Cien Collagen & Biotin Shampoo
Cien Collagen & Biotin Shampoo Cien Collagen & Biotin Shampoo ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Diolea
Cien Collagen & Biotin Shampoo Cien Collagen & Biotin Shampoo ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Dimethicone, Fragrance (Parfum), Polyquaternium-10, Citric Acid, Glycol Stearate, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Propylene Glycol, Laureth-4, Laureth-23, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Methylisothiazolinone, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Ext. Violet 2 (Ci 60730), Red 33 (Ci 17200), Biotin Water (Aqua) solvent Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate surfactant/cleansing icky Sodium Chloride viscosity controlling Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine surfactant/cleansing, viscosity controlling Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate Cocamidopropyl Betaine PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate emulsifying 0, 0 Dimethicone emollient 0, 1 Fragrance (Parfum) perfuming Polyquaternium-10 Citric Acid buffering Glycol Stearate emollient, emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate preservative Propylene Glycol moisturizer/humectant, solvent Laureth-4 emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing 4, 5 Laureth-23 0, 3 Hydrolyzed Collagen emollient, moisturizer/humectant goodie Methylisothiazolinone Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein moisturizer/humectant Methylchloroisothiazolinone Ext. Violet 2 (Ci 60730) colorant Red 33 (Ci 17200) 2, 1 Biotin 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 versatile and biodegradable cleansing agent with high cleaning power and strong foaming properties. Unfortunately, these two properties for a surfactant usually mean that it is harsh on the skin, which is the case here as well. Sodium chloride is the fancy name of salt. Normal, everyday table salt. If (similar to us) you are in the weird habit of reading the label on your shower gel while taking a shower, you might have noticed that sodium chloride is almost always on the ingredient list. The reason for this is that salt acts as a fantastic thickener in cleansing formulas created with ionic cleansing agents (aka surfactants) such as Sodium Laureth Sulfate. A couple of percents (typically 1-3%) turns a runny surfactant solution into a nice gel texture. If you are into chemistry (if not, we understand, just skip this paragraph), the reason is that electrolytes (you know, the Na+ and Cl- ions) screen the electrostatic repulsion between the head groups of ionic surfactants and thus support the formation of long shaped micelles (instead of spherical ones) that entangle like spaghetti, and viola, a gel is formed. However, too much of it causes the phenomenon called "salting out", and the surfactant solution goes runny again. Other than that, salt also works as an emulsion stabilizer in water-in-oil emulsions, that is when water droplets are dispersed in the outer oil (or silicone) phase. And last but not least, when salt is right at the first spot of the ingredient list (and is not dissolved), the product is usually a body scrub where salt is the physical exfoliating agent. A thickening and foam-boasting co-surfactant with amphoteric structure meaning that its head contains both a positively and a negatively charged part (surfactants are most commonly anionic meaning their head has a negative charge). It's very mild and gentle, comes from coconut oil and is readily biodegradable. A cleansing agent that's claimed to be so gentle on the skin that it hardly impacts the skin barrier. It also gives a rich, creamy foam, it's based on vegetable fatty acids and is readily biodegradable. It's an especially important and popular ingredient in "syndet bars" (or soapless soaps). Dr. Leslie Baumann says in her great Cosmetic Dermatology book that thanks to the unique molecular characteristic of Sodium Cocoyl Isethio what‑it‑does surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing | viscosity controlling irritancy, com. emollient | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | solvent emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant