TruSkin Naturals Hyaluronic Acid Serum

TruSkin Naturals Hyaluronic Acid Serum TruSkin Naturals Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Organic Deionized Herbal Infusion, Witch Hazel (Hamamelis Virginiana Water), Botanical Hyaluronic Acid (Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide), Kosher Vegetable Glycerin, Organic Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract), MSM, Vitamin E (Tocopheryl Acetate), Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate), Organic Jojoba Oil, Geranium Essential Oil, Organic Green Tea, Organic Gotu Kola, Horsetail (Equisetum Arvense Extract), Dandelion Extract, Wild Geranium, Hydroxyethyl Ethylcellulose, Carrageenan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Ethylhexylglycerin Show all ingredients by function Witch Hazel (Hamamelis Virginiana Water) soothing, antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial goodie Botanical Hyaluronic Acid (Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide) skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Kosher Vegetable Glycerin 0, 0 superstar Organic Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract) soothing, moisturizer/​humectant MSM Vitamin E (Tocopheryl Acetate) antioxidant Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate) antioxidant, skin brightening, buffering Organic Jojoba Oil emollient 0, 0-2 Geranium Essential Oil perfuming icky Organic Green Tea antioxidant, soothing Organic Gotu Kola soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant Horsetail (Equisetum Arvense Extract) soothing, emollient Dandelion Extract Wild Geranium Hydroxyethyl Ethylcellulose emulsifying, viscosity controlling Carrageenan Gum viscosity controlling Sodium Benzoate preservative Potassium Sorbate Ethylhexylglycerin This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?! Witch hazel is a smallish tree (up to 5m) that's native to North-America, has nice yellow flowers and is similar to the hazelnut bush (hence the name). As for skincare, it's loaded with active components that have a bunch of magic properties, like astringent, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-bacterial. It's also a well-known vasoconstrictor (it makes the blood vessels narrower) and promotes the healing of broken skin by tightening up the skin proteins and thus creating a protective covering. Expand to read more The complication, however, is that different extracts and distillates can be made from different parts of the plant (bark, twigs, and leaves are typically used) and different extraction methods from different parts produce different results. So if you see only Witch Hazel Extract or Witch Hazel Water on the ingredient list, it's a bit hard to know what you're actually getting but we will try to summarize the possibilities to give an idea. The main biologically active components in Witch Hazel are hamamelitannin (a potent astringent and antioxidant), catechins (anti-inflammatory and antioxidant) and gallic acid (antibacterial). The bark extract contains by far the most hamamelitannin and it has the most gallic acid and catechins. The twigs contain fewer catechins, less gallic acid, and much less hamamelitannin (4.77% vs 0.18%). The leaves contain hardly any tannins (0.04%) or catechins and contain a medium amount of gallic acid (compared to the bark and twigs). Witch Hazel also contains tiny amounts of the essential oil and fragrance component eugenol, but the amount is so small that it's probably not significant for the skin. Apart from the differences in active components in different parts of the Witch Hazel bush, the extraction methods also vary. Witch Hazel Distillate contains 14% added alcohol according to the USP specifications and alcohol is, at best drying, and at worst skin-damaging. Luckily, there are also alcohol-free distillates, so if you prefer no alcohol check the ingredient list carefully. Witch Hazel Extracts can also be made in different ways: browsing Ulprospector, we could find hydroglycolic, hydroalcoholic and glicerine/water based extracts. Well-known skin care expert, Paula Begoun rates witch hazel as poor and says, "depending on the form of witch hazel, you’re exposing your skin either to a sensitizing amount of alcohol or to tannins, or both." This might be the case if you are dealing with an alcoholic witch hazel bark water or extract, but looking at CosIng (the official INCI name listing of the EU), witch hazel bark water or witch hazel bark extract are not listed ingredients. Bark and leaf or bark and twig or all three are used together to create extracts, so the chance that there is too much hamamelitannin in the final cosmetic ingredient seems small. Also alcohol-free extracts and distillates exist; actually, the majority seem to what‑it‑does soothing | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. soothing | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | skin brightening | buffering antioxidant | soothing soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant soothing | emollient emulsifying | viscosity controlling

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