Colour Grip Base Coat
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| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethyl Acetate | perfuming, solvent | ||
| Butyl Acetate | solvent | ||
| Nitrocellulose | |||
| Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer | |||
| Acetyl Tributyl Citrate | perfuming | ||
| Isopropyl Alcohol | solvent, viscosity controlling, perfuming | 0, 0 | icky |
| Tocopherol | antioxidant | 0-3, 0-3 | goodie |
| Acrylates Copolymer | viscosity controlling | ||
| Glycolic Acid | exfoliant, buffering | superstar | |
| N-Butyl Alcohol | perfuming, solvent | ||
| Hexanal | |||
| Trimethylpentanediyl Dibenzoate | |||
| Aqua (Water) | solvent | ||
| Ethylhexyl Salicylate | sunscreen | 0, 0 |
Essence Colour Grip Base CoatIngredients explained
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- Primary fat-soluble antioxidant in our skin
- Significant photoprotection against UVB rays
- Vit C + Vit E work in synergy and provide great photoprotection
- Has emollient properties
- Easy to formulate, stable and relatively inexpensive
A big polymer molecule that has a bunch of different versions and thus different uses. It can act as a film former, as a thickening agent, or it can increase the water-resistance in sunscreens. It is also used to entrap pigments/inorganic sunscreens within a micron size matrix for even coverage and easy application.
- It’s the most researched AHA with the most proven skin benefits
- It gently lifts off dead skin cells to reveal newer, fresher, smoother skin
- It can help skin’s own collagen production that results in firmer, younger skin
- It can fade brown spots caused by sun damage or PIH
- 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)
- Slight stinging or burning with a stronger AHA product is normal
- If your skin is very sensitive, rosacea prone choose rather a BHA or PHA product
A clear, colorless liquid with a wine-like odor. It is usually used in tiny amounts as an aromatic and flavor ingredient.
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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.
A colorless to light yellowish oily liquid that works as a UVB (280-320nm) sunscreen filter with a peak absorbance at 306 nm. It's not a strong filter in itself, it's always used in combination with other sunscreen agents to further enhance the SPF and to solubilize other solid UV filters.
It has a good safety profile and is allowed to be used at a max concentration of 5% both in the US and in Europe (10% is allowed in Japan).
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| what‑it‑does | perfuming | solvent |
| what‑it‑does | solvent |
| what‑it‑does | perfuming |
| what‑it‑does | solvent | viscosity controlling | perfuming |
| irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
| what‑it‑does | antioxidant |
| irritancy, com. | 0-3, 0-3 |
| what‑it‑does | viscosity controlling |
| what‑it‑does | exfoliant | buffering |
| what‑it‑does | perfuming | solvent |
| what‑it‑does | solvent |
| what‑it‑does | sunscreen |
| irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |