Lookx – Solution pore minimiser

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Aqua (Water)
Dimethicone
Dicaprylyl Ether¹⁸
Butylene Glycol¹⁹
Octyldodecanol⁹
Octyldodecyl Myristate
Fomes Officinalis (Mushroom) Extract
Ethylhexyl Palmitate¹⁶
Nylon-12¹⁰
Glycerin¹³
Glyceryl Stearate¹⁴ Citrate
Polysorbate 60⁴
Cetearyl Alcohol
Dicaprylyl Carbonate²²
Pentylene Glycol⁶
Phenoxyethanol
Butyrospermum Parkii²¹ (Shea) Butter Extract
Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer¹¹
Steareth-2
Squalane²
Polysilicone-11⁵
Ethylhexylglycerin
Olus Oil⁸ (Vegetable Oil)
Dimethiconol
Disodium EDTA¹⁷
Parfum (Fragrance¹⁵)
Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Seed Extract
Sorbitan Isostearate³
Sodium Hydroxide
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil¹²⁷
Sodium Hyaluronate¹
Tocopherol
Butylphenyl Methylpropional²⁰
Cirsium Eriophorum Callus Extract

Ingredient	What it does
¹sodium hyaluronate	A humectant moisturizer; proven to boost skin's moisture content, reduce inflammation, have cell-communicating abilitites & help prevent moisture loss
²squalane	light emollient veg oil, can be antibacterial & moisturizing; might break out some people
³Sorbitan Isostearate	emulsifier, combines oil and water in the formula
⁴polysorbate 60	thickening agent, emulsifier, mild surfactant; used to form emulsions
⁵polysilicone-11	film forming silicone polymer
⁶pentylene glycol	synthetic humectant moisturizer; also a solvent & anti-microbial preservative
⁷Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil	emulsifier; surfactant
⁸Olus Oil	emollient moisturizer
⁹Octyldodecanol	Emulsifier; Fragrance; Solvent
¹⁰Nylon-12	bulking aka makes a product bulkier, opacifying aka makes the formula less clear, viscosity controlling
¹¹Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer	Emulsion Stabilizer; Opacifying agent; Suspending agent; Hydrophilic Thickener
¹²hydrogenated castor oil	used as an oily base ingredient; with PEG it's a non-ionic surfactant and is used as a solubilizer for essential oils.
¹³Glycerin	A humectant moisturizer; usually used as a base in (light) moisturizers
¹⁴glyceryl stearate	self-emulsifying emollient & thickening agent, the higher up an ingredient list it is, the thicker the formula
¹⁵fragrance	Fragrance in skin care is like spraying perfume on your face. Smells nice, but potentially irritating and damaging to your skin's acid mantle. Especially if these ingredients are high up on the ingredient list.
¹⁶Ethylhexyl Palmitate	emollient; solvent; fragrance
¹⁷disodium EDTA	preservative & product stabilizer; helps the topical penetration of active ingredients; chelating agent
¹⁸dicaprylyl ether	skin-conditioning emollient & solvent
¹⁹butylene glycol	solvent; penetration enhancer; humectant moisturizer; in cleansing creams it dissolves dirt, avoids the product from drying too quickly during the removal stage & helps formulas spread better
²⁰Butylphenyl Methylpropional	fragrance
²¹Butyrospermum Parkii	emollient & occlusive anti-inflammatory moisturizer; contains allantoin, phytosterols, fatty acids & vitamins A,D&E BUT may break out some people due to its richness
²²Dicaprylyl carbonate