the [pH]ix [pH]iller Peptide+ Serum

the [pH]ix [pH]iller Peptide+ Serum the [pH]ix [pH]iller Peptide+ Serum ingredients explained: Water, Nannochloropsis Oculata (Algae) Extract, Pullulan, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Acmella Oleracea Extract, Allantoin, Euterpe Oleracea (Acai Berry) Fruit Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium (Willow Herb) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Glycerin, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Tripeptide-10 Citrulline, Tripeptide-1, Lecithin, Butylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethicone, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Glyceryl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Acrylamide/Sodium Acrylate Copolymer, Mineral Oil, Trideceth-6, Propylene Glycol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Alcohol, Potassium Sorbate Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Nannochloropsis Oculata (Algae) Extract moisturizer/​humectant Pullulan Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Acmella Oleracea Extract Allantoin soothing 0, 0 Euterpe Oleracea (Acai Berry) Fruit Extract Epilobium Angustifolium (Willow Herb) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) antioxidant, skin brightening, buffering Pseudoalteromonas Ferment Extract soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Hydrolyzed Soy Protein Tripeptide-10 Citrulline Tripeptide-1 cell-communicating ingredient Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Carbomer Triethanolamine buffering 0, 2 Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Dimethicone emollient Cetyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling 2, 2 Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer Glyceryl Stearate Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Acrylamide/Sodium Acrylate Copolymer Mineral Oil emollient, solvent 0, 0-2 Trideceth-6 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Propylene Glycol Diazolidinyl Urea preservative icky Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate Tetrasodium EDTA chelating Phenoxyethanol Sodium Benzoate Alcohol antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling Potassium Sorbate 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. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. If you ever wondered what those little Listerine breath strips were made of, you found your answer! Pullulan is a polysaccharide polymer, which basically means that it’s a big molecule made up of smaller sugar molecule units. It dissolves in water and can make a thin, elastic, and moisture-absorbing film when spread on the skin that can cause an instant tightening effect. It can also be used as a thickener to get a silicone-like feel and can be used in peel-off masks. Btw, it's made from fungus via fermentation. 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. Super common soothing ingredient. It can be found naturally in the roots & leaves of the comfrey plant, but more often than not what's in the what‑it‑does moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | skin brightening | buffering soothing | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant | solvent moisturizer/humectant | emollient emollient | viscosity controlling emollient | solvent emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling

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