According to manufacturer info, it's also a moisturizer and helps to make the product feel great on the skin. Blended with 4 moisturizing factors – hyaluronic acid, glycerin, beta-glucan, and ceramide – it soothes and hydrates the skin. I love the feel of the bottle, very thick and heavy, if a burglar broke in I would grab this to hit them over the ear with, screw a hammer, this’ll do. Ceramides are found naturally in your body and you lose the ability to produce as you age, so adding them to skincare products helps with anti-aging.

It also helps fade dark-spots and strengthen the skin by promoting the growth of the ceramide barrier. Great sense of humor, interesting posts and always willing to talk about skincare, pop music, books, movies and so on. If you are into Japanese cuisine, you might know this guy as Japanese pepper or Sanshō pepper that is known for its unique fresh aroma and appetite increasing spicy sensation. It's also used as a co-emulsifier or solubilizer that helps to blend small amounts of oily things into water-based products.This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. As HA is a polymer, the subunits can be repeated many times (as a high-molecular-weight version), or just a few times (as a low-molecular-weight version). Chamomile can calm down the skin and relieve redness effectively while mugwort has been used in traditional European and Asain herbal medicine to help heal and soothe skin wounds and contains a rich source of antioxidants.

If you wanna become a real HA-and-the-skin expert, you can read much more about the topic at hyaluronic acid (including penetration-questions, differences between high and low molecular weight versions and a bunch of references to scientific literature). Jin Jung Sung / ENS Soothing Moisture Skin Essence: I love this beautiful lightweight yet viscous texture essence! One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Fruit Extract, Apium Graveolens (Celery) Extract.These ingredients do so by "capturing" water molecules from the outside air or from within the deeper layers of the skin). I love the consistency of it and when it fully absorbs into your skin it just looks so hydrated and so good. Glutathioneis another anti-aging antioxidant ingredient that will help fight free radicals and repair skin damage.