Properties: moisturizing (hydrophilichilic), nutritive, anti-inflammatory.

Use: use as is, or you can mix into it other actives that are water soluble,
like magnesium ascorbyl phosphate (MAP), EGF, KGF, copper peptide, matrixyl, etc.
Please note that ALA will not dissolve in it.

Further information:

Sea kelp bioferment: Fucus vesiculosus is a sea macroalgae rich in caragenaan, algin, minerals and many active chemicals. Fermentation makes the cell contents of this algae readily available to your skin, moisturizing it and providing the nutrients required to synthesize new components. This is the key ingredient (the Miracle Broth™) in Crème de la Mer, Fucus vesiculosus is fermented by the same microorganisms that convert milk into yoghurt. Complement this active with rosehip or black cumin seed oils to supply the essential fatty acids required to maintain cell integrity.

alpha Bisabolol: this natural chemical is partly responsible for the anti-inflammatory effect of chamomile essential oil, but will not lead to sensitization or allergic reactions. Useful in the treatment of acne, may also help with rosacea. The light fragrance of the serum is due to the bisabolol in it.

Sodium PCA: this derivative of glutamic acid (an amino acid) is very hygroscopic, i.e. absorbs large quantities of water. It is one of the natural components of "natural moisturizing factor", which por skin produces to slow down water loss to the environment. It sfull name is sodium-2-pyrrolidone carboxylate, INCI name sodium PCA.

Coconut endosperm: coconut endosperm (Cocos nucifera) dried by lyophilization (i.e. low temperature to avoid loss of activity) is perfect "skin food". Because the coconut embryo is so isolated from the outside world by that thick cover, everything it needs to grow and develop has to come from inside the fruit. Everything, amino acids, sugars, vitamins, growth factors (like kinetin) are in the liquid called coconut water or milk. This fact has been know for a long time and this is why when scientists have to grow plant cells in petri dishes they use coconut milk as a growth medium..

Coconut milk has a growth-stimulating effect on the developing coconut embryo. In 1941 the Dutch plant physiologist J. v. Overbeek discovered that the addition of coconut milk causes a drastic increase in the growth of plant embryos and tissue cultures. The question which components cause the growth stimulation arose immediately, and kinetin was discovered. Experimental data point toward kinetin acting as a strong antioxidant in vitro and in vivo not just in plants but also in animals. Kinetin has been found to inhibit oxidative and glycoxidative protein-damage generated in vitro and protects DNA against oxidative damage mediated by the Fenton reaction. Protein glycosilation is one of the many factors in skin aging and this could be one of the mechanisms by which kinetin helps delay skin aging.

Sodium hyaluronate: animals and some bacteria can make this long chains of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine alternating with glucuronic acid.

The job of this glycosaminoglycan is to stabilize the intercellular (between cells) space, particularly in connective tissue. Unfortunately our dermis loses thickness as we age, in part because we lose hylauronic acid, so it is a good idea to stop this thinning of the dermis Because of its water holding capacity having this active in your creams, lotions, gels or serums will help keep our skin moist. Also, hyaluronidase in the skin will breal it down and the sugars released will be used to make new hyaluronic acid in our dermis. Great active!!!!

Natural active peptides: this is a mix of small size (below 5,000 MW) peptides derived from marine collagen. They will help with moisturizing but, mostly, they will supply your skin with amino acids that will be used in collagen synthesis. They are also likely to work as "matrikins" making your skin cells synthesize new collagen just as when the skin is damaged.

Guaiazulene: this molecule, also called azulene, is a natural colored substance present in some flowers. It is an antioxidant and has anti-inflammatory activity.