If you are someone who likes to know what you put on your face then fragrance is not your best friend - there's no way to know whats really in it. What we wrote there (UVB filter with a peak protection at 306 nm), applies here as well. And there is even more regarding SAP and acne. It's a cheap, effective and well-tolerated ingredient to make sure the cosmetic formula does not go wrong too soon. :) You are almost done: please check your mailbox to confirm your email! Your vote will be counted and reflected on the review within 2 days. It's very mild to both skin and eyes and spreads nicely and easily. Nr. Its light, non-sticky formula, instantly penetrating into the skin, helps whiten and repair 10 signs of dull damaged skin giving you noticeably more radiant, whiter, smoother and firmer skin in 14 days, Licorice Root;Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract. One of the best-selling (vitamin C) serums in Sephora is the Ole Henriksen Truth Serum, while on Amazon it's the OzNaturalsVitamin C 20 Serum. Another study even suggested that licorice is more effective than the gold standard skin-lightening agent hydroquinone. See more NIVEA Extra Deep White Firm Smooth Body Serum Leave feedback about your eBay ViewItem experience, 180ml Nivea Extra White Firm & Smooth Body Serum SPF33/PA+++ With Q10 & Collagen, - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab, 180ml Nivea Extra White Firm & Smooth Body Serum SPF33/PA+++ With Q10 & Collagen, - for PayPal Credit, opens in a new window or tab, Learn more about earning points with eBay Mastercard, - eBay Return policy - opens in a new tab or window, - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new tab or window. Q10 supplementation is not a bad idea: it not only gives you energy but research also shows that oral Q10 increases the Q10 level of the skin (of course, it decreases with age like pretty much every good thing in the skin) and may help to reduce wrinkles. Octocrylene's safety profile is generally quite good, though a review study in Contact Dermatitis reports an "increasing number of patients with photo contact allergy to octocrylene." The problem with it, though, is that it isnot photostable and degrades in the sunlight. It's a cheap, effective and well-tolerated ingredient tomake sure the cosmetic formula does not go wrong too soon. With this combination treatment, the improvement was 29.28% after 4 weeks and 63.10% after 8 weeks of application. It is not photostable so has to be combined with ingredients that help to stabilize it. Usually, it comes to the formula as part of a preservativeblendas it's not enough on its own. In fact, it's so important for energy production that if taken as an oral supplement it has a caffeine-like effectand if taken at night you will probably not sleep very well(so you should take it in the morning). 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). (There seems to be a confusion on the internet whetherCyclomethicone andCyclopentasiloxaneare the same. :)). You might know licorice as a sweet treat from your childhood, but it's actually a legume that grows around the Mediterranean Sea,the Middle East, central and southern Russia. Thanks to Nivea, Q10 is a pretty well-known ingredient and the fame and Beiersdorf's (the parent company of Nivea) obsession with it are not for no reason. Its safe and gentle, and can be used up to 1% worldwide. This item is currently not available to ship to your shipping destination. Itnot only has preventative effects but might also be able to reduce the depth of wrinkles, though 0.3% Q10 was used in the study that counts as really high (products containing that much should be very yellow!). The famous Avobenzone. I'm not sure if I got whiter like the lotion claims to do but it definitely helped the appearance of my skin tone! We don't have description for this ingredient yet. All in all, licorice is considered to be one of the safest skin lightening agents with the fewest side effects. Citric acid comes from citrus fruits and is an AHA. It is made up of 30 to 50 chemicals on average. The generic term for nice smelling stuff put into cosmetic products so that the end product also smells nice. A mixture of 4 to 7 chain length cyclic silicones. In the US, it is flat out prohibited as avobenzone becomes unstable when combined with mineral sunscreens. The most common skincare ingredient of all. Usually the main solvent in cosmetic products. We have seen extracts with only 4% glabridin as well as 40% glabridin. In large amounts, it can be very drying to the skin. A pre-neutralised form of super common thickener, Carbomer. The topical application (meaning when you put it on your face) of 0.5% glabridin was shown to inhibit UVB caused pigmentation of guinea pigs. NOTE: Our Customer Service team is unable to check if this item will be available again. It can be found in nature - in green tea - but the version used in cosmetics is synthetic. A common glycol that improves the freeze-thaw stability of products. However, if your skin is acne-prone, SAP is yourform of Vitamin C and it's a must-try. Fragrance in the US and parfum in the EU is a generic term on the ingredient list that is