Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA) Peel
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| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trichloroacetic Acid | exfoliant | goodie | |
| Distilled Water | solvent | ||
| Vitamin C | antioxidant, skin brightening, buffering | superstar | |
| Peach Fruit Extract | moisturizer/humectant | ||
| Cucumis Melo (Muskmelon) Seed Oil | moisturizer/humectant | ||
| Aloe Vera Leaf Extract | soothing, emollient, moisturizer/humectant | goodie | |
| Angelica Keiskei Leaf/Stem Extract (Ashitaba) | |||
| Zeaxanthin | antioxidant |
Skin Peel Shop Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA) PeelIngredients explained
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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.
- 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
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The extract coming from the juice containing leaves of the Aloe vera plant. It's usually a hydroglycolic extract (though oil extract for the lipid parts also exists) that has similar moisturizing, emollient and anti-inflammatory properties as the juice itself. We have written some more about aloe here.
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| what‑it‑does | exfoliant |
| what‑it‑does | solvent |
| what‑it‑does | antioxidant | skin brightening | buffering |
| what‑it‑does | moisturizer/humectant |
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| what‑it‑does | soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant |
| what‑it‑does | antioxidant |