UrbanBotanics 2.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum

UrbanBotanics 2.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum UrbanBotanics 2.5% Hyaluronic Acid Serum ingredients explained: Aqua, Glycerin, Propanediol, Niacinamide, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Silanetriol, Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Centella Asiatica Extract, D-Panthenol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Citrate, Xanthan Gum, Lecithin, Sclerotium Pullulan, Allantoin, Citric Acid, Methoxyhydroxyphenyl Isopropylnitrone, Disodium EDTA, Perfume Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Niacinamide cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Silanetriol Hyaluronic Acid goodie Centella Asiatica Extract soothing, antioxidant, moisturizer/​humectant D-Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer viscosity controlling Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Citrate chelating, buffering Xanthan Gum Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Sclerotium Pullulan Allantoin soothing Citric Acid buffering Methoxyhydroxyphenyl Isopropylnitrone antioxidant Disodium EDTA chelating Perfume perfuming icky 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 Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often used and often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. A multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin Great anti-aging, wrinkle smoothing ingredient used at 4-5% concentration Fades brown spots alone or in combination with amino sugar, acetyl glucosamine Increases ceramide synthesis that results in a stronger, healthier skin barrier and better skin hydration Can help to improve several skin conditions including acne, rosacea, and atopic dermatitis A mildly viscous, amber-colored liquid with fatty odor, made from Castor Oil and polyethylene glycol (PEG). If it were a person, we’d say, it’s agile, diligent & multifunctional. It’s mostly used as an emulsifier and surfactant but most often it is used to solubilize fragrances into water-based formulas. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. It’s naturally in our skin and behaves there like a sponge It can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water It is a big molecule from repeated subunits (polymer) so different molecular weight versions exist (unfortunately there is no way to determine MW from INCI list only) High-molecular-weight-HA (>500 kDa) is an excellent surface hydrator, skin protectant and can act as an osmotic pump helping water-soluble actives to penetrate deeper into the skin Low-molecular-weight-HA (< 500 kDa) can hydrate the skin somewhat deeper though it is still a big molecule and works mainly in the epidermis (outer layer of the skin) Low-molecular-weight-HA might also help the skin to repair itself by increasing its self-defense (~ 2 what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. solvent | moisturizer/humectant cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing soothing | antioxidant | moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant chelating | buffering emollient | emulsifying

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