We also checked Prospector for sodium hyaluronate versions actually used in cosmetic products and found that the most common molecular weight was 1.

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As for hair care, it is a non-volatile silicone meaning that it stays on the hair rather than evaporates from it and smoothes the hairlike no other thing. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thickliquid. Similar to other waxes, it is used to stabilize and give body to products, or to keep stick type formulas solid.

If you do not know why vitamin C is such a big deal in skincare, we have a really detailed, geeky description that's good to read. Fed-up with sticky, waxy, balms that are supposed to help dry lips but just leave you feeling even drier? A dispersing agent that's used in inorganic (titanium dioxide/zinc oxide based) sunscreens or in make-up products to help to distribute the pigments nicely and evenly on the skin.

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It is a lot easier to apply than the sleeping mask as it is in a tube instead but still has the exact same effects! g. mineral oil or different emollient esters) to form gels with different sensorial and physical properties. Depending on your hair type, it can be a bit difficult to wash out and might cause some build-up (btw, this is not true to all silicones, only the non-volatile types). And speaking of hydration, keep chapped lips at bay and provide a rush of much-needed moisture with the Lip Glowy Balm from LANEIGE.As part of our community you’ll enjoy exclusive privileges such as a birthday gift every year and event invitations. Exactly what it sounds: nice smelling stuff put into cosmetic products so that the end product also smells nice. They found that despite the large molecular size the smaller factions of beta-glucan penetrate into the skin, even into the dermis (the middle layer of the skin where wrinkles form).

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Other than having a good safety profile and being quite gentle to the skin it has some other advantages too.There are different grades depending on the molecular weightranging from very light, volatile, non-residue leaving onesto more substantial, slight residue leaving ones.

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This is as lovely as all the Laneige products, however I can’t use it now it’s getting cooler, as it’s got a blue / purple tint which makes my skin washed out and appear as though I’m freezing (cyanotic).So now you know that because pure vitamin C is such a diva (very unstable and hard to formulate) the cosmetic industry is trying to come up with some derivatives that have the badass anti-aging properties of vitamin C (antioxidant protection + collagen boosting + fading hyperpigmentation) but without the disadvantages.