Water<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Sodium Hyaluronate<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Niacinamide<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>*Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Water<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Magnesium Sulfate<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Potassium Chloride<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Sodium Chloride<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Ethylhexylglycerin<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>1.2-Hexanediol<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Extract<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Extract<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2019s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s mainly a\u00a0solvent for ingredients<\/strong>\u00a0that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the – sodium form – cousin of the famous\u00a0NMF<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0hyaluronic acid<\/a>\u00a0(HA). If HA does not tell you anything we have a super detailed, geeky explanation\u00a0about it here<\/a>. \u00a0The TL; DR version of HA is that it’s a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) found in the skin that acts as a\u00a0sponge\u00a0<\/strong>helping the skin to hold onto water, being plump and elastic. HA is famous for its\u00a0crazy water holding capacity<\/strong>\u00a0as it can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water.<\/p>\n

As far as skincare goes, sodium hyaluronate and hyaluronic acid are pretty much the same and the two names are used interchangeably<\/strong>. As cosmetic chemist\u00a0kindofstephen<\/a>\u00a0writes on\u00a0<\/a>reddit<\/a>\u00a0 “sodium hyaluronate disassociates into hyaluronic acid molecule and a sodium atom in solution”.<\/p>\n

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• A multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin<\/li>\n
• Great anti-aging, wrinkle smoothing ingredient used at 4-5% concentration<\/li>\n
• Fades brown spots alone or in combination with amino sugar, acetyl glucosamine<\/li>\n
• Increases ceramide synthesis that results in a stronger, healthier skin barrier and better skin hydration<\/li>\n
• Can help to improve several skin conditions including acne, rosacea, and atopic dermatitis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","_joinchat":[]},"product_cat":[60],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n