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Superdrug B. Restored Peptide Rich Serum

Superdrug B. Restored Peptide Rich Serum Superdrug B. Restored Peptide Rich Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Octocrylene, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, B

Superdrug B. Restored Peptide Rich Serum Superdrug B. Restored Peptide Rich Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Octocrylene, Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Dimethicone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Niacinamide, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Squalane, Phenoxyethanol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Alcohol Denat, Parfum, Polysorbate 60, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Methylpropanediol, Decyl Glucoside, Glutamine, Glycosphingolipids, Hordeum Vulgare Extract, Sorbitan Isostearate, Ethyl Ferulate, Polyglyceryl-5 Trioleate, Cistus Incanus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Leaf/Stem Extract, Phenethyl Alcohol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Limonene, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Tetrapeptide-21, Linalool, Butylphenyl Methylpropiona Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate emollient, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate sunscreen Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Octocrylene Aluminium Starch Octenylsuccinate viscosity controlling Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane goodie Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Cyclohexasiloxane Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Bis-Ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient Phenoxyethanol preservative Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil Dimethicone Crosspolymer Alcohol Denat antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky Parfum perfuming Polysorbate 60 Caprylhydroxamic Acid chelating Xanthan Gum Disodium EDTA Methylpropanediol Decyl Glucoside surfactant/​cleansing Glutamine Glycosphingolipids Hordeum Vulgare Extract Sorbitan Isostearate emulsifying 0, 1-2 Ethyl Ferulate antioxidant Polyglyceryl-5 Trioleate emollient, emulsifying Cistus Incanus Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Leaf/Stem Extract antioxidant, emollient Phenethyl Alcohol Sodium Hyaluronate Limonene perfuming, solvent Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Tetrapeptide-21 cell-communicating ingredient Linalool Butylphenyl Methylpropional Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone Hexyl Cinnamaldehyde Geraniol Citronellol Hydroxycitronellal Benzyl Salicylate Disodium Uridine Phosphate 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. An often used emollient with a light and silky feel. It's very mild to both skin and eyes and spreads nicely and easily. It's often used in sunscreens as it's also an excellent solvent for sunscreen agents. 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 clear, oil-soluble, "cosmetically-elegant" liquid that is the most commonly used chemical sunscreen. It absorbs UVB radiation (at wavelengths: 280-320 nm) with a peak protection at 310nm. It only protects against UVB and not UVA rays (the 320-400 nm range) – so always choose products that contain other sunscreens too. It is not very stable either, when exposed to sunlight, it kind of breaks down and loses its effectiveness (not instantly, but over time - it loses 10% of its SPF protection ability within 35 mins). To make it more stable it can be - and should be - combined with other sunscreen agents to give stable and broad-spectrum protection (the new generation sunscreen agent, Tinosorb S is a particularly good one for that). Regarding safety, there are also some concerns around Octinoxate. In vitro (made in the lab not on real people) and animal studies have shown that it may produce hormonal (estrogen-like) effects. Do not panic, the studies were not conducted under real life conditions on real human people, so it is probably over-cautious to avoid Octinoxate altogether. However, if you are pregnant or a small child (under 2 yrs. old), choose a physical (zinc oxide/titanium dioxide) or new-generation Tinosorb based sunscreen, just to be on the super-safe side. :) Overall, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate is an old-school chemical sunscreen agent. There are plenty of better options for sun protection today, but it is considered "safe as used" (and sunscreens are pretty well regulated) and it is available worldwide (can be used up to 10% in the EU and up to 7.5% in the US). A super commonly used 5 unit long, cyclic struct what‑it‑does emollient | antimicrobial/antibacterial skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emollient | solvent emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | solvent cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing skin-identical ingredient | emollient antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling surfactant/cleansing emollient | emulsifying antioxidant | emollient perfuming | solvent antioxidant | soothing | antimicrobial/antibacterial

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