InstaSkincare Collagen Retinol + Stemcells Day and Night Cream

InstaSkincare Collagen Retinol + Stemcells Day and Night Cream InstaSkincare Collagen Retinol + Stemcells Day and Night Cream ingredients explained: Purified Water, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Gel, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Oil), Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Stearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Retinol 2.5 Complex (Isopropyl Myristate, Retinol Palmitate, Squalene, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride), Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Imidazolidinyl Urea, EDTA, Carbomer, Apple (Stem Cell) Extract, Iris Pallada Stem Cell, Blue Lotus (Stem Cell), Organic Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Organic Matricaria Recutita (Chamomile) Flower Extract, Propolis, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E) Show all ingredients by function Purified Water solvent Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Gel soothing, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Oil) emollient, perfuming 0, 4 Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil emollient 0, 0-2 Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil antioxidant, emollient Stearyl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 2, 2 Stearic Acid emollient, viscosity controlling 0, 2-3 Retinol 2.5 Complex (Isopropyl Myristate, Retinol Palmitate, Squalene, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride) Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer viscosity controlling Hyaluronic Acid skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Hydrolyzed Collagen emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Phenoxyethanol preservative Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Potassium Sorbate Imidazolidinyl Urea EDTA chelating Carbomer 0, 1 Apple (Stem Cell) Extract moisturizer/​humectant Iris Pallada Stem Cell Blue Lotus (Stem Cell) Organic Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Organic Matricaria Recutita (Chamomile) Flower Extract soothing, antioxidant 0, 0 Propolis Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E) antioxidant 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. 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. There is definitely some craze going on for coconut oil both in the healthy eating space (often claimed to be the healthiest oil to cook with but this is a topic for another site) and in the skin and hair care space. We will talk here about the latter two and see why we might want to smear it all over ourselves. Chemically speaking, coconut oil has a unique fatty acid profile. Unlike many plant oils that mostly contain unsaturated fatty acids (fatty acids with double bonds and kinky structure such as linoleic or oleic), coconut oil is mostly saturated (fatty acids with single bonds only) and its most important fatty acid is Lauric Acid (about 50%). Saturated fatty acids have a linear structure that can stack nice and tight and hence they are normally solid at room temperature. Coconut oil melts around 25 °C so it is solid in the tub but melts on contact with the skin. The saturated nature of coconut oil also means that it is a heavy-duty-oil ideal for dry skin types. A double-blind research confirmed that extra virgin coconut oil is as effective in treating xerosis (aka very dry skin) as mineral oil. Another study found that coconut oil is more effective than mineral oil in treating mild to moderate atopic dermatitis (aka eczema) in children. So when it comes to dry skin, coconut oil is a goodie, no question there. The question is if it is good or bad for acne-prone skin. Its main fatty acid, Lauric Acid has some research showing that it is a promising ingredient against evil acne-causing bacteria, P. acnes but at the same time, both Lauric Acid and coconut oil have a very high comedogenic rating (4 out of 5). Though comedogenic ratings are not very reliable, anecdotal evidence (i.e. people commenting in forums) shows that people have mixed what‑it‑does soothing | moisturizer/humectant emollient | perfuming irritancy, com. antioxidant | emollient emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient moisturizer/humectant antioxidant | soothing soothing | antioxidant

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