A polysaccharide with humectant moisturizing and soothing properties.
Moisturizing
Humectant
Moisturizing (Humectant)
Humectants are moisturizing ingredients that draw moisture to the skin, either from deeper layers or from the environment (when it's humid).
Humectant
Moisturizing (Humectant)
Humectants are moisturizing ingredients that draw moisture to the skin, either from deeper layers or from the environment (when it's humid).
Soothing
Soothing
Soothing ingredients reduce the signs of sensitivity in irritated and inflamed skin. This includes anti-inflammatory ingredients, anti-itch agents, and topical analgesics.
Soothing
Soothing ingredients reduce the signs of sensitivity in irritated and inflamed skin. This includes anti-inflammatory ingredients, anti-itch agents, and topical analgesics.
Origin
Botanical,
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical,
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Overview
Biosaccharide gum-1 is a type of polysaccharide that has been derived through the fermentation of carbohydrates. The main function of this ingredient is its ability to moisturize, and it does so through being a humectant.
A humectant is a type of moisturizing ingredient that draws water to the outer layers of skin from deeper layers and even from out of the environment when the water content of the air is high enough.
Biosaccharide gum-1 also acts to soothe dry and damaged skin. The humectant ability of this ingredient is not to be confused with moisturizing occlusives, which lock water into the skin, rather than drawing it to the skin.
Humectant
