CEF Lab Aqua O²xy Pro-collagen Day SPF30

CEF Lab Aqua O²xy Pro-collagen Day SPF30 CEF Lab Aqua O²xy Pro-collagen Day SPF30 ingredients explained: Aqua, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol, Decyl Glucoside, Propylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Stearate, Ceteareth-20, Ceteareth-12, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Palmitate, Urea, Panthenol, Trehalose, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Octyldodecanol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Betaine, Mannitol, Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract, Glycogen, Ectoin, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Dimethiconol, C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Pentylene Glycol, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Carbomer, Dna, Sodium Polyglutamate, Butylene Glycol, Lecithin, Ferulic Acid, Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hyaluronic Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Serine, Dipropylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Hydroxycitronellal, Hexameth Show all ingredients by function Aqua solvent Olea Europaea Fruit Oil antioxidant, emollient 0, 0-2 goodie Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate sunscreen 0, 0 Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol Decyl Glucoside surfactant/​cleansing Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying 0, 1 Ceteareth-20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 3, 2 Ceteareth-12 Cetearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 1, 2 Cetyl Palmitate emollient Urea skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Trehalose moisturizer/​humectant Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride Octyldodecanol emollient, perfuming Cyclopentasiloxane emollient, solvent Betaine Mannitol Hydrolyzed Yeast Extract Glycogen Ectoin antioxidant, soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate skin brightening, antioxidant Dimethiconol emollient, moisturizer/​humectant C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate emollient, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate Carbomer Dna Sodium Polyglutamate Butylene Glycol Lecithin Ferulic Acid antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Laurdimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Soy Protein Hydroxyethylcellulose Hyaluronic Acid Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Serine skin-identical ingredient Dipropylene Glycol Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Caprylhydroxamic Acid chelating Phenoxyethanol Sodium Hydroxide buffering Hydroxycitronellal perfuming icky Hexamethylindanopyran Linalool 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. You probably know olive oil from the kitchen as a great and healthy option for salad dressing but it's also a great and healthy option to moisturize and nourish the skin, especially if it's on the dry side. Similar to other emollient plant oils, it's loaded with nourishing fatty acids: oleic is the main component (55-83%), and also contains linoleic (3.5-20%) and palmitic acids (7-20%). It also contains antioxidant polyphenols, tocopherols (types of vitamin E) and carotenoids and it's one of the best plant sources of skin-identical emollient, Squalene. Overall, a great option for dry skin but less so for acne-prone or damaged skin. A clear, oil-soluble, "cosmetically-elegant" liquid that is the most commonly used chemical sunscreen. It absorbs UVB radiation (at wavelengths: 280-320 nm) with a peak protection at 310nm. It only protects against UVB and not UVA rays (the 320-400 nm range) – so always choose products that contain other sunscreens too. It is not very stable either, when exposed to sunlight, it kind of breaks down and loses its effectiveness (not instantly, but over time - it loses 10% of its SPF protection ability within 35 mins). To make it more stable it can be - and should be - combined with other sunscreen agents to give stable and broad-spectrum protection (the new generation sunscreen agent, Tinosorb S is a particularly good one for that). Regarding safety, there are also some concerns around Octinoxate. In vitro (made in the lab not on real people) and animal studies have shown that it may produce hormonal (estrogen-like) effects. Do not panic, the studies were not conducted under real life conditions on real human people, so it is probably over-cautious to avoid Octinoxate altogether. However, if you are pregnant or a small child (under 2 yrs. old), choose a physical (zinc oxide/titanium dioxide) or new-generation Tinosorb based sunscreen, just to be on the super-safe side. :) Overall, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate is an old-school chemical sunscreen agent. There are plenty of better options for sun protection today, but it is considered "safe as used" (and sunscreens are pretty well regulated) and it is available worldwide (can be used up to 10% in the EU and up to 7.5% in the US). The long name covers a nice sunscreen agent and quite a special one at that: It's a "hybrid" sunscre what‑it‑does antioxidant | emollient irritancy, com. surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | solvent emollient | emulsifying emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant soothing | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant emollient | perfuming emollient | solvent antioxidant | soothing | moisturizer/humectant skin brightening | antioxidant emollient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | antimicrobial/antibacterial solvent | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial

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