Dr. G Aqua Collagen Mask

Dr. G Aqua Collagen Mask Dr. G Aqua Collagen Mask ingredients explained: Water (Aqua/Eau), Glycerin, Alcohol Denatured, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract, Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract, Sodium Polyacrylate, Disodium EDTA, Fragrance (Parfum), Hyaluronic Acid Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua/Eau) solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Alcohol Denatured antimicrobial/​antibacterial, solvent, viscosity controlling icky PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Carbomer viscosity controlling 0, 1 Tromethamine buffering Hydrolyzed Collagen emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Zanthoxylum Piperitum Fruit Extract antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial, preservative Usnea Barbata (Lichen) Extract preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Sodium Polyacrylate Disodium EDTA chelating Fragrance (Parfum) perfuming Hyaluronic 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 It's a super common and super debated skincare ingredient It has several benefits: great solvent, penetration enhancer, creates cosmetically elegant, light formulas, great astringent and antimicrobial It can be very drying if it's in the first few ingredients on an ingredient list Some experts even think that regular exposure to alcohol damages skin barrier and causes inflammation though it's a debated opinion (read more in geeky details tab) A castor oil derived, white, lard-like helper ingredient that is used as a solubilizer to put fragrances (those are oil loving things) into water-based products such as toners. Aloe Vera is one of today’s magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped. What research does confirm about Aloe is that it’s a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. All in all definitely a goodie. A big molecule created from repeated subunits (a polymer of acrylic acid) that magically converts a liquid into a nice gel formula. It usually has to be neutralized with a base (such as sodium hydroxide) for the thickening to occur and it creates viscous, clear gels that also feel nice and non-tacky on the skin. No wonder, it is a very popular and common ingredient. Typically used at 1% or less in most formulations. It's a little helper ingredient that helps to set the pH of the products to be right. It has an alkaline pH and can neutralize acidic ingredients. The chemically chopped up version of the big protein molecule, collagen. It is often derived fr what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. antimicrobial/antibacterial | solvent | viscosity controlling emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing soothing | moisturizer/humectant emollient | moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial | preservative preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial

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