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Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:58 pm  |
There hasn't been a lost of discussion on the forums about this product so I feel it may be very under estimated in its ability to calm the skin after a peel or exfoliation.
I have used this product for quite a while straight after doing an exfoliation and have always thought it was a very nice product to apply following the exfoliation. As I normally use gentle exfoliation methods I did not realise how good it was at calming the skin until just recently. I have never used peels but had a sample of a peel which I thought I would try. Two minutes after applying the peel, my skin felt like it was burning so I washed the peel off but my skin still felt very irritated. I then applied the Remergent Antioxidant Refoliator and within a minute of it absorbing, my skin stopped burning, the redness disappeared and my skin felt very calm and soft.
The texture is about halfway between a serum and a cream and is easily absorbed. It is designed to be used after peels or exfoliation treatments so the bottle will last a long time if used on these occasions.
The main ingredients are:
Thiotaine ((ergothioneine) Thiotaine is a new amino acid in the personal care market that is both a powerful antioxidant and a catalyst for oxygen use)
Roxisomes ((arabidopsis thaliana extract, lecithin) A plant enzyme that repairs oxidative damage is encapsulated in liposomes)
Vitamin C + E.
When I apply this product, I don't use anything else before or after except sunscreen if it is in the morning as it also feels very moisturising without being too heavy. It has never caused me any breakouts.
I love this product and feel it is well suited to its purpose and could be used by any skin type.
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Skin: Over 60, ex combination now sensitive, Cellcosmet |
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Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:10 am |
Here is a complete ingredient list:
Antioxidant Refoliator
Water,Isocetyl Sterate,Cyclopentasiloxane,
Squalane,C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate and C20-22 Alcohols,Glycerin,Glycine Soja (Soybean)Oil,Cetyl Alcohol,Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides,1,2 Hexanediol,Arabidposis Extract,Caprylyl Glycol,D-L alpha Tocopherol,Disodium EDTA,Ergothioneine,Isohexadecane,Lecithin,Linoleic Acid,Phenoxyethanol,Polysorbate 80,Sodium Acrylate/Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer,Sodium Hydroxide,Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
The Cyclopentasiloxane is a silicone and is also in the DNA Repair, so the DNA Repair does contain silicones!
BTW I posted complete ingredient lists for all the Remergent products in the following thread: http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=12373&highlight=remergent+ingredients
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Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:49 am |
Arya, the dissipation of a volatile 'cone is not at all difficult, hence the qualifying term "volatile". They are reactive and dissipate quickly. Non-volatile 'cones do not dissipate, which is the point of their inclusion in many skincare products: their purpose is to preserve the integrity of active ingredients.
Moreover, silicones are not necessarily interchangeable with humectants, although some 'cones can behave as humectants. Honey, for example, is a wonderful humectant and is rather cheap. Honey is not, however, anhydrous.
The addition of silicones in skincare products (not cosmetics, but skincare items, like Remergent) is most often NOT for humectant activity. Usually, silicones are incorporated for their ability to preserve actives in an anhydrous base, to protect the degradation of air and water senstive actives due to oxidation or exposure to H2O. Oxidized actives, like l-ascorbic acid, will actually damage your skin because of their free radical activity. Certain silicones prevent oxidation so that your skin receives fresh, potent actives upon each application. Therefore, silicones actually protect your skin when used as vehicles for actives delivery. High end skincare very often utilizes certain silicones to protect a wide variety of actives.
This has been explained to you many times, but clearly confuses you. Again, anyone who is sensitive to an ingredient should avoid that ingredient---no matter what the ingredient is used for, but that certainly doean't mean the ingredient is bad, poor quality or useless. |
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