Dark Spot Corrector
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| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydroquinone (2%) | skin brightening | ||
| Water | solvent | ||
| Propylene Glycol | moisturizer/humectant, solvent | 0, 0 | |
| Isopropanol | solvent, viscosity controlling, perfuming | 0, 0 | icky |
| Glycolic Acid | exfoliant, buffering | superstar | |
| Aminomethyl Propanol | buffering | ||
| Sodium Metabisulfite | antioxidant, preservative | ||
| Kojic Acid | antioxidant, skin brightening | ||
| Sodium Bisulfite | antioxidant, preservative | ||
| Hydroxyethyl Ethylcellulose | emulsifying, viscosity controlling | ||
| Disodium EDTA | chelating | ||
| Octoxynol-9 | emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing | com.:0-1 | |
| Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid | antioxidant |
Glytone Dark Spot CorrectorIngredients explained
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.
- 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)
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- 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
An alkaline (high pH, aka basic) material that is used to set the pH of the cosmetic formula to the right value.
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Super common little helper ingredient that helps products to remain nice and stable for a longer time. It does so by neutralizing the metal ions in the formula (that usually get into there from water) that would otherwise cause some not so nice changes.
It is typically used in tiny amounts, around 0.1% or less.
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| what‑it‑does | skin brightening |
| what‑it‑does | solvent |
| what‑it‑does | moisturizer/humectant | solvent |
| irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
| what‑it‑does | solvent | viscosity controlling | perfuming |
| irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
| what‑it‑does | exfoliant | buffering |
| what‑it‑does | buffering |
| what‑it‑does | antioxidant | preservative |
| what‑it‑does | antioxidant | skin brightening |
| what‑it‑does | antioxidant | preservative |
| what‑it‑does | emulsifying | viscosity controlling |
| what‑it‑does | chelating |
| what‑it‑does | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing |
| com. | 0-1 |
| what‑it‑does | antioxidant |