Glycerin– a popular humectant used for skin care products especially for moisturizers, and is a natural moisturizer that can be found in our skin. A liquid emollient that gives a rich, cushiony skin-feel and unusually high levels of gloss. Often used in lip balms. The extract coming from the lovely herb, rosemary. It contains lots of chemicals, including flavonoids,phenolic acids, and diterpenes. Its main active is rosmarinic acid, a potent antioxidant, andanti-inflammatory. It has also anti-bacterial, astringent and toning properties. Ceramides are expensive, sometimes derived from animal products and hard to make into a formula that will effectively get the ceramides to your skin.

Chularojanamontri L, Tuchinda P, Kulthanan K, Pongparit K. Moisturizers for Acne: What are their Constituents? J Clin Aesthet Dermatol. 2014 May;7(5):36-44. PMID: 24847408; PMCID: PMC4025519. Kim, Ji Hye, Young-Su Yi, Mi-Yeon Kim, and Jae Youl Cho. “ Role of ginsenosides, the main active components of Panax ginseng, in inflammatory responses and diseases.” Journal of ginseng research 41, no. 4 (2017): 435-443.

It can boost the effectiveness of phenoxyethanol (and other preservatives) and as an added bonus it feels nice on the skin too. It felt more moisturizing now. I saw some reviewers with dry skin who started to enjoy it more. If you have oily skin, but it was close to being too much, it might set you over the edge. But otherwise, it’s good. It’s just a little more emollient now;

Insider info on new arrivals, early access, and everything k-beauty. I accept the terms and conditionsEffective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40% A very common silicone that gives both skin and hair a silky smooth feel. It also forms a protective barrier on the skin and fills in fine lines. Also used for scar treatment.

Ginsenosides are believed to be the major biologically active components of ginseng, responsible for many of the benefits of ginseng for the skin. Ginseng, in skincare: Remember that every person’s skin and skin type is different, so what might work for me might not work for you, and vice versa.

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With the use of the encapsulation technology, this cream comes in tiny white capsules infused with the Ceramide to get you that boost of Ceramide upon application. The texture doesn’t feel too light nor too heavy, it’s somewhat in the middle, and it spreads smoothly leaving a silky finish. It doesn’t come in a very subtle to no medical-ish scent that dissipates in just a few seconds when applied to the skin. A type of sugar molecule, that has water-binding properties and helps to keep your skin hydrated. [more] what‑it‑does

At first you’re probably wondering where the ceramides are, and that’s because Illiyoon uses Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA, which has the same properties as Ceramide 3 but is blends better in formulas.Moisturizers are one of my biggest concerns when it comes to triggering my breakout-prone skin. Fortunately, with this one, it did not break out my skin nor caused any negative reactions even without patch testing. My skin felt soft and plump and it has helped me with my dehydrated skin, that flaky dry feeling’s gone since I started using this one! But wait, it’s not full Winter yet so I’m going to save some of it during the coldest months! Additionally, products that may contain ingredients that have shown to feed Malassezia may not neccessarily exacerbate the condition due to concentration of ingredient used in the product, this information is simply not available on the products. As a result, please note this is only an experimental label that can be best used to possible identify problematic products you have used in the past. It is in no way a perfect identifier nor a predictor in whether or not it will exacerbate or cause fungal acne. It will continue to be worked on as more information and research comes to light. My skin no longer gets wet (literally) when I use too much. I don’t know why the old formula did that. I never actually minded it, but it’s a nice improvement in the new formulation.