Valjean Labs Facial Serum, Glow, Vitamin C and Magnesium

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Bark and leaf or bark and twig or all three are used together to create extracts, so the chance that there is too much hamamelitannin in the final cosmetic ingredient seems small. Unlike most cases of Acne where bacteria is the culprit, Fungi is the culprit of Fungal Acne (Hence the name! Valjean Labs initially launched with a series of five facial serums, each featuring different active ingredients and named for the skin-enhancing qualities they aspire to (for instance, Valjean Labs Glow Serum contains ingredients to enhance your skin’s glow).

Valjean Labs Facial Serum, Hydrate, Hyaluronic Acid + Vitamin B5

According to the Clinical Interventions in Aging, retinoids are required for several biological processes in the body. Most people will find no issues with sulfate, however if you find your skin doesn't like sulfates then free feel to avoid them by looking out for the sulfate-free icon on Skincarisma. Regarding the three magic abilities of pure vitamin C(antioxidant, collagen booster, skin brightener), there is no published data about MAP's antioxidant or photoprotection capabilities.

Glabridin has also some soothing properties but the main active anti-inflammatory component is glycyrrhizin. The majority of each Valjean Labs facial serum formulation is composed of water, propanediol (humectant), glycereth-26 (humectant), and dimethicone (silicone). While the products are considered effective by its fans, the ingredient list is not as promising due to the presence of fillers. The hydration gel feels very sticking and my face doesn’t feel any more moisturized than with the Calm Rose water spray. This is a heterocyclic aromatic compound that functions primarily as a hair and skin conditioning agent.

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The latter one, the humectant property,issurprising and comes from the unique property ofricinoleic acid (the dominant fatty acid in castor oil) having an extra water-loving -OH group on its otherwise oil-loving fatty chain.

While it features organic botanicals like witch hazel, it is still not clear if it is entirely organic.

Valjean Labs Facial Serum, Combo Pack of Hydrate, Glow, and

It contains vegetable silicones, a natural alternative to conventional silicones that can irritate skin or cause breakouts. There has been some healthy controversy surrounding them due to a few studies finding paraben presence in breast tumours and breast tissue. All in all, licorice is considered to be one of the safest skin lightening agents with the fewest side effects. Oh, and one more thing: glabridin seems to be also an antioxidant, which is just one more reason to be happy about licorice root extract on an ingredient list.At SkinCarisma, we've done our best to identify as many ingredients as possible but note the fungal-free label may not be 100% accurate due to the complexconditions and combination of ingredients that malezzeria can thrive on. 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. Valjean Labs Clarify Serum contains retinyl palmitate, the ester of retinol (another name for vitamin A) and palmitic acid (a saturated fatty acid). I was given the Valjean Labs Morning Glow and Night Repair as a gift and was using them every day/night. Well-known skin care expert, Paula Begoun rates witch hazel as poor and says,"depending on the form of witch hazel, you’re exposing your skin either to asensitizing amount of alcohol or to tannins, or both.

Clarify Facial Serum Vitamin A + Witch Hazel | Valjean Labs Clarify Facial Serum Vitamin A + Witch Hazel | Valjean Labs

Most probably though, you are getting a goody with nice astringent, soothing, antibacterial, and even antioxidant properties. Witch Hazel Extracts can also be made in different ways: browsing Ulprospector, we could find hydroglycolic, hydroalcoholic and glicerine/water based extracts. These include: Amodimethicone, Behenoxy Dimethicone, Bis-Aminopropyl Dimethicone, Cetearyl Methicone, Cetyl Dimethicone, Cyclomethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Dimethicone Copolyol, Dimethiconol, Methicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, Stearoxy Dimethicone, Stearyl Dimethicone, Trimethylsilylamodimethicone.

Anecdotally, many individuals have reported that Silicones cause/excerbate breakouts, irritation, cause a feeling of skin being unable to breathe, cause clumping of cosmetic products and find it difficult to wash off.