AHC Youth Focus Anti-Ageing Skin Essence Korean skincare with Pro Retinal for 11x faster conversion than Retinol for hydrated and youthful skin with less visible wrinkles & fine lines 30 ml

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A super common, waxy, white, solid stuff that helps water and oil to mix together, gives body to creams and leaves the skin feeling soft and smooth. As HA is a polymer, the subunits can be repeated many times (as a high-molecular-weight version), or just a few times (as a low-molecular-weight version).

A 2009 safety assessment of the ingredient concluded that "the available data are insufficient to support the safety of these ingredients in cosmetics". 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. retinol and found that they showed similar wrinkle improving ability with the peptide showing better skin tolerability. Madecassoside can also help in burn wound healing through increasing antioxidant activity and enhancing collagen synthesis.

Great natural moisturizer and skin-identical ingredient that plays an important role in skin hydration and general skin health. This is probably the main reason why its no-double bond and hence more stable sister, squalane shows up more often on ingredient lists. It is also claimed to boost the wound healing process and is especially helpful for sensitive skin types (acne, rosacea, inflammation-related skin diseases). AHC Youth Focus Pro Retinal Cream*: The final step in the routine is this cream, which has a push down pump, which protects the efficacy of the moisturiser, and also prevents waste, as you only pump out the amount that you need. If you wanna become a real HA-and-the-skin expert, you can read much more about the topic at hyaluronic acid (including penetration-questions, differences between high and low molecular weight versions and a bunch of references to scientific literature).

Ingredients: aqua, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, propanediol, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, methylpropanediol, raffinose, hydroxyacetophenone, tromethamine, ethylhexylglycerin, adenosine, hydrogenated lecithin, disodium edta, eclipta prostrata leaf extract, laminaria japonica extract, sodium polyacrylate, pvm/ma copolymer, centella asiatica extract, ficus carica fruit extract, avena sativa kernel extract, cynara scolymus leaf extract, polyquaternium-51, beta-glucan, 1,2-hexanediol, camellia sinensis leaf water, fructooligosaccharides, melia azadirachta flower extract, ceramide np, melia azadirachta leaf extract, curcuma longa root extract, ocimum sanctum leaf extract, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, corallina officinalis extract, cholesterol, tocopherol, peg-5 rapeseed sterol, silica, brassica campestris sterols, retinal, carnosine, ceteth-3, ceteth-5, tocopheryl acetate, aluminum/magnesium hydroxide stearate, sucrose distearate, potassium cetyl phosphate, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, bisabolol, caprylyl glycol, cetyl alcohol, glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, acetyl hexapeptide-8. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. Aqua, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Stearate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Niacinamide, Phenyl Trimethicone, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Methyl Trimethicone, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Glyceryl Stearate, Trehalose, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Butylene Glycol, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Arginine, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Adenosine, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Disodium EDTA, Betaine, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa Root Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract, Ulmus Davidiana Root Extract, Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Bisabolol, Carnosine, Ceramide NP, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Tocopherol, Cholesterol, Brassica Campestris Sterols, Retinal, PEG-5 Rapeseed Sterol, Silica, Ceteth-3, Ceteth-5, Tocopheryl Acetate, Aluminum/Magnesium Hydroxide Stearate, Sucrose Distearate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Caprylyl Glycol, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8. Ahc youth focus anti-ageing skin emulsion contains a next-generation anti-ageing formula with pro retinal 11x* along with bisabolol and carnosine.

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. e. stays on the skin) dimethicone as the two together form a water-resistant, breathable protective barrier on the skin without a negative tacky feel. I have yet to find a dud product from this brand, and have finished every last drop of every previous product that I've had, and will do the same with this range. 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. Glabridin has also some soothing properties but the main active anti-inflammatory component is glycyrrhizin.

A 14 carbon length fatty acid that can be naturally found in nutmeg, palm kernel oil, coconut oil and butter fat. I know this brand is good and saw skincare influencer recommended it so thought I'd give it a go as was coming to the end of a retinol (Medik8 CR6) and was wanting something a bit cheaper (let's not pretend the cost of living crisis isn't still affecting some of us). Recently science has taken an interest in Gotu Kola as well and it turns out it really has many active compounds with several benefits. It often comes to the formula coupled with Cetearyl Olivate and the two together help water and oil to blend (emulsifier).below 50k, around 10k Da version: there is a Japanese version trade named Hyalo-Oligo that has only a 10k molecular weight and is claimed to penetrate the skin very well, have a unique touch and give deep and long-lasting moisturization. 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. For maximum results, use as part of the full AHC Youth Focus Pro Retinal anti-aging skincare routine day and night.

They found that " the natural retinoids ROL and RAL do have a good tolerance profile, in contrast with the irritating potential of RA", meaning retinal is an awesome alternative if you have irritation and flaking issues with prescription products, such as Retin-A. About 13% of human sebum is squalene, which means that it’s an important skin-identical ingredient and NMF (natural moisturizing factor).

Squalene is an oily liquid that originally comes from shark liver but luckily it can also be found in a couple of plant oils.