Vita-Light Reedle Shot 300

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

Full INCI (55): Water, Dipropylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Polyglycerin-3, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Silica, Betaine, Sodium Carbomer, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, C12-14 Alketh-12, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Adenosine, Butylene Glycol, Tromethamine, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Disodium EDTA, Agar, Ubiquinone, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Xanthan Gum, Centella Asiatica Extract, Ascorbic Acid, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Oil, Glutathione, Hippophae Rhamnoides Water, Propanediol, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Astaxanthin, Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, Retinyl Palmitate, Disodium Phosphate, Polysorbate 60, Eriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Propolis Extract, Ferulic Acid, Asiaticoside, Asiatic Acid, Madecassic Acid, Madecassoside

53 of 55 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.

Dipropylene Glycol humectant

Dipropylene Glycol is a glycol used as a solvent and a light humectant. Its main job is keeping the rest of the formula dissolved and the texture fluid rather than adding hydration of its own.

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.

Niacinamide active

Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.

Polyglycerin-3 humectant

Polyglycerin-3 is a short chain of glycerin units used as a gentler, less sticky humectant. It also helps oils and water stay blended.

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emollient

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is the light fraction of coconut oil, with the heavy parts removed. It is the workhorse emollient of modern formulas: it softens skin, dissolves oil-soluble actives and absorbs without the greasy weight of a whole plant oil.

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.

Silica absorbent

Silica is finely milled mineral, essentially very pure sand. It absorbs oil, stops powders clumping and soft-focuses the look of pores and fine lines.

Betaine humectant

Betaine is a sugar-beet-derived humectant that cells use to hold water. In a formula it hydrates and takes the edge off cleansers and acids, which is why it often appears alongside them.

Sodium Carbomer thickener

Sodium Carbomer is the pre-neutralised form of carbomer, so it gels on contact with water without a base being added. It gives the same clear gel texture.

Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer thickener

This is a synthetic thickener that gels quickly and holds an emulsion stable across a wide pH range. It gives a light, non-tacky body.

Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster

Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.

Market

Korean market, the version sold in Korea

Made in

Republic of Korea

Volume

50ml

Category

Serum & Ampoule

Actives

Adenosine, Centella Asiatica, Glutathione, Madecassoside, Niacinamide, Propolis, Retinol, Sea Buckthorn, Sodium Hyaluronate, Vitamin C

Ships from

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