Review A-DERMA EPITHELIALEA.H ULTRA 40ml

Indications:

Skins fragilised by superficial dermatological acts.

Ingredients:

Let us look at the most significant ingredients in order of quantity as indicated on the label. For reasons of space, here is a brief summary. For the full text, studies and bibliography just click on the ingredient and, if you want to delve deeper, it is perhaps a little complex reading because these are scientific studies, but it clarifies the ingredient/health relationship. 

Caprylic/capric triglycerides are medium-chain lipids and are incorporated into cosmetic products to increase their flowability and viscosity. They are also used in medicine to improve the flowability of fluids.

Gliceryn In detergents, shampoos and other cosmetic products it is included in the formula with the aim of moisturising and softening the skin, protecting it from ageing or roughness.

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter  is a butter obtained from the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) native to Africa, family Sapotaceae. This vegetable fat contains vitamin E, carotene, quercetin, epigallocatechin gallate and has emollient and moisturising properties. It is used as a decongestant in inflammation of the nostrils.

PEG-12 Dimeticone  It has an emulsifying function and is used in cosmetics in liquid soaps, shampoos and more. It is a non-neurotoxic topical agent. It is often used in hair products due to its hydrophobic properties, which make the hair smooth, and its high molecular weight, which prevents the penetration of exogenous substances into the skin, protecting the skin. At concentrations between 1% and 30% it is considered safe.

Cetearyl Alcohol   is a chemical compound used in cosmetic products to give a creamy consistency. It can be used as a lubricant, emulsifier and thickener. It plays the role of a thickener and can reduce the amount of surfactant needed to form a stable system. It is suitable for all types of cosmetics, particularly creams and lotions.

Glyceryl Stearate Anionic surfactant with an emulsifying function, i.e. a substance that tends to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved and acts as an emollient to formulate gelled lipid phases in order to improve colloidal stability. Emulsifiers have the property of directly influencing the stability, sensory properties and surface tension of sunscreens by modulating their filmometric performance.

Palmitic Acid Acts as a cleansing agent, emollient in personal care cosmetics.

Stearic Acid  It is used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, solubiliser and lubricant. It is found in creams, lotions, shampoos, detergents.

Sodium Hyaluronate   sodium salt of hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance produced by the human body that is present in connective tissues such as skin and cartilage, and in connective, epithelial and neural cells. It can be extracted from animals. A humectant, moisturising agent, it can reduce wrinkles by reinforcing nutrients present in the skin or added through creams or lotions.

Avena It has been used by traditional medicine as a remedy for certain dermatological conditions, such as dry skin, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis and psoriasis. 

Alanyl glutamine can provide nutritional support for lymphocytes and maintain antioxidant reserves in the body's tissues, and provides valuable help in episodes of skin burns. Dermoprotective.

Batyl Alcohol   The structure of long-chain alkyl alcohols has demonstrated a clear permeation effect on human skin such that it is considered, together with alkylglycerols, to be a new class of modulators of skin penetration.

Benzoic acid   Preservative and antibacterial against bacteria, mould, yeasts, etc.

Caprylyl glycol  It is used as a preservative in cosmetic products in creams and nanosuspensions as aqueous formulations. Due to its highly lipophilic qualities (it dissolves easily in fats and oils) it has a greater influence on the stability of nanosuspensions. In practice, the more lipophilic the preservative, the greater the destabilising effect. 

Cetearyl glucoside Agente emulsionante. Gli emulsionanti hanno la proprietà di influenzare direttamente la stabilità, le proprietà sensoriali e la tensione superficiale dei filtri solari, modulando le loro prestazioni filmometriche. 

Dimethichonol   Skin conditioning agent and moisturising balm.

Polyacrylate-13 Polyacrylates-13   Film-forming agent used in personal care products, emulsifying and thickening agent.

Polyisobutene  Binding agent, film-forming agent and non-aqueous viscosity agent.

Polysorbate 20   Wetting agent, emulsifier.

Sodium Hydroxide - Caustic soda (Cosmetics)  Added in small amounts it is a detergent that dissolves oils and greases.

Sorbitan stearate   Binding agent, homogeniser.

Tocopheryl acetate also acts as a humectant when vitamin E is applied to the skin, and reduces sunburn after UV exposure.

Xanthan Gum thickener or rheology modifier to stabilise the emulsion. As a humectant, it improves the water absorption of the skin by moisturising and lubricating.

Conclusions

An excellent cream with ingredients aimed at achieving its stated purpose: moisturising, repairing dry or damaged skin. The effect is not immediate, but it takes a few weeks to see results. No health risk ingredients.