Zinc PCA is one of the skin's most moisturizing factors. This ingredient decreases redness and irritation as well as helping reduce oiliness. Our Zinc PCA liquid solution is available to add to any of your water-based skincare products to increase its effectiveness in reducing blemish-causing oiliness. Buy one today to use as an add-on ingredient to include in your daily self-care routine. The most basic method of adding this into your skincare is to add one tube to a water-based formula. Find this in our Salicylic Cleanser or Zit Ender.
How to use it
Beginner: Add up to 1 tube to your favorite water-based formula.
Advanced: This ingredient is recommended for use at up to 10% in formulations. This ingredient is best suited for serums, toners, sprays, and other primarily water-based products. For best results, use this ingredient in formulas thickened with gums, like xanthan or sclerotium, but it can also work with polyacrylamide based thickeners. This ingredient should be added during the cool down phase of a formulation with final pH of 4-6.
Quick Tips
Zinc PCA can cause precipitation to form or loss of viscosity depending on the formulation being added to. Store in a cool, dark environment for best results.
Ingredients
Products with this ingredient:
Salicylic Cleanser, Zit Ender
INCI:
Water, Zinc PCA, Propylene Glycol (and) Diazolidinyl Urea (and) Methylparaben (and) Propylparaben.
Research
Jarrousse, V.; Castex-Rizzi, N.; Khammari, A.; Charveron, M.; Dreno, B. (2007) Zinc salts inhibit in vitro toll-like receptor 2 surface expression by keratinocytes European Journal of Dermatology 17: 492-496.
Nitzan, Yuval Bibi; Cohen, Arnon D. (2006) Zinc in skin pathology and care. Journal of Dermatological Treatment (2006), 17(4), 205-210.
