It also helps wound healing and skin regeneration in general. Its the most commonly used version of pure vitamin E in cosmetics. An easy-to-formulate, commonly used, nice to have ingredient thats also called pro-vitamin B5. It leaves a non-greasy, dry-smooth feel on the skin. The extract of Meadowsweet that has anti-inflammatory, astringent and anti-cellulitic properties. You probably drink it regularly as a nice, calming cup of tea and it's also a regular on skincare ingredient lists. Usually the main solvent in cosmetic products. It is not permitted in lip products in the US. Its an ingredient whose safety hasnt been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about). A silicone emulsifier that helps to create water in silicone emulsions. It's also often used to treat skin irritationssuch as diaper rash. Bearing a close relationship to the famous Dimethicone, Methicone is the slightly trimmed down version missing the methyl (-CH3) groups on one side of the silicone chain. There are also scar treatment gels out there using dimethicone as their base ingredient. It is quite the multi-tasker as it can blur imperfections, add an exceptional creamy feel to products and act as a mattifying agent. A handy helper ingredient thathelps products to remain nice and stable for a longer time. making solid powders (mineral filters& color pigments) very water resistantand easily spreadable. A polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) that's used as a gloss improver for lipsticks and lipglosses. It also forms a protective barrier on the skin and fills in fine lines. Other than that, alumina can also beused as an absorbent (sometimes combined with the mattifying powder called polymethylsilsesquioxane), a viscosity controlling or an opacifying (reduces the transparency of the formula) agent. :)), A very common type offeared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reasonparaben. A helper ingredient that helps to neutralize the metal ions in the formula (that usually get into there from water) that would otherwise cause some not so nice changes. Boron Nitride is a graphite-like,crystalline material that has light-diffusing and texture improving properties. As you might guess from the pro part, its a precursor to vitamin B5 (whose fancy name is pantothenic acid). A form of vitamin E that works as an antioxidant. A study shows that it can reduce the irritation caused by less-nice other ingredients (e.g. It's a white pigment with great color consistency and dispersibility. But Methicone's main thing in practice is not being an emollientbutasilicone fluid for hydrophobization treatment of powders, i.e. If you experience any of the following issues, you're eligible for a refund or credit: damaged/missing items, poor item replacements, late arrival or unprofessional service. Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) It protects against UVB, UVA II, and UVA I almost uniformly, and is considered to be the broadestrange sunscreen available today. This one is the so-called esterified version. Pretty much the current IT-preservative. One of the gold standard ingredients for treating problem skin. Anodorless, slightly yellowish powder that's used as apolymer microsphere (a tiny little ball from repeated subunits). Talc is the major component ofmost powder makeup products (think face powder, eyeshadows, and blushers) that usually contain it up to 70%. Probably themost common silicone of all. BTW, its also a food additive. As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it andsmoothes the hairlike no other thing. Still, it's white and disturbing enough to use Zinc Oxide nanoparticles more and more often. If an order never came, or you get someone else's order, you can reach out to Instacart Care. Its pretty much the current IT-preservative. It can exfoliate skin both on the surface and in the pores and it's a potent anti-inflammatory agent. As for skincare, it makes the skin silky smooth, creates a subtle gloss and forms a protective barrier (aka occlusive). The pigment can be an inorganic sunscreen(such as titanium dioxide) or a colorant that is blended withalumina platelets and then often coated with some kind of silicone (such as triethoxycaprylylsilane). You can track your order's progress and communicate with your shopper every step of the way using the Instacart app or website. But luckily, so far research shows thatsunscreen nanoparticles are not absorbedbut remain on the surface of the skin or in the uppermost (dead) layer of the skin. According to famous dermatologist, Leslie Baumann while tocopheryl acetate is more stable and has a longer shelf life, its also more poorly absorbed by the skin and may not have the same awesome photoprotective effects as pure Vit E. Aloe Vera is one of todays magic plants. It also has strong de-tackifying and anti-caking properties. A white powdery thing that's the major component of glass and sand. The famous aloe vera. There is also research showing that panthenol can help our skin to produce more