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water
| Plain old water |
2 |
glycerine
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant |
3 |
alcohol denat.
| Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products |
4 |
dimethicone
| A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish |
5 |
butylene glycol
| Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin |
6 |
sodium hyaluronate
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin |
7 |
c13-14 isoparaffin
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin, dissolve other ingredients and create a thicker product consistency |
8 |
cyclodextrin
| A type of sugar that is used to support delivery of active ingredients and can enhance their penetration into the skin without disrupting the skin's barrier |
9 |
adenosine
| Might help improve cell turnover and reduce inflammation in skin. One study shows that the ingredients might be able to stimulate collagen production in skin |
10 |
ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate
| Used to create a thicker product consistency |
11 |
dipotassium glycyrrhizate
| A salt derived from licorice. Works as an emollient to soften the upper layer of the skin and can help calm down inflammation. Might be helpful for skin lightening |
12 |
hydrolysed hyaluronic acid
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin. A version of it is naturally present in skin |
13 |
caprylyl glycol
| Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture |
14 |
tetrasodium glutamate diacetate
| Helps stabilize the product formulation |
15 |
citric acid
| Can work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pH |
16 |
laureth-7
| Helps oil and water mix together |
17 |
pisum sativum extract
| Might be helpful in protecting skin collagen and elastin from breaking down but solid research is lacking |
18 |
pea extract
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19 |
faex extract
| Yeast extract. Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin |
20 |
yeast extract
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and skin lightening properties. It can help calm down inflammation in skin |
21 |
ethylhexylglycerin
| A preservative |
22 |
polyacrylamide
| Used to improve product texture and help oil and water mix together |
23 |
phenoxyethanol
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products |