made up of 30 to 50 chemicals on average (but it can have as much as 200 components!). There is also some research showing that citric acid with regular use (think three monthsand 20% concentration) can help sun-damaged skin, increase skin thickness and some nice hydrating things called glycosaminoglycans in the skin. A 2005 study showed in vitro (in test tubes) that 1% SAP has a strong antimicrobial activity on evil acne causing P. acnes and it also showed in vivo (on real people) that 5% SAP can strongly improvethe inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesions of acne vulgaris. Copyright 1995-2022 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. There is just one catch regarding glabridin and licorice: the amount of glabridin in commercial licorice extracts can vary a lot. A so-calledfatty (the good, non-drying kind of)alcohol that does all kinds of things in a skincare product: it makes your skin feel smooth and nice (emollient), helps to thicken up products and also helps water and oil to blend (emulsifier). Oh, and one more thing: glabridin seems to be also an antioxidant, which is just one more reason to be happy about licorice root extract on an ingredient list. It's sweet and yellow and not only used for licorice all sorts but it's also a skincare superstar thanks to two magic properties: Nr. YesStyle.com is not compatible with {{browser.family}} {{browser.version}} or older versions. As for its use in cosmetic products, it is a handy multi-tasker that thickens up water-based formulas and also has some emulsifying and emulsion stabilizing properties. It can be used in many types of formulations as it has great thermal stability (can be heated up to 85C) and works on a wide range of pH levels (ph 3-10). {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}. here >>, Read all the geeky details about Propylene Glycol here >>, click here and read all the geeky details, A natural moisturizer thats 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, It's a super common and super debated skincare ingredient, It has several benefits: great solvent, penetration enhancer, creates cosmetically elegant, light formulas, great astringent and antimicrobial, It can be very drying if it's in the first few ingredients on an ingredient list, Some experts even think that regular exposure to alcohol damages skin barrier and causes inflammation though it's a debated opinion (read more in geeky details tab), 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). Thanks for your feedback! I always hated touching my phone after applying lotion because it made it greasy but this one didn't do that. Aside from research studies, anecdotal evidence also supports SAP being a promising vitamin C derivative. Apply daily to banish dark spots, stubborn hyperpigmentation and itchy patches. The most active part is called glabridin. A big polymer (a molecule from repeated subunits) with crazy water binding abilities. Wikipedia saysthat avobenzone loses 36% of its UV-absorptioncapacity after just one hour of sunlight (yep, this is one of the reasons why sunscreens have to be reapplied after a few hours). All the silicones in theCyclomethicone mixture are volatile, meaning they evaporate from the skin or hair rather than stay on it. It's a light, volatile ingredient that gives skin or hair a smooth feel and has emollient properties. SAP might also aidcollagen boosting;in-vitro (made in the lab) data shows that it works, but is less effective than another vitamin C derivative, called MAP (that seems to be as effective as pure AA). NIVEA Extra White Serum Smooth & Firm SPF33 PA+++ 200ml. Used as a thickening and emulsion stabilizing agent. It is great solvent, penetration enhancer, creates cosmetically elegant, light formulas, great astringent, and antimicrobial. Good old water, aka H2O. Please check our, Free Standard Shipping with any US$49 purchase. Pure vitamin C (aka ascorbic acid, AA) is great and all, but its lack of stability is a big challenge for the cosmetics industry. Please check this page later to see if it becomes available. You can read more here >>. We'll get back to you as soon as possible. It is also often used to improve the water resistance of the products. Interestingly, the combination of avobenzone with mineral sunscreens (that is titanium dioxide and zinc oxide) is not a good idea. What we wrote there (UVB filter with a peak protection at 306 nm), applies here as well. It's a cheap, effective and well-tolerated ingredient tomake sure the cosmetic formula does not go wrong too soon. It helps to whiting my skin tone, and keep my skin to be moist all day and night. An error has occurred. As for safety, avobenzone has a pretty good safety profile. It is the global gold standard of UVA protection and is the most used UVA sunscreen in the world. It's derived from cellulose, the major component ofthe cell wall of green plants. The maximum concentration of avobenzone permitted is 5% in the EU and 3% in the US. They are not the same, but Cyclopentasiloxaneis part of the mixture that makes up Cyclomethicone). So citric acid is an exfoliant, that can - just like other AHAs - gently lift off the dead skin cells of your skin and make it more smooth and fresh. is drying. A vegetable-based emulsifier that helps the oily and watery parts of the formula to mix nicely together. 