lovely lipids that are important for a strong and healthy skin barrier. In itself, it can create water-in-oil emulsions (when water droplets are dispersedin oil), but it is used mostly next to water-loving emulsifiers to create nice and smooth oil-in-water creams. Please click on each retailer to see that retailer's price for this product. An error has occurred. It's a white pigment with great color consistency and dispersibility. A bit of a sloppy ingredient name as it covers not one butthree pigments: red, yellow and black iron oxide. Apple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Also used for scar treatment. Using the Instacart app or website, select a store of your choice near you that offers pickup, select Pickup, and then select your preferred pickup location from which you'd like to place your order. A very common type offeared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reasonparabens. Its a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. :) You are almost done: please check your mailbox to confirm your email! They are also used toscatter light to reduce the look of fine lines on the skin, as well as to absorb excess oil and give a matt finish. When it comes to sunscreen agents, Zinc Oxide ispretty much in aleague of its own. It also has good stability and also works as a skin protectant, anti-irritant. A clear, light yellow liquid that is used to coat pigments (such as inorganic sunscreen agents or colorants) in cosmetic products. Normal, everyday table salt. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thickliquid. Also, works well to fill in fine lines and wrinkles and give skin a plump look (of course that is only temporary, but still, it'snice). A mainly oil loving molecule that helps water and oil to mix nicely, aka emulsifier. This seems to be true even if the skin is damaged, for example, sunburnt. In the Instacart app or website, you can report: The price for this product is set by the individual retailers and varies among them. It is super useful both for mineral sunscreens as well as for makeup products. Sodium chloride is the fancy name of salt. It contains the terpenoids chamazulene and bisabolol both of which show great anti-inflammatory action in animal studies. If (similar to us) you are in the weird habit of reading the label on your shower gel while taking a shower, you might have noticed that sodium chloride is almost always on the ingredient list. If that wasnt enough panthenol is also useful in nail and hair care products. Butylene glycol, or lets just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It can also function as a wetting and dispersing agent helping insoluble particles such as color pigments or inorganic sunscreens (zinc/titanium dioxide) to disperse nice and even in liquids. Meadowsweet Extract, Filipendula Ulmaria Extract. They are also used toscatter light to reduce the look of fine lines on the skin, as well as to absorb excess oil and give a matt finish. It can also function as a wetting and dispersing agent helping insoluble particles such as color pigments. A clear, colorless, very easily spreadable and very volatile (evaporates from the skin easily) silicone fluid. It does so by neutralizing the metal ions in the formula (that usually get into there from water) that would otherwise cause some not so nice changes. We wrote more about nanoparticles and the concerns around them here, but the gist is that if nanoparticles were absorbed into the skin that would be a reason for legitimate health concerns. Chemically speaking, it is a clay mineral (hydrated magnesium silicate) that is mined in several countries. 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). If you are into chemistry (if not, we understand, just skip this paragraph), the reason is that electrolytes (you know, the Na+ and Cl- ions) screen the electrostatic repulsion between the head groups of ionic surfactants and thus support the formation of long shaped micelles (instead of spherical ones) that entangle like spaghetti, and viola, a gel is formed. Its not something new: it was introduced around 1950 and today it can be used up to 1% worldwide. It can be found in nature - in green tea - but the version used in cosmetics is synthetic. Contactless delivery is available with our "Leave at my door" option. We do a Best of INCIDecoder email once a month with the most interesting products and ingredients we bump into. It's a physical (or inorganic) sunscreenthat has a lot in common with fellow inorganic sunscreen Titanium Dioxide(TiO2) but a couple of things make it superior even toTiO2. A multi-functionalhelper ingredient that's used mainly as a pigment carrier helping pigments in mineral sunscreens and color cosmetics to flow freely and evenly and not to clump. (Well, in fact using a sunscreen is always a good idea. In itself, it can create water-in-oil emulsions (when water droplets are dispersedin oil), but it is used mostly next to water-loving emulsifiers to create nice and smooth oil-in-water creams. It's often