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Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:06 pm  |
Hi ruk1,
Thank you for the question.
I may need to add to this answer when I get back to my office (I don't have all my notes on the products at home), but I'll take a quick shot at breaking out the ingredients.
Ingredients for fixing past problems: Matrixyl 3000 (palmitoyl oligopeptide, palmitoyl tetrapeptide - 7), retinol, and tocopheryl acetate work for wrinkle reduction and stimulating new collagen production.
Ingredients for working on present condition: tocopheryl acetate (antioxidant to prevent free radical damage), Lavandula Stoechas Extract (lifting / tightening).
Ingredients for preventing future damage: titanium dioxide (broad spectrum UV blocker), Lavandula Stoechas Extract and glycosaminoglycans (improved barrier function).
I hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Morgan
VP - Development
ZO Skin Health, Inc. |
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Justin Morgan | Vice President - Research & Development | ZO Skin Health, Inc. |
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Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:00 pm |
| ruk1 wrote: |
...I still have a question about the rest of ingredients. What do they do for my skin exactly? (I removed water as I know what water does.  )
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ruk1 You can find most of those at cosmeticscop's ingredients database, as well as elsewhere on the internet and they're self-explanatory, for the most part, and used in most brand's cosmetics and skincare formulations:
cetearyl alcohol. Fatty alcohol used as an emollient, emulsifier, thickener, and carrying agent for other ingredients. Can be derived naturally, as in coconut fatty alcohol, or synthetically.
cetyl alcohol. Fatty alcohol used as an emollient, emulsifier, thickener, and carrying agent for other ingredients. Can be derived naturally, as in coconut fatty alcohol, or synthetically. It is not an irritant and is not related to sd alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
stearic acid. Fatty acid used as an emollient and as an agent to help keep other ingredients intact in a formulation. See fatty acid and thickening agent.
linoleic acid. Unsaturated fatty acid used as an emollient and thickening agent in cosmetics. There is some research showing it to be effective in cell regulation and skin-barrier repair, as well as an antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory (Sources: Archives of Dermatological Research, July 1998, pages 375–381; Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, March 1998, pages 56–58; Journal of Investigative Dermatology, May 1996, pages 1096–1101; and Seminars in Dermatology, June 1992, pages 169–175). See fatty acid and natural moisturizing factor (NMF).
xanthan gum. Used as a thickening agent.
polysorbates. Large group of ingredients most often derived from lauric acid, which is derived from coconuts. Polysorbates function as emulsifiers and also have mild surfactant properties; Some polysorbates are derived from the food ingredient sorbitol, which occurs naturally in many fruits, while others have a fatty acid component. Polysorbates are considered non-toxic and safe as used in the concentrations found in cosmetic and food products (in food products, polysorbates function as a stabilizer).
glyceryl stearate. Used as an emollient and thickening agent in cosmetics. See glyceryl ester.
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