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Elemis Pro-collagen Marine Mask

Elemis Pro-collagen Marine Mask Elemis Pro-collagen Marine Mask ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Glycerin, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Steareth-2, Steareth-21, Phen

Elemis Pro-collagen Marine Mask Elemis Pro-collagen Marine Mask ingredients explained: Aqua/Water/Eau, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Glycerin, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Steareth-2, Steareth-21, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Propylene Glycol, Fragrance (Parfum), Chlorphenesin, Sodium Hydroxide, Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract, Disodium EDTA, Kaolin, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Extract, Morinda Citrifolia (Noni) Fruit Extract, Citronellol, Moringa Pterygosperma Seed Extract, Linalool, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Tocopherol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Hydroxycitronellal, Disodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Rhizobian Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Coumarin, Potassium Sorbate Show all ingredients by function Aqua/Water/Eau solvent Ethylhexyl Palmitate emollient 0, 2-4 Isononyl Isononanoate Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter 0, 4 goodie Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter Steareth-2 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 2, 2 Steareth-21 Phenoxyethanol preservative Carbomer viscosity controlling 0, 1 Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Fragrance (Parfum) perfuming icky Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Sodium Hydroxide buffering Padina Pavonica Thallus Extract Disodium EDTA chelating Kaolin colorant, abrasive/​scrub Sodium Dehydroacetate Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer moisturizer/​humectant, viscosity controlling Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Extract Morinda Citrifolia (Noni) Fruit Extract Citronellol Moringa Pterygosperma Seed Extract Linalool Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate surfactant/​cleansing Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone Hydroxycitronellal Disodium Phosphate Citric Acid Rhizobian Gum Sodium Hyaluronate Coumarin Potassium Sorbate 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 super common, medium-spreading emollient ester that gives richness to the formula and a mild feel during rubout. It can be a replacement for mineral oil and is often combined with other emollients to achieve different sensorial properties. An emollient ester with a rich and creamy but non-greasy skin feel. It makes skin supple and protects dry skin. 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 Theobroma means "food of the gods" in Greek though probably "treat of the people" would be more spot on. The cacao fruits and especially the seeds in it need no introduction as everyone knows them as the magical raw material of the magical sweet treat, chocolate (the flavour is composed of more than 1200(!) substances, and the exact chemical nature of it is not really understood, so it's indeed magic. :)). As for skincare, cocoa butter counts as a rich emollient that can moisturize and nourish even the driest skin (think chapped hands or lips). It's solid at room temperature and melts nicely when you smear it on. It's loaded with good-for-the-skin things: it contains fatty acids, mainly oleic (35%), stearic (34%), and palmitic (25%) and it also has antioxidant vitamin E and polyphenols. An ex-vivo (made on human skin but not on real people) study examined the cocoa polyphenols and found that 0.5-0.75% of them improved skin tone and elasticity and had a similarly positive impact on GAGs (important natural moisturizing factors in the skin) and collagen synthesis than a commercial high-end moisturizer (it was an Estee Lauder one). All in all, cocoa butter is a goodie, especially for very dry skin. Unless you live under a rock you must have heard about shea butter. It's probably the most hyped up natural butter in skincare today. It comes from the seeds of African Shea or Karite Trees and used as a magic moisturizer and emollient. But it's not only a simple emollient, it regenerat what‑it‑does irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | solvent preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial colorant | abrasive/scrub moisturizer/humectant | viscosity controlling surfactant/cleansing

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