combined with the non-volatile (i.e. What research does confirm about Aloe is that its a great moisturizer and has several anti-inflammatory (among others contains salicylates, polysaccharides, magnesium lactate and C-glucosyl chromone) as well as some antibacterial components. And last but not least, when salt is right at the first spot of the ingredient list (and is not dissolved), the product is usually a body scrub where salt is thephysical exfoliating agent. You can read all about the pure form here. The coating helps to stabilize pigments in the formulas and also helps them to spread easily and evenly on the skin. A silicone emulsifier that helps water and silicone oils to mix nicely together. A mix of red, yellow and black iron oxide. The most common type offeared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason parabens. An inorganic (as in no carbon in its molecule) pigment that can range in shade from blue (most common) to violet, pink or even green. In lipsticks, it gives acreamy feel and a bettercolor on the lips. If (similar to us) you are in the weird habit of reading the label on your shower gel while taking a shower, you might have noticed that sodium chloride is almost always on the ingredient list. Normal, everyday table salt. It's a cheap, effective and well-tolerated ingredient to make sure the cosmetic formula does not go wrong too soon. Learn more about instructions for specific items or replacements here. However, too much of it causes the phenomenon called "salting out", and the surfactant solution goes runny again. On top of that chamomile also has some antioxidant activity (thanks to some other active ingredients called matricine, apigenin and luteolin). In powder makeup products (think blushers, highlighters), it enhances the skin feel and improves the color pay-off. Combined with polyacrylate-13 and polysorbate 20, it forms a very effective tickener-emulsifier trio. Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. It can alsoscatter light to blurfine lineswhile letting enough light through so that the skin still looks natural. Other than having a good safety profile and being quite gentle to the skin it has some other advantages too. If something isn't right, you've got options. Once you place your order, Instacart will connect you with a personal shopper in your area to shop and deliver your order. The triois invaluable for "skin-colored" makeup products (think your foundation and pressed powder) as blendingthese three shades carefully can produce almost any shade of natural-looking flesh tones. Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin. All in all definitely a goodie. Read more about parabens here >>. All in all, if you've found a Zinc Oxide sunscreen that you are happy to use every single day, that's fantastic and we suggest you stick with it. The drawback of mined minerals is potential impurities andthe version used in cosmetics has to be white (not gray like cheaper grades), free from asbestos, sterilized andhavethin plates for a maximum slip. The most common type offeared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason parabens. Its a humectant meaning that it can help the skin to attract water and then hold onto it. Another great thing about panthenol is that it has anti-inflammatory and skin protecting abilities. It leaves a non-tacky film when dried. It helps to soften scars and increase their elasticity. Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Zinc Oxide [nano], Tribehenin, Trisiloxane, Cetyl Peg/ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Peg/ppg-18/18 Dimethicone, Titanium Dioxide [nano], Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Alumina, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Nylon-12, Polyethylene, Polyisobutene, Sodium Chloride, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Flower Extract, Fomes Officinalis (mushroom) Extract, Hdi/trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Lecithin, Lysolecithin, Maltodextrin, Methicone, Methoxy Amodimethicone/silsesquioxane Copolymer, Methylsalicylatyl Glycyrrhetinate, Panthenol, Panthenyl Ethyl Ether, Phytantriol, Silica, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Spiraea Ulmaria Extract, Tetrasodium Edta, Tocopheryl Acetate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Ethylparaben, Methylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate May Contain: Iron Oxides (ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Mica, Titanium Dioxide (ci 77891). A very common type offeared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reasonparaben. A clear, light yellow liquid that is used to coat pigments (such as inorganic sunscreen agents or colorants) in cosmetic products. It's a super commonly used water-thin volatile silicone that gives skin and hair a silky, smooth feel. 