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Thalgo Wrinkle Lifting Serum

Thalgo Wrinkle Lifting Serum Thalgo Wrinkle Lifting Serum ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Glycereth-26, Alcohol Denat, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Helianthus Ann

Thalgo Wrinkle Lifting Serum Thalgo Wrinkle Lifting Serum ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Glycereth-26, Alcohol Denat, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Helichrysum Stoechas Extract, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Parfum (Fragrance), Phospholipids, Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate, Octocrylene, Chlorphenesin, Hyaluronic Acid, Silanetriol, Diatomaceous Earth (Solum Diatomeae), Methylsilanol Mannuronate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Homosalate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Caprylyl Glycol, Diamond Powder, Biosaccharide Gum-4, Tocopherol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Sorbic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Phenylpropanol, Ci 17200 (Red 33), Benzyl Salicylate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Coumarin Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Glycereth-26 moisturizer/​humectant, emollient, viscosity controlling 0, 0 Alcohol Denat antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky Polymethylsilsesquioxane Hydrogenated Polyisobutene emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 1 Synthetic Fluorphlogopite viscosity controlling Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Sodium Acrylates Copolymer Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil goodie Helichrysum Stoechas Extract Achillea Millefolium Extract soothing, surfactant/​cleansing Phenoxyethanol preservative Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Parfum (Fragrance) perfuming Phospholipids skin-identical ingredient, emollient Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate emulsifying Octocrylene sunscreen Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Hyaluronic Acid skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Silanetriol Diatomaceous Earth (Solum Diatomeae) abrasive/​scrub Methylsilanol Mannuronate Dimethicone Crosspolymer Glycerin superstar Sorbitol moisturizer/​humectant Homosalate Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane Ethylhexylglycerin Xanthan Gum Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Diamond Powder Biosaccharide Gum-4 Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 1,2-Hexanediol Citric Acid buffering Sorbic Acid Glyceryl Caprylate Phenylpropanol perfuming, solvent Ci 17200 (Red 33) colorant Benzyl Salicylate Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone Coumarin 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 nice glycerin-based humectant and emollient that gives skin a smooth and luxurious feel. It's a super common and super debated skincare ingredient It has several benefits: great solvent, penetration enhancer, creates cosmetically elegant, light formulas, great astringent and antimicrobial It can be very drying if it's in the first few ingredients on an ingredient list Some experts even think that regular exposure to alcohol damages skin barrier and causes inflammation though it's a debated opinion (read more in geeky details tab) A spherical texturizing powder that's used as a texture enhancer and soft focus agent. It's claimed to give silicone type softness to the formula and also works as a (temporary) wrinkle filler. A synthetic liquid oil that can replace mineral oil or silicone oils in the cosmetic formulas. There are different grades depending on the molecular weight ranging from very light, volatile, non-residue leaving ones to more substantial, slight residue leaving ones. Apart from leaving the skin soft and smooth (emollient), it's also used as a waterproofing agent in sunscreens or makeup products and as a shine enhancer in lip gloss formulas. Synthetic Fluorphlogopite is the synthetic version of the super commonly used mineral, Mica. The advantage of being synthetic is that it has a more consistent quality, fewer impurities and an even lower heavy metal content than Mica (not that Mica's heavy metal content is high). It is also more transparent and has improved light reflection. The two main use cases for Synthetic Fluorphlogopite is being used neat as a superior "filler" or skin tone enhancer or it can also serve as a base for multi-layered, composite pigments such as pearl effect pigments where it is coated with one or more layers of metal oxide, most commonly titanium dioxide. 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 what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant | emollient | viscosity controlling irritancy, com. antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling emollient | viscosity controlling soothing | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | solvent solvent | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | emollient preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant abrasive/scrub moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant | emollient perfuming | solvent

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