No. 1 Bond Multiplier
Ingredients overview
| what‑it‑does | solvent |
| what‑it‑does | preservative |
| what‑it‑does | preservative |
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| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water (Aqua) | solvent | ||
| Bis-Aminopropyl Diglycol Dimaleate | |||
| Phenoxyethanol | preservative | ||
| Sodium Benzoate | preservative |
Ingredients 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.
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It’s pretty much the current IT-preservative. It’s safe and gentle, but even more importantly, it’s not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben.
It’s not something new: it was introduced around 1950 and today it can be used up to 1% worldwide. It can be found in nature - in green tea - but the version used in cosmetics is synthetic.
A helper ingredient that helps to make the products stay nice longer, aka preservative. It works mainly against fungi.
It’s pH dependent and works best at acidic pH levels (3-5). It’s not strong enough to be used in itself so it’s always combined with something else, often with potassium sorbate.
