EDTA chelating 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. It's a helper ingredient that improves the freeze-thaw stability of products It's also a solvent, humectant and to some extent a penetration enhancer It has a bad reputation among natural cosmetics advocates but cosmetic scientists and toxicology experts do not agree (read more in the geeky details section) 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 A derivative of Urea, that works as a strong moisturizer and humectant meaning that it helps the skin to cling onto water and thus to make it hydrated and elastic. According to manufacturer's data, Hydroxyethyl Urea has a similar moisturizing ability to glycerin (measured at 5%), but it feels nicer on the skin as it is non-sticky and non-tacky and gives a lubricous and moist feeling to the skin. A sugar beet-derived amino acid derivative with nice skin protection and moisturization properties. Betaine's special thing is being an osmolyte, a molecule that helps to control cell-water balance. It is also a natural osmoprotectant, meaning that it attracts water away from the protein surface and thus protects them from denaturation and increases their thermodynamic stability. It also gives sensorial benefits to the formula and when used in cleansers, it helps to make them milder and gentler. Chamomile probably needs no introduction as it's one of the most widely used medicinal herbs. You probably drink it regularly as a nice, calming cup of tea and it's also a regular on skincare ingredient lists. Cosmetic companies use it mainly for its anti-inflammatory properties. It contains the terpenoids chamazulene and bisabolol both of which show great anti-inflammatory action in animal studies. On top of that chamomile also has some antioxidant activity (thanks to some other active ingredients called matricine, apigenin and luteolin). Though chamomile is usually a goodie for the skin, it's also not uncommon to have an allergic reacti what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant soothing | antioxidant soothing | anti-acne | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial | perfuming moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling soothing | moisturizer/humectant

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