Wei East Black Mushroom Beauty Therapy Re-lasticity

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Aqua/Water, Dimethicone, Butylene Glycol¹⁴, Pentylene Glycol⁶, Cyclopentasiloxane¹³, Glycerin⁹, Auricularia Polytricha (Wood Ear) Fruiting Body Extract, Polysilicone-11⁵, Sucrose, Lentinus Edodes (Shiitake Mushroom) Extract, Nylon-12⁷, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Disodium EDTA¹¹, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer¹⁸, Sodium Polyacrylate, PVM/MA Copolymer³, Silica², Polysorbate 40, Isohexadecane, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate¹⁷, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters⁸, Phenoxyethanol, Di-PPG-2 Myreth-10 Adipate¹², Tocopheryl Acetate, Parfum/Fragrance¹⁰, Geraniol, Benzyl Alcohol¹⁵, Benzyl Benzoate¹⁶, Limonene, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Potassium Hydroxide⁴, Hyaluronic Acid¹.

Ingredient	What it does
¹hyaluronic acid	A humectant moisturizer; proven to boost skin's moisture content, reduce inflammation, have cell-communicating abilitites & help prevent moisture loss
²silica	Absorbent powder & thickening agent; gives products that "dry-touch" feel; silica is a main component of collagen
³PVM/MA Copolymer	binder, film former, hair fixative, emulsion stabilizer, suspending agent, viscosity controlling agent
⁴potassium hydroxide	AKA Lye is used in a tiny amount in skincare as a pH adjuster. Most commonly used in cleansers as a base for liquid soaps and in higher concentrations is a significant skin sensitizer.
⁵polysilicone-11	film forming silicone polymer
⁶pentylene glycol	synthetic humectant moisturizer; also a solvent & anti-microbial preservative
⁷Nylon-12	bulking aka makes a product bulkier, opacifying aka makes the formula less clear, viscosity controlling
⁸Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters	film forming, hair moisturizing, moisturizing
⁹Glycerin	A humectant moisturizer; usually used as a base in (light) moisturizers
¹⁰fragrance	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.
¹¹disodium EDTA	preservative & product stabilizer; helps the topical penetration of active ingredients; chelating agent
¹²Di-PPG-2 Myreth-10 Adipate	skin conditioner & surfactant
¹³Cyclopentasiloxane	Silicone; makes stuff easily spreadable; used as a conditioner, delivery agent, lubricant & solvent. Helps deliver other, heavier, silicones also in a product (like dimethicone)
¹⁴butylene 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
¹⁵benzyl alcohol	preservative; solvent; fragrance; may cause irritation
¹⁶benzyl benzoate	solvent & fragrance
¹⁷Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate	emulsion stabilizing, viscosity controlling
¹⁸alkyl acrylate crosspolymer	emulsifier that thickens & stabilizes formulas, makes it possible for a product to release the oils in it immediately when rubbing the product into the skin