Paula's Choice CLINICAL Ceramide-Enriched Firming Moisturizer is a product from Moisturizers category with 47 ingredients. Notable: Ascorbyl Glucoside , Glycerin , Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate , Retinol (Vitamin A) , Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract , Tocopheryl Acetate , Carnosine , Panthenol , Sodium PCA , Propyl Gallate . The product is made by Paula's Choice
CLINICAL Ceramide-Enriched Firming Moisturizer provides following positive effects: UV Protection , Moisturizing , Cleansing , Softening , Soothing and 13 more.
Organic score: 21% natural vs 55% chemical .
INCI Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient, Emulsifying agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Foam booster, Fragrance ingredient, Masking, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling agent
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
Skin conditioning agent, Emollient, Viscosity controlling agent
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
Emulsifying agent, Surfactant
Glyceryl Stearate SE
Emulsifying agent, Surfactant
PEG-100 Stearate
Cleansing agent, Surfactant
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Vitamins [3] : Retinol (Vitamin A) Tocopheryl Acetate Panthenol
Retinoids [1] : Retinol (Vitamin A)
Antioxidants [7] : Ascorbyl Glucoside Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Retinol (Vitamin A) Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract Tocopheryl Acetate Carnosine Propyl Gallate
Softening 15 : Cetyl Alcohol Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate Potassium Cetyl Phosphate Glyceryl Stearate SE PEG-100 Stearate Glycerin Cholesterol Squalane Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract Tocopheryl Acetate Sodium PCA Butylene Glycol Ceteareth-25 Ethylhexyl Stearate Behenic Acid
Moisturizing 6 : Glyceryl Stearate SE PEG-100 Stearate Glycerin Panthenol Sodium PCA Butylene Glycol
UV Protection 3 : Ascorbyl Glucoside Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Sodium PCA
Anti-aging 3 : Ascorbyl Glucoside Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate Carnosine
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Concerns Pay attention to these components
Risk of clogging pores
Cetyl Alcohol , Glyceryl Stearate SE , Squalane , Butylene Glycol Can support fungal acne
PEG-100 Stearate , Polysorbate-20 , Behenic Acid PEG-100 Stearate #8
PEG-12 Glyceryl Dimyristate #10
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Dry skin
Positive: 5 Negative: 0
Glycerin #9 Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract #28 Panthenol #31 Sodium PCA #32 Butylene Glycol #33
Oily skin
Positive: 0 Negative: 1
Glyceryl Stearate SE #7
Sensitive skin
Positive: 0 Negative: 1
Retinol (Vitamin A) #15
Detailed view Paula's Choice CLINICAL Ceramide-Enriched Firming Moisturizer
Origin: natural
Role: Solvent
Water is a great solvent. It’s neutral and doesn’t provide any strong positive or negative effects. It just helps components to mix better and to transport active components .
Origin: No information
Role: No information
EWG Rating [ 1 ]
CIR Rating [ A ]
Origin: natural
Role: Emollient, Emulsifying agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Foam booster, Fragrance ingredient, Masking, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling agent
Softening
Comedogenic rating [ 2 ]
EWG Rating [ 1 ]
CIR Rating [ A ]
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. It’s responsible for making your skin soft and improving product thickness . It makes the product easier to apply and feel richer. Though it contains the word “Alcohol” in its title, the component doesn’t belong to harmful alcohols. That’s why a product with this component can still be marked as Alcohol-free. Usually, manufacturers receive this component from coconut or palm oil.
Origin: chemical
Role: No information
Antioxidants
UV Protection
Anti-aging
Lightening
EWG Rating [ 1 ]
Origin: chemical
Role: Skin conditioning agent, Emollient, Viscosity controlling agent
Softening
EWG Rating [ 1 ]
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