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. Here's a breakdown of Instacart delivery cost: When an item you want is out-of-stock at the store, your shopper will follow your replacement preferences. Pro-Vitamin B5 is a goodie that moisturises the skin, has anti-inflammatory, skin protecting and wound healing properties. It's a cheap, effective and well-tolerated ingredient tomake sure the cosmetic formula does not go wrong too soon. In cosmetics, its often in products that are supposed to keep your skin matte as it has great oil-absorbing abilities. Its also used as a helper ingredient to thicken up productsorsuspendinsoluble particles. 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). A mainly oil loving molecule that helps water and oil to mix nicely, aka emulsifier. It makes makeup formulas more long-lastingand can enhance the water resistance of sunscreens. It also hastannins that make Spiraea Ulmaria Extract astringent, as well asspiraeosidethat has anti-cellulitic properties. A very common silicone that gives both skin and hair a silky smooth feel. Ci 77891 is the color code of titaniumdioxide. A polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) that's used as a gloss improver for lipsticks and lipglosses. The extract coming from the leaves and/or blossoms of Meadowsweet, a native to Europe plant that likes to grow in damp places such asmeadows or the banks of streams. 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. A couple of percents (typically 1-3%) turns a runny surfactant solution into a nice gel texture. Other than that, salt also works as an emulsion stabilizer inwater-in-oil emulsions, that is when water droplets are dispersed in the outer oil (or silicone) phase. It's simple. It's the triglyceride of behenic acid that works as a thickening or gelling agent, as a compacting agent for pressed powders, and improves heat stability of emulsions. stays on the skin)dimethicone as the two together forma water-resistant, breathable protective barrier on the skin without a negative tacky feel. Depending on your hair type, it can bea bit difficult to wash out and might cause some build-up (btw, this is not true to all silicones, only the non-volatile types). Learn more about how to place an order here. Similar to other silicones, it gives skin and hair a silky, smooth feel. is drying. So much sothat Zinc Oxide also counts as a skin protectant and anti-irritant. A study shows that a nail treatment liquide with 2% panthenol could effectively get into the nail and significantly increase the hydration of it. Sodium chloride is the fancy name of salt. A white powdery thing that can mattify the skin and thicken up cosmetic products. Its main job in skincare products is to moisturise the skin. Chamomileprobably needs no introduction as it's one of the most widely used medicinal herbs. 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. Like most silicones, it has nice emollient properties and improves the spreadability of products. The duo is claimed to provide excellent slip, fluidity and overall skin feel and gives soft focus andwrinkle correction to the formula. Bearing a close relationship to the famous Dimethicone, Methicone is the slightly trimmed down version missing the methyl (-CH3) groups on one side of the silicone chain. It'salso highly stableand non-irritating. Please try again later! Using the Instacart app or website, shop for products from your store of choice near you. Each retailer has a pricing policy that can be found on that retailer's page. A handyspherical powder that's often combined with fellowspherical powder,Polymethylsilsesquioxane to form a high-performing texturizing duo. fragrance, preservatives or chemical sunscreens) in the product. In powder makeup products (think blushers, highlighters), it enhances the skin feel and improves the color pay-off. Thanks. It's main "skincare thing" is that it contains salicylic acid derivatives that give the extract anti-inflammatory properties. Compared to the pure form it's more stable, has longer shelf life, but it's also more poorly absorbed by the skin. As for the hair the hydration effect is also true there. Can alsoscatter light to blurfine lines. Normal (well kind of - it's purified and deionized) water. Might leave some whitish tint on the skin, though. This special treatment enables pigments to be evenly dispersed in the formulaand to be spread out easily and evenly upon application. Porous spherical microbeads that can give an elegant silky texture to the products. