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Slam Dunk Hydrating Moisturizer
Unleashing the Power of Nature for Hydrated and Protected Skin
Finding the ideal moisturizer can be a game-changer in the broad realm of skincare. The "Slam Dunk Hydrating Facial Moisturizer" is a product by Bubble Skincare, a company that honors the beauty of nature. This daily face moisturizer, which is made with the beneficial ingredients Natural Aloe Juice and Avocado Oil, unleashes the regenerating power of plants to hydrate and shield the skin. This fragrance-free moisturizer provides deep hydration and blue light protection for all skin types, making it a nourishing and calming elixir for your skin's everyday needs. The benefits of nature's many gifts for skincare have long been acknowledged. This advice is taken to heart by Bubble Skincare, which has developed a moisturizer that expertly combines the best elements of nature.
Overview of ingredients
Aqua (Water), Isononyl Isononanoate, Glycerin, Heptyl Undecylenate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Glucose, Hydrolyzed Pea Protein, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Succinate, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Hoya Lacunosa Flower Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Arginine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tocopherol, Sodium Phytate, Phenoxyethanol
Introduction to the Power of Bubble Moisturizer
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Highlights
no fragrance
paraben-free
sulphate-free
vegan
dye-free
cruelty-free
Non- comedogenic
Ingredients explained
ALSO-CALLED: Water | WHAT-IT-DOES: solvent
Aqua (Water):The Vital Hydrator
The unsung star in skincare and cleaning products is aqua, also known as water. The most typical component of skincare. The majority of the time, it appears right at the top of the ingredient list, indicating that it is the greatest component of the product. Water, the ultimate hydrator, is the foundation of every skincare solution. Its primary function is to restore the skin's moisture levels, resulting in proper hydration and a flawless complexion. Water serves as a base for the other components, enabling them to efficiently permeate the skin and perform their magic.
Aqua satisfies the skin's thirst and replaces moisture that has been lost while acting as a gentle and efficient moisturizing agent in skincare. It is suitable for all skin types, including those with sensitive or acne-prone skin, because of its light weight and non-comedogenic properties.
Aqua acts as a crucial carrier in cleaning goods, dissolving pollutants and delicately removing filth and grime. Its solvent qualities make it the ideal foundation for mild cleansers that remove impurities from the face without removing its natural oils.
Bubble Moisturizer
WHAT-IT-DOES: ALSO-CALLED: Glycerol | WHAT-IT-DOES: skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | IRRITANCY: 0 | COMEDOGENICITY: 0
Superstar Glycerin
A natural humectant found in our skin. A very common, affordable, efficient, and safe chemical that has been in use for more than 50 years. A basic moisturizer that is much more than that: It retains our skin's lipids in a healthy (liquid crystal) state between our skin cells, guards against irritation, and aids in barrier restoration. Effective at concentrations as low as 3%, with further advantages for dry skin at 20–40% . Using high-glycerin moisturizers to treat really dry skin is fantastic.
Isononyl Isononanoate
WHAT-IT-DOES: ALSO-CALLED: emollient
Isononyl Isononanoate is an emollient that helps give skin a velvety texture by softening and smoothing the skin. For more, click here
WHAT-IT-DOES: Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride:
This substance, which is derived from coconut oil, works as a thin emollient to moisturize skin without blocking pores. It's a pleasant component that simply feels good on the skin, is highly well tolerated by all skin types, and is simple to use into formulations. The reason it's such a hit!
Powerful humectant glycerin draws moisture to the skin, keeping it moisturized and supple. For more, click here
WHAT-IT-DOES: humectant
Heptyl Undecylenate
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
WHAT-IT-DOES: emulsifier
This emulsifier aids in blending the water- and oil-based components of the moisturizer to create a consistent and stable texture. For more, click here
WHAT-IT-DOES: emulsifier
Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate
Another emulsifier, polyglyceryl-3 stearate, aids in formula stabilization and guarantees a uniform and easy application.
The fatty alcohol cetyl alcohol gives the moisturizer a silky and smooth texture by serving as an emollient and emulsifier. Is cetyl alcohol damaging to the skin? No. A "fatty" alcohol like cetyl alcohol isn't drying or irritating, in contrast to "simple" alcohols like alcohol denat, ethanol, propanol, and methanol. Instead, it acts as an emollient and aids in the skin's ability to retain moisture.
WHAT-IT-DOES: emollient and emulsifier
Cetyl Alcohol
Persea Gratissima Oil - Goodie
ALSO-CALLED: Avocado Oil, Persea Americana Oil WHAT-IT-DOES: antioxidant, emollient IRRITANCY: 0 COMEDOGENICITY: 0-3
The oil is derived from the pulp of the avocado, one of the world's healthiest fruits. It contains certain other fatty acids, such as palmitic acid (10%) and linoleic acid (8%), in addition to the nourishing and moisturizing fatty acid oleic (70%). A number of minerals and the vitamins A, E, and D are also present. Avocado oil may hydrate various skin layers and has exceptional skin-penetrating abilities. It is an extremely nourishing, moisturizing oil that makes the skin smooth and soft. It also possesses some antioxidant qualities as a result of its vitamin E concentration. It is suggested for dry skin because it is a high-oleic plant oil.
