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Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
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Maris Aqua | moisturizer/humectant, solvent | ||
Decyl Glucoside | surfactant/cleansing | ||
Aqua | solvent | ||
Zinc Acetate | antimicrobial/antibacterial | ||
Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride | viscosity controlling | ||
Sodium Lactate | buffering, moisturizer/humectant | goodie | |
Propylene Glycol | moisturizer/humectant, solvent | 0, 0 | |
PEG-55 | moisturizer/humectant, solvent | ||
Propylene Glycol | moisturizer/humectant, solvent | 0, 0 | |
Lactic Acid | exfoliant, moisturizer/humectant, buffering | superstar |
DMK Gel Facial LimpiadorIngredients explained
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
A vegetable origin (coconut or palm kernel oil and glucose) cleansing agent with great foaming abilities. It's also mild to the skin and readily biodegradable.
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.
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.
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
The sodium salt of lactic acid. It's a great skin moisturizer and also used to regulate the pH value of the cosmetic formula. It's a natural ingredient approved by both ECOCERT and COSMOS.
- It's a helper ingredient that improves the freeze-thaw stability of products
- It's also a solvent, humectant and to some extent a penetration enhancer
- It has a bad reputation among natural cosmetics advocates but cosmetic scientists and toxicology experts do not agree (read more in the geeky details section)
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
- It's a helper ingredient that improves the freeze-thaw stability of products
- It's also a solvent, humectant and to some extent a penetration enhancer
- It has a bad reputation among natural cosmetics advocates but cosmetic scientists and toxicology experts do not agree (read more in the geeky details section)
- It’s the second most researched AHA after glycolic acid
- It gently lifts off dead skin cells to reveal newer, fresher, smoother skin
- It also has amazing skin hydrating properties
- In higher concentration (10% and up) it improves skin firmness, thickness and wrinkles
- Choose a product where you know the concentration and pH value because these two greatly influence effectiveness
- Don’t forget to use your sunscreen (in any case but especially so next to an AHA product)
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what‑it‑does | moisturizer/humectant | solvent |
what‑it‑does | surfactant/cleansing |
what‑it‑does | solvent |
what‑it‑does | antimicrobial/antibacterial |
what‑it‑does | viscosity controlling |
what‑it‑does | buffering | moisturizer/humectant |
what‑it‑does | moisturizer/humectant | solvent |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
what‑it‑does | moisturizer/humectant | solvent |
what‑it‑does | moisturizer/humectant | solvent |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
what‑it‑does | exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering |