Beauty Shield Vitamin C Serum
This skin radiating serum infused with the goodness of vitamin C makes your skin feel smoother and firmer with every use. Vitamin C along with aloe vera and hyaluronic acid make this a must-have in your skincare regime.
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Ingredients overview
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice,
Vitamin C,
Hyaluronic Acid,
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root,
Rosa Damascena Flower,
Albizia Lebbeck Leaf,
Tamarindus Indica Fruit Extract,
Saccharum Officinarum Root Extract,
Santalum Album Root Oil,
Glycerine,
Propylene Glycol,
Lactic Acid,
Sodium PCA,
Allantoin,
(Approved) Colors
Warnings:
- This ingredient list contains several ingredient names that do not follow the INCI nomenclature. Read here for more detail.
- This ingredient list seems to miss preservatives necessary for creating safe products. Read here for more detail.
Highlights
Alcohol Free
Fragrance and Essential Oil Free
Key Ingredients
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| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice | soothing, moisturizer/humectant | goodie | |
| Vitamin C | antioxidant, skin brightening, buffering | superstar | |
| Hyaluronic Acid | skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | goodie | |
| Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root | |||
| Rosa Damascena Flower | |||
| Albizia Lebbeck Leaf | antimicrobial/antibacterial | ||
| Tamarindus Indica Fruit Extract | |||
| Saccharum Officinarum Root Extract | |||
| Santalum Album Root Oil | |||
| Glycerine | skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | 0, 0 | superstar |
| Propylene Glycol | moisturizer/humectant, solvent | 0, 0 | |
| Lactic Acid | exfoliant, moisturizer/humectant, buffering | superstar | |
| Sodium PCA | skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | 0, 0 | goodie |
| Allantoin | soothing | 0, 0 | goodie |
| (Approved) Colors |
Prolixr Beauty Shield Vitamin C SerumIngredients explained
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice - goodie
Also-called: Aloe Vera |
What-it-does:
soothing, moisturizer/humectant
Aloe Vera is one of today’s magic plants. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped.
What research does confirm about Aloe is that it’s a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. All in all definitely a goodie.
Vitamin C - superstar
Also-called: Vitamin C, L-ascorbic acid;Ascorbic Acid |
What-it-does:
antioxidant, skin brightening, buffering
- Works best between a concentration of 5-20%
- Boosts the skin’s own collagen production
- Fades pigmentation and brown spots
- If used under sunscreen it boosts its UV protection
- Extremely unstable and oxidizes very easily in presence of light or air
- Stable in solutions with water only if pH is less than 3.5 or in waterless formulations
- Vit E + C work in synergy and provide superb photoprotection
- Ferulic acid doubles the photoprotection effect of Vit C+E and helps to stabilize Vit C
- Potent Vit. C serums might cause a slight tingling on sensitive skin
Hyaluronic Acid - goodie
What-it-does:
skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant
- 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 subunits (polymer) so different molecular weight versions exist (unfortunately there is no way to determine MW from INCI list only)
- High-molecular-weight-HA (>500 kDa) is an excellent surface hydrator, skin protectant and can act as an osmotic pump helping water-soluble actives to penetrate deeper into the skin
- Low-molecular-weight-HA (< 500 kDa) can hydrate the skin somewhat deeper though it is still a big molecule and works mainly in the epidermis (outer layer of the skin)
- Low-molecular-weight-HA might also help the skin to repair itself by increasing its self-defense (~ 200kDa used in the study)
- Ultra-low-molecular-weight-HA (<50kDa) is a controversial ingredient and might work as a pro-inflammatory signal molecule
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What-it-does:
antimicrobial/antibacterial
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This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!
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Glycerine - superstar
Also-called: Glycerol;Glycerin |
What-it-does:
skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant
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Irritancy:
0
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Comedogenicity:
0
- 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
- 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)
Lactic Acid - superstar
What-it-does:
exfoliant, moisturizer/humectant, buffering
- 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)
Sodium PCA - goodie
Also-called: Sodium Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid |
What-it-does:
skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant
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Irritancy:
0
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Comedogenicity:
0
PCA stands for Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid and though it might not sound like it, it is a thing that can be found naturally in our skin. The sodium salt form of PCA is an important skin-identical ingredient and great natural moisturizer that helps the skin to hold onto water and stay nicely hydrated.
Allantoin - goodie
Super common soothing ingredient. It can be found naturally in the roots & leaves of the comfrey plant, but more often than not what's in the cosmetic products is produced synthetically.
It's not only soothing but it' also skin-softening and protecting and can promote wound healing.
This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!
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