The Inkey List Advanced Retinal Serum

The Inkey List Advanced Retinal Serum The Inkey List Advanced Retinal Serum ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Isohexadecane, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Dipropylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Diisopropyl Sebacate, Glyceryl Stearate, 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Retinal, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Tocophersolan, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Bacillus Ferment, Lactic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient Dicaprylyl Carbonate Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate emulsifying Isohexadecane emollient, solvent Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate viscosity controlling Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter goodie Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract soothing, emollient Phenoxyethanol preservative Dipropylene Glycol Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Glyceryl Caprylate Diisopropyl Sebacate Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying 0, 1 4-T-Butylcyclohexanol soothing, cell-communicating ingredient Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate Retinal cell-communicating ingredient Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate Tocophersolan antioxidant Tocopheryl Acetate Caprylhydroxamic Acid chelating Ethylhexylglycerin Bacillus Ferment Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Sodium Benzoate Dimethylmethoxy Chromanol 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. 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 super common emollient that makes your skin feel nice and smooth. It comes from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s light-textured, clear, odorless and non-greasy. It’s a nice ingredient that just feels good on the skin, is super well tolerated by every skin type and easy to formulate with. No wonder it’s popular. A clear, colorless, almost odorless oil that spreads nicely and easily and gives a velvet dry skin feel. It is good friends with sunscreen agents and helps to solubilize them. Also, it makes sunscreens feel lighter and spread easier. A glycerin and stearic acid based ingredient that helps oil and water to mix nicely together, aka emulsifier. It is PEG-free and based on renewable raw materials. It usually comes to the formula with its emulsifier buddy, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, and the duo is especially recommended for formulating low-viscous serums, lotions, and sprays. As an added bonus, the duo is also described as providing "outstanding moisturization properties". A light, velvety, unique skin feel liquid that is a good solvent and also makes the skin feel nice and smooth (aka emollient). It's often used in makeup products mixed with silicones to give shine and slip to the product. It's also great for cleansing dirt and oil from the skin as well as for taking off make-up. A versatile polymer that helps to thicken up products and can also act as an emulsifier, enabling gel-cream-like textures. It works over a wide pH range and is electrolyte tolerant. An extremely common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams and lotions. It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. Its typical use level in most cream type formulas is 2-3%. It’s a so-called fatty alcohol, a mix of cetyl and stearyl alcohol, o what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emollient | solvent emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing soothing | emollient solvent | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying soothing | cell-communicating ingredient exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering

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