Zelens Collagen Solution Firming Serum
Zelens Collagen Solution Firming Serum Zelens Collagen Solution Firming Serum ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate, Propanediol, Capparis Spinosa Fruit Extract, Fraxinus Excelsior Bark Extra
Zelens Collagen Solution Firming Serum Zelens Collagen Solution Firming Serum ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate, Propanediol, Capparis Spinosa Fruit Extract, Fraxinus Excelsior Bark Extract, Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera Skin Extract, Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract, Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate, Collagen, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Bacillus Ferment, Hyaluronic Acid, Silanetriol, Glycine, Proline, Isoleucine, Valine, Pca, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Betaine, Inulin Lauryl Carbamate, Serine, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, Alanine, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Gluconolactone, Sorbic Acid, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Calcium Gluconate, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant 0, 0 superstar Dicaprylyl Ether emollient, solvent Glyceryl Citrate/Lactate/Linoleate/Oleate emulsifying Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/humectant Capparis Spinosa Fruit Extract Fraxinus Excelsior Bark Extract Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit Extract antioxidant Vitis Vinifera Skin Extract Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract soothing goodie Saccharomyces Ferment Lysate Filtrate Collagen moisturizer/humectant Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 cell-communicating ingredient Bacillus Ferment Hyaluronic Acid Silanetriol Glycine skin-identical ingredient Proline Isoleucine Valine Pca Sodium PCA Sodium Lactate buffering, moisturizer/humectant Betaine Inulin Lauryl Carbamate surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying Serine Arginine Aspartic Acid Alanine Threonine Histidine Phenylalanine Tocopheryl Acetate Gluconolactone exfoliant, chelating Sorbic Acid preservative Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer viscosity controlling Sodium Benzoate Sodium Dehydroacetate Xanthan Gum Citric Acid buffering Calcium Gluconate Butylene Glycol moisturizer/humectant, solvent 0, 1 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 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 A clear, colorless and odorless oily liquid that works as a fast-spreading emollient with a dry skin feel. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often used and often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. The extract derived from Prickly Pear, a cactus native to Mexico. It is well-known for its soothing and hydrating properties. Read our shiny explanation about Opuntia Ficus-Indica here >> The big and important protein molecule that usually comes from animal skin such as fish or bovine. The gist of the "collagen in topical skincare" subject is to know that collagen in a jar has nothing to do with wrinkles but everything to do with skin hydration. We have a shiny explanation about this at soluble collagen, so click here to read more >> A tripeptide (three amino acids attached to each other: Lys-Val-Lys) that's claimed to protect and boost collagen and improve skin texture. The manufacturer did an in-vivo (made on real people) study with 45 volunteers and found that used twice daily for 84 days 1% and 2.5% Syn-Coll reduces the appearance of wrinkles by 7 and 12% respectively. In another study (also by the manufacturer) with 33 female Chinese volunteers, 77% of the participants felt that Syn-Coll visibly improved the firmness and elasticity of the skin after 4 weeks. What's more, 60% of the participants also noticed a reduction in the look of the pore size also after 4 weeks of treatment. It’s naturally in our skin and behaves there like a sponge It can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water It is a big molecule from repeated subuni what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emollient | solvent solvent | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant buffering | moisturizer/humectant surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying exfoliant | chelating moisturizer/humectant | solvent