1 magic property is that it has skin-lightening or to say it another way depigmenting properties. It's derived from cellulose, the major component ofthe cell wall of green plants. A very common type offeared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reasonparabens. A very common type offeared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reasonparaben. Sometimes its referred to as "waterlock" and can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water. Another popular choice is the Mad Hippie Vitamin C serum, and all of these contain vitamin C in the form of SAP. Apart from the general controversy around parabens (we wrote about it more here), there is a 2006 in-vitro (made in the lab not on real people) research about methylparaben (MP) showing that when exposed to sunlight, MP treated skin cells suffered more harm than non-MPtreated skin cells. Cyclomethicone is not one type of silicone, but a whole mixture of them: it's a mix of specific chain length (4 to 7) cyclic structured silicone molecules. The cosmetic's industry is trying to solve the problem by combining avobenzone with other UV filters that enhance its stability (like octocrylene,Tinosorb S or Ensulizole) or by encapsulating it and while both solutions help, neither is perfect. {{productDetailSectionInformation.title}}: {{productDetailSectionInformation.content}}, Only Bronze, Silver and Gold Elite Club members may enjoy Exclusive Sales prices. The salt form of the water-soluble chemical sunscreen,Ensulizole. Its used to treat several skin diseases that are connected to inflammation including atopic dermatitis, rosacea or eczema. In fact, the pure acid form (aka Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid) can be incorporated into a sunscreen formula only if it is neutralized with a base (otherwise it is not water-soluble), so even if the acid form in on the ingredient lis. Alcohol with some additives to make it unconsumable. Read more about parabens here >>. An Ecocert-approved, natural preservative that counts as gentle and non-irritating to the skin. Please try again later! It is compatible with a bunch of cosmetic oils as well as active ingredients and its specialty is creating emulsions with super high heat and freeze stability (from -25 C and +50 C). We do a Best of INCIDecoder email once a month with the most interesting products and ingredients we bump into. Avobenzone - the only globally available chemical sunscreen that gives proper UVA protection. :), Nivea Extra White Firming Body Serum Spf33. Usually, it comes to the formulaas part of a preservativeblendas it's not enough on its own. Something went wrong. Its the number one cause of contact allergy to cosmetics. Also, if your skin is sensitive, fragrance is again not your best friend. Regarding conversion to AA, there seems to be no data about it, so we can neither deny nor confirm it. An oil-soluble chemical sunscreen agent that protects skin in the UVB and somewhat in the UVA II range with a peak absorption of 304 nm. A fatty (the good, non-drying kind of)alcohol that makes your skin feel smooth and nice (emollient), helps to thicken up products and also helps water and oil to blend (emulsifier). Translation reference for Korean beauty product packaging: During this difficult period, some couriers and post offices have suspended services to select countries and territories. It's often used in sunscreens as it's also an excellent solvent for sunscreen agents. But according to a comparative study done in 1995, citric acid has less skin improving magic properties than glycolic or lactic acid. I never really cared about what lotion I used as long as it moisturized my body but this one did a great job keeping my skin smooth without making the things I touched oily. The sodium salt form of skincare superstar, vitamin C. If you do not know what the big fuss about vitamin C is, you are missing outand you have to click here and read all the geeky details about it. The salt form of the water-soluble chemical sunscreen,Ensulizole. Other than having a good safety profile and being quite gentle to the skin it has some other advantages too. The latter one is a very-very expensive ingredient, so if you are after the depigmenting properties try to choose a product that boasts its high-quality licorice extract. Glabridin has also some soothing properties but the main active anti-inflammatory component is glycyrrhizin. A common helper ingredient that works as a so-called chelating agent. Mainly adults withketoprofen-sensitivity and children with sensitive skin are affected, so if you have a small kid, it is probably better to use octocrylene-free sunscreens. A vegetable-based emulsifier that helps the oily and watery parts of the formula to mix nicely together. Thanks for contacting us! The most common type offeared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason parabens. A nice little helper ingredient that can thicken up cosmetic products and create beautifulgel formulas. per