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express. Chamomile extract - has great anti-inflammatory and some antioxidant properties. The most common skincare ingredient of all. Its two winning properties that make it very suitable for this role is its outstanding spreadability for a smooth application and its low covering power, aka translucency to avoid clown-like effects. Its safe and gentle, and can be used up to 1% worldwide. A super commonly used 5 unit long, cyclic structuredsilicone that is water-thin and does not stay on the skin but evaporates from it (called volatile silicone). It's a cheap, effective and well-tolerated ingredient to make sure the cosmetic formula does not go wrong too soon. The first main difference is that while TiO2 gives a nice broad spectrum protection, Zinc Oxide has an even nicerand even broader spectrum protection. Panthenol might make your hair softer, more elastic and helps to comb your hair more easily. Itleaves a disturbing whitish tint on the skin, although, according toa2000research paper by Dr. Pinnell, it's slightlyless white than TiO2. Good old water, aka H2O. Titanium dioxide as a colorant. Cosmetic companies use it mainly for its anti-inflammatory properties. The reason for this is that salt acts as a fantastic thickener in cleansing formulas created with ionic cleansing agents(aka surfactants) such as Sodium Laureth Sulfate. Apolymer microsphere that gives products an elegant, silky texture. Combined with polyacrylate-13 and polysorbate 20, it forms a very effective tickener-emulsifier trio. Cera Microcristallina ((Microcrystalline Wax) Cire Microcrystalline, Centaurea Cyanus (Cornflower) Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Methoxy Amodimethicone/Silsesquioxane Copolymer, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Methoxy Amodimethicone/Silsesquioxane Copolymer, Read all the geeky details about Salicylic Acid here >>, You can read all about the pure form here, wrote more about nanoparticles and the concerns around them here, It's one of the gold standard ingredients for treating problem skin, It can exfoliate skin both on the surface and in the pores, It's more effective for treating blackheads than acne, For acne combine it with antibacterial agents like benzoyl peroxide or azelaic acid. It's a cheap, effective and well-tolerated ingredient tomake sure the cosmetic formula does not go wrong too soon. Methicone does this byabsorbing traces of waterfrom the surface of pigmentsthat is very useful for mineral sunscreens and makeup products. As for the disadvantages, Zinc Oxide is also not cosmetically elegant. It's a cheap, effective and well-tolerated ingredient tomake sure the cosmetic formula does not go wrong too soon. It does have some very nice properties indeed, though famous dermatologist Leslie Baumann warns us in her book that most of the evidence is anecdotal and the plant might be a bit overhyped. thickening/gelling agent, as a compacting agent for pressed powders (ATO grade), and improves heat stability of emulsions. BGs main job is usually to be a solvent for the other ingredients. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc. Android, Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC. A great moisturizer and anti-inflammatory ingredient that also helps wound healing and skin regeneration. A handyspherical powder that gives excellent slip, fluidity and overall skin feel to the formula (often combined with Polymethylsilsesquioxane). It gives products an elegant, silky texture and better slip. A physical/inorganic sunscreen with the broadest spectrum (UVB and UVA II, less good at UVA I) protection available today. An often used glycol that works as a solvent, humectant, penetration enhancer and also gives a good slip to the products. Its mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Most of what we wrote about Titanium Dioxideis also true for Zinc Oxide so we will focus here on the differences. If physical sunscreensdon't tell you anything, go ahead and read about the basics here. Its safe and gentle, but even more importantly, its not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben. BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. Its often used together with ethylhexylglycerin as it nicely improves the preservative activity of phenoxyethanol. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. Its stickiness also helps lip products to stay on longer. Boron Nitride is a graphite-like,crystalline material that has light-diffusing and texture improving properties. Chemically speaking, this molecule is "halfway" between Sorbitan Oleate and Sorbitan Trioleate, meaning that it is also an attachment of sorbitan (a dehydrated sorbitol (sugar) molecule) with the unsaturated fatty acid Oleic Acid, but in a ratio of 2:3 hence the "Sesqui" part in the molecule's name. Though chamomile is usually a goodie for the skin, it's also not uncommon to have anallergic reaction to it. Research also shows that it might be useful for wound healing as it promotes fibroblast (nice type of cells in our skin that produce skin-firming collagen) proliferation. It's definitely one of the best, or probably even the best option out there for sun protection available worldwide. A multi-functionalhelper ingredient that's used mainly as a pigment carrier. 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. A solid silicone resin that creates a permeable film over the skin. It is quite the multi-tasker as it can blur imperfections, add an exceptional creamy feel to products and act as a mattifying agent. Porous spherical microbeads (tiny little balls) that can give an elegant silky texture to the products.
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