Pine Calming Cica Lotion 250ml

Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.

Full INCI (33): Water, Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract (409,785Ppm), Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Centella Asiatica Extract (11,198Ppm), Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glycoproteins (8.3760Ppm), Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Glycereth-26, Asiaticoside (0.4188Ppm), Asiatic Acid (0.4188Ppm), Madecassoside (0.4188Ppm), Madecassic Acid (0.4188Ppm), Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Dextrin, Vinyl Dimethicone, Sorbitan Olivate, Carbomer, C14-22 Alcohols, Disodium EDTA, Tromethamine

32 of 33 explained

Water solvent

Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.

Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract (409,785Ppm) plant extract

Pinus Densiflora is Korean red pine, a plant with a long history in Korean traditional use. The needle extract is used as an antioxidant plant extract.

Propanediol humectant

Propanediol is a plant-derived glycol used in place of propylene glycol. It hydrates, carries actives into solution, and gives a lighter, less sticky slip than glycerin at the same strength.

1,2-Hexanediol humectant

1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.

Glycerin humectant

Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate emollient

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is a synthetic ester used as a dry-feeling emollient. It spreads easily, leaves a silky rather than oily finish, and helps disperse pigments and UV filters evenly.

Centella Asiatica Extract (11,198Ppm) plant extract

Centella Asiatica is the plant behind the whole cica category, sold as gotu kola or Madagascar centella. Its extract is the anchor of Korean formulas built for easily reddened skin, and its work is done by four triterpenes: asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid.

Hyaluronic Acid humectant

Hyaluronic Acid is a sugar chain the body already makes, and one gram of it can hold several litres of water. In a formula it is a humectant that pulls water to the surface of skin and holds it in a film, which is what makes skin look plumper while it is there.

Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid humectant

Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid is hyaluronic acid cut into much shorter fragments. The smaller the fragment, the further into the outer layer it can settle, which is why serums stack several sizes together instead of using one.

Sodium Hyaluronate humectant

Sodium Hyaluronate is the salt of hyaluronic acid, and it is what most products labelled hyaluronic actually contain. The salt dissolves more readily and the molecule is smaller, so it sits in the outer layer of skin rather than only on top of it.

Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract plant extract

Melia Azadirachta is neem. Its leaf and flower extracts are long-standing Ayurvedic ingredients, and Korean formulas use them in products aimed at the look of congested, blemish-prone skin.

Butylene Glycol humectant

Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.

Market

Korean market, the version sold in Korea

Made in

Republic of Korea

Volume

250ml

Category

Moisturizer

Actives

Centella Asiatica, Hyaluronic Acid, Madecassoside, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate

Ships from

California or Korea

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