order, Aqua, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Paraffinum Liquidum, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Cetyl Palmitate, Glyceryl Stearate, Tapioca Starch, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Carbomer, {{productData.majorIngredients.ingredients}}, {{::lotinfoitem.product.reviewRatingCount}}. In terms of anti-aging, it's probably not as effective as pure Ascorbic Acid, but it's totally worth a try. This means that it forms viscous gels immediately upon addition to water (while Carbomer has to be neutralized with a base), but it can also be harder to disperse evenly in the formula. If these magic three letters dont tell you anything, click here and read our detailed description on glycolic acid, the most famous AHA. It's also a solvent, humectant and to some extent a penetration enhancer. For the most complete and up-to-date list of ingredients, please refer to product packaging. Its not something new: it was introduced around 1950 and today it can be used up to 1% worldwide. Be happy if it's on the ingredient list. Bottom line: Licorice is a great skincare ingredient with significant depigmenting, anti-inflammatory and even some antioxidant properties. The study was not done with real people on real skin but still - using a good sunscreen next to MP containing productsis a good idea. In fact, the results were comparable or even slightly better than with 5% benzoyl peroxide. Unfortunately, it seems to be limited, or to quote a great article from theJournal of Cosmetic Dermatology "topically applied ascorbyl phosphate salts are, at very best, poorly absorbed in comparison with AA". Another thing SAP might be able to do is to help with acne. It is compatible with most co-ingredients and gives a very good slip to the formulas. Its definitely a smart thing to avoid with sensitive skin (and fragrance of any type - natural is just as allergic as synthetic, if not worse!). Apart from the general controversy around parabens (we wrote about it more here), there is a 2006 in-vitro (made in the lab not on real people) research about methylparaben (MP) sho. Please verify if this item is eligible for shipment to your location. i like most of yes style products they are great, very trustful seller, highly recommended. A superabsorbent polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) that has crazy water binding abilities. It also makes the formulas easy to spread and has nice emollient properties. Q10 - an antioxidant found naturally in human cells where it plays an important role in energy production. This item is no longer available in these options. Read all the geeky details about Glycerin here >>, Read all the geeky details about Alcohol Denat. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. It's a cheap, effective and well-tolerated ingredient tomake sure the cosmetic formula does not go wrong too soon. This item cannot be shipped to certain countries or regions. {{::lotinfoitem.product.brandName}} - {{::lotinfoitem.product.name}}, Deal is {{::getLimitedDealPercentageClaimed(lotinfoitem.product.productId)}}% claimed, Early Bird discount is {{::getLimitedDealPercentageClaimed(lotinfoitem.product.productId)}} claimed. Can be derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. The sodium salt form of skincare superstar, vitamin C. If you do not know what the big fuss about vitamin C is, you are missing outand you have to click here and read all the geeky details about it. This item is temporarily out of stock in these options. A very common type offeared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reasonparaben. As for skin-brightening, there is a trade publication with in-vivo data showing that SAP can fade brown spots. It's an antioxidant found naturally in human cells where it plays a bigrole in energy production. View cart for details. An Ecocert-approved, natural preservative that counts as gentle and non-irritating to the skin. Other options may still be available. Pretty much the current IT-preservative. Please fill in the form below if you'd like to be notified when it becomes available. Pure vitamin C (aka ascorbic acid, AA) is great and all, but its lack of stability is a big challenge for the cosmetics industry. As for skincare, it works as an awesome antioxidant that might also be able to reduce wrinkle depth. Its pretty much the current IT-preservative. This means that Cyclomethicone has a light skin feel with none-to-minimal after-feel. It is a special snowflake as it isthe only globally available chemical sunscreen agent that provides proper UVA protection (in the US,new generation sunscreen agents are not approved because of impossible FDA regulations). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. A nice little helper ingredient that can thicken up cosmetic products and create beautifulgel formulas. 