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Zelens Peptide Complex Restructuring Cream

Zelens Peptide Complex Restructuring Cream Zelens Peptide Complex Restructuring Cream ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides, Propanediol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Octyldodecanol, Squ

Zelens Peptide Complex Restructuring Cream Zelens Peptide Complex Restructuring Cream ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides, Propanediol, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Octyldodecanol, Squalane, Cetearyl Alcohol, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate, Butylene Glycol, Candelilla/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 Esters, Glyceryl Stearate, Dimethicone, Lactococcus Ferment Lysate, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Phospholipids, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Arginine/Lysine Polypeptide, Oligopeptide-2, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Trifluoroacetyl Tripeptide-2, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Ornithine, Glycolipids, Benzyl Alcohol, Yeast Extract, Helichrysum Italicum Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Leaf Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, Methylsilanol Hydroxyproline Aspartate, Plankton Extract, Spirulina Maxima Extract, Fucus Serratus Extract, Sea Whip Extract, Laminaria Digit Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Phytosteryl Canola Glycerides Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2 emollient Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Octyldodecanol emollient, perfuming Squalane skin-identical ingredient, emollient 0, 1 goodie Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate emollient, viscosity controlling Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Candelilla/Jojoba/Rice Bran Polyglyceryl-3 Esters emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying Dimethicone Lactococcus Ferment Lysate Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans moisturizer/​humectant Phospholipids Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate emulsifying Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate skin brightening, antioxidant Arginine/Lysine Polypeptide Oligopeptide-2 Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2 cell-communicating ingredient Trifluoroacetyl Tripeptide-2 Acetyl Tetrapeptide-9 Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 cell-communicating ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Ornithine Glycolipids Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Yeast Extract Helichrysum Italicum Extract soothing Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Leaf Extract Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid Hyaluronic Acid Methylsilanol Hydroxyproline Aspartate Plankton Extract Spirulina Maxima Extract Fucus Serratus Extract Sea Whip Extract Laminaria Digitata Extract Palmaria Palmata Extract Himanthalia Elongata Extract Ulva Lactuca Extract Glycogen Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Carbomer viscosity controlling Dextran Xanthan Gum Dehydroacetic Acid preservative Sodium Dehydroacetate Sodium Hydroxide buffering Mannitol Disodium Phosphate Citric Acid Sodium Benzoate Sodium Phosphate Levulinic Acid perfuming P-Anisic Acid Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Potassium Sorbate Sorbic Acid 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 We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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 thick, paste-like emollient ester that is touted as a vegetable-derived lanolin alternative. It has a smooth spreadability and touch, and it gives a substantive film to protect and moisturize the 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, slightly yellow, odorless oil that's a very common, medium-spreading emollient. It makes the skin feel nice and smooth and works in a wide range of formulas. It seems to us that squalane is in fashion and there is a reason for it. Chemically speaking, it is a saturated (no double bonds) hydrocarbon (a molecule consisting only of carbon and hydrogen), meaning that it's a nice and stable oily liquid with a long shelf life. It occurs naturally in certain fish and plant oils (e.g. olive), and in the sebum (the oily stuff our skin produces) of the human skin. As f.c. puts it in his awesome blog post, squalane's main things are "emolliency, surface occlusion, and TEWL prevention all with extreme cosmetic elegance". In other words, it's a superb moisturizer that makes your skin nice and smooth, without being heavy or greasy. Another advantage of squalane is that it is pretty much compatible with all skin types and skin conditions. what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. solvent | moisturizer/humectant emollient | perfuming skin-identical ingredient | emollient emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling moisturizer/humectant | solvent emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant skin brightening | antioxidant cell-communicating ingredient | moisturizer/humectant preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling moisturizer/humectant | emollient

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