
Hyaluronic Honey Cleanser
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Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
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Safflower Oleosomes | |||
Sodium Cocoyl Methyl Taurate | surfactant/cleansing | ||
Vegetable Glycerin | skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | 0, 0 | superstar |
Fatty Acid Esters | |||
Citrus Essential Oils,Shag Bark Extract | |||
Hyaluronic Acid | skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | goodie | |
Sucrose Stearate | emollient, emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing | 0, 0 | |
Pure Colorado Clover Honey | soothing, moisturizer/humectant, antimicrobial/antibacterial | goodie |
Truth treatments Hyaluronic Honey CleanserIngredients explained
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
A mild and non-drying cleanser that gives skin a nice and soft after-feel. It also has great foaming properties, comes from coconuts and it's biodegradable.
- 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 at higher concentrations up to 20-40% (around 10% is a good usability-effectiveness sweet spot)
- High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin
This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
- 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
A sugar ester (sucrose + stearic acid) that works as a natural emulsifier (helps water and oil to mix). It's popular in oily gel cleansers as it improves the high-temperature stability of the formula.
We all know honey as the sweet, gooey stuff that is lovely to sweeten a good cup of tea and we have good news about putting honey all over our skin. It is just as lovely on the skin as it is in the tea.
The great review article about honey in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology writes that it is arguably the oldest skincare ingredient and evidence from around 4500 BC mentions honey in some eye cream recipes. Chemically speaking, it is a bee-derived, supersaturated sugar solution. About 95% of honey dry weight is sugar and the other 5% consists of a great number of other minor components including proteins, amino acids, vitamins, enzymes, and minerals.
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what‑it‑does | surfactant/cleansing |
what‑it‑does | skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
what‑it‑does | skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant |
what‑it‑does | emollient | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
what‑it‑does | soothing | moisturizer/humectant | antimicrobial/antibacterial |