2 magic property is that licorice is a potent anti-inflammatory. An often used emollient with a light and silky feel. Ithelps products to remain nice and stable for a longer timeby neutralizing the metal ions in the formula (that usually get into there from water) that would otherwise cause some not so nice changes. We have better news regarding the three magic abilities of vitamin C: there is in-vivo (tested on real people) data showing that SAP does have photo-protective (aka antioxidant) properties, though less than pure AA. Its safe and gentle, but even more importantly, its not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben. The most common type offeared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason parabens. NIVEA Extra White Firming Body Serum SPF33 has 95% Pure Vitamin C and Q10 that can get your skin fairer and firmer in just 14 days. Its protection is not strong enough on its own but it is quite photostable (loses 10% of SPF protection in 95 mins) and is often used to stabilize other photo-unstable UV-filters, for example, Avobenzone. It counts as non-irritating, and unlike some other chemical sunscreens, it shows no estrogenic effect. Probably thats why citric acid is usually not used as an exfoliant but more as a helper ingredient in small amounts to adjust the pH of a formulation. A nice double-blind study from 2009 showed that 5% SAP reduced the inflammatory lesions by 20.14% and 48.82% within 4 and 8 weeks respectively and when combined with 0.2% retinol the results were even better. Normal (well kind of - it's purified and deionized) water. SAP (the vit C derivative, not the enterprise software, obvs) is a promising derivative that has great stability up to pH 7. Other options may still be available. Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) Well take a look and remove the review if it doesnt follow our guidelines. Its mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Only 1 pc. Copyright 2006-2022 YESSTYLE.COM LTD. 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Light nonsticky formula that help whiten and repair 10 signs of dull damaged skin Protects skin against darkening from UVA1UVA2UVB rays Firming ingredient Q10 effectively firms skin and restores elasticity, Aqua, Octocrylene, Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Glycerin, Cyclomethicone, Distarch Phosphate, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Alcohol Denat., Cetyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Carbomer, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Methylparaben, Parfum, Trisodium EDTA, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Sodium Polyacrylate, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Ubiquinone, Glyceryl Glucoside, Citric Acid, Malpighia Glabra Fruit Juice, Benzoic Acid, Trideceth-9, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Juice, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract. Thanks. Exactly what it sounds: nice smelling stuff put into cosmetic products so that the end product also smells nice. Buy 4+ to get extra 5% OFF. An oil-soluble chemical sunscreen agent that protects skin in the UVB and somewhat in the UVA II range with a peak absorption of 304 nm. It gives very good protection acrossthe whole UVA range (310-400 nmthat is both UVA1 and UVA2) with a peak protection at 360 nm. Overall, we think SAP is a goody! Please update your browser. Buy 2+ to get extra 2% OFF. Great natural moisturizer and skin-identical ingredient that plays an important role in skin hydration and general skin health. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning its the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It's a cheap, effective and well-tolerated ingredient to make sure the cosmetic formula does not go wrong too soon. The challenge with it thoughisskin penetration. Buy 10+ to get extra 12% OFF. Apply it twice a day and need at least 2 weeks to see effective. Ingredients subject to change at manufacturer's discretion. It is usually used as a helper ingredient to adjust the pH of the formula. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In fact, the pure acid form (aka Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid) can be incorporated into a sunscreen formula only if it is neutralized with a base (otherwise it is not water-soluble), so even if the acid form in on the ingredient list, what you have in the formula is a salt form, just like this one. Onesolutionis to create stable derivativesthat can be absorbed into the skin, convert there to AA and do all the magic AA is proven to do (which is being an antioxidant, a collagen booster, and a skin brightener). This item is for promotional use only and is not for sale. If you are not for supplements, dietary sources include fish, spinach, and nuts. An AHA that comes from citrus fruits. (Well, in fact using a sunscreen is always a good idea. Revitalize dull, saggy skin with this body lotion formulated with camu camu and acerola cherry extracts to brighten as well as firming ingredient Q10 to restore skins elasticity. You might know licorice as a sweet treat from your childhood, but it's actually a legume that grows around the Mediterranean Sea,the Middle East, central and southern Russia. Its often used together with ethylhexylglycerin as it nicely improves the preservative activity of phenoxyethanol. A real oldie but a goodie. As for skincare, Q10 comes in the form of a yellow, oil-soluble powder that's shown to absorb into the upper layer of the skin and act there like an awesome antioxidant.