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Fruit Acid Exfoliant
Utilizing an alpha hydroxy acid that's naturally produced by the human body, this lactic acid toner aids in producing a smooth skin surface that should promote better results from anti-aging
products. Benefits include minimized pores, reduction in uneven skin tone and improved absorption of other skin care products such as moisturizers and serums.
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Ingredients overview
Warning: 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 |
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Water | solvent | ||
Sd Alcohol 39 | solvent, viscosity controlling | ||
Propylene Glycol | moisturizer/humectant, solvent | 0, 0 | |
Lactic Acid (Unbuffered) | exfoliant, moisturizer/humectant, buffering | superstar |
Theraderm Fruit Acid ExfoliantIngredients explained
Also-called: Aqua |
What-it-does:
solvent
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.
What-it-does:
astringent, solvent, viscosity controlling
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
- 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 (Unbuffered) - 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)
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what‑it‑does | solvent |
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what‑it‑does | solvent | viscosity controlling |
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irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
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A superstar AHA that not only exfoliates skin but is also a very good moisturizer. In higher concentration (10% and up) it can even improve skin firmness, thickness, and wrinkles.
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