WHAT-IT-DOES: humectant and antioxidant
Aloe vera is the popular name for a species of desert plant called Aloe barbadensis. Aloe vera plants are succulents because they hold water in their leaves. Aloe barbadensis leaf juice is the name of the extract made from this plant's leaf juice. Aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder is made by drying the juicy leaves. It has a lot of anti-inflammatory ingredients and is a great moisturizer. The succulent plant Aloe barbadensis has luscious interiors. It has numerous advantages, particularly for skin types like dry, damaged, cracked, or sensitive skin. It has calming, anti-itching, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, and humectant effects.
ALSO-CALLED-LIKE-THIS: Shea Butter WHAT-IT-DOES: emollient, viscosity controlling
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter - Goodie
Shea butter must be well-known to most people, unless they are living under a rock. Currently, it's the natural butter that is most talked about in skincare. It is a magical emollient and moisturizer made from the seeds of African Shea or Karite Trees. However, it serves as more than just an emollient; in addition to regenerating and soothing the skin and protecting it from environmental hazards like wind and UV rays, it is also a rich source of antioxidants like vitamins A, E, and F, quercetin, and epigallocatechin gallate. Shea is difficult to match if you're looking for rich emollient effects plus more.
Glucose - Goodie
A posh term for sugar. Fortunately, unlike when you consume it, it is healthy when applied to your skin. It possesses water-binding qualities, which means that it aids in maintaining the moisture in your skin.
WHAT-IT-DOES: moisturizer/humectant
Hydrolyzed Pea Protein
This component helps maintain the skin's firmness and smoothness.
Sodium chloride
Salt is known by its official name, sodium chloride. everyday table salt, as in normal. If you studied the shower gel label while having a shower, as we do, you would have observed that sodium chloride is almost always listed among the ingredients. This is because salt works incredibly well as a thickener in cleansing solutions made with ionic cleansing agents, also known as surfactants, such as Sodium Laureth Sulfate. A few percent (usually 1-3%) create a lovely gel texture out of a liquid surfactant solution. In addition, salt functions as an emulsion stabilizer in water-in-oil emulsions, which are silicone-based emulsions in which water droplets are scattered in the outer oil phase. Last but not least, a product is typically a body scrub with salt acting as the physical exfoliating agent when salt appears directly at the front of the ingredient list (and is not dissolved).
A buffering substance that aids in keeping the moisturizer's pH equilibrium is sodium succinate.
WHAT-IT-DOES: buffering
Sodium Succinate
ALSO-CALLED: Salt | WHAT-IT-DOES: viscosity regulation
WHAT-IT-DOES: emolliant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Although its lengthy name conceals it, this polymer molecule—a large molecule made of repeated monomers or subunits—is related to the widely used thickening Carbomer, which enjoys water. Both of them are large molecules with acrylic acid units, but the Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer also has a few hydrophobic, or water-hating, monomers in it. This indicates that our molecule prefers both oil and water, which allows it to function as both an emulsion stabilizer and thickener. Due to the fact that it also functions with the majority of cleansing agents (unlike many other thickeners), it is widely used in cleansers as well as gel-type compositions that also contain an oil phase.
Rich in vital fatty acids, evening primrose oil is a botanical gem that deeply hydrates and nourishes the skin.
WHAT-IT-DOES: emollient
Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil
This botanical extract, which is derived from the Hoya Lacunosa Flower, has relaxing and energizing characteristics that help to promote a more luminous complexion.
Hoya Lacunosa Flower Extract
WHAT-IT-DOES: calming
WHAT-IT-DOES: viscosity regulation, emulsion stabilizer
Goodie: Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
ALSO-CALLED-LIKE-THIS: Roman Chamomile Flower Extract WHAT-IT-DOES: soothing, perfuming
German and Roman chamomile are the two main varieties. Both are calming, but the German version has additional anti-inflammatory active ingredients (such as chamazulene). The phenolic chemicals in Roman chamomile are what give it its anti-inflammatory effects, and, according to the maker, it also has some good skin tone benefits.
Hydrogenated Lecithin - Goodie
Our skin's main fat-soluble antioxidant, which provides important UVB photoprotection. Together, vitamins C and E offer excellent photoprotection and have emollient qualities. Furthermore, affordable, stable, and easy to formulate
Tocopherol - Goodie
ALSO-CALLED: Vitamin E | WHAT-IT-DOES: antioxidant | IRRITANCY: 0-3 | COMEDOGENICITY: 0-3
It is the typical lecithin that has been chemically diced up. It is mostly utilized to make liposomes, coat, and stabilize other substances. An emollient and emulsifier that aids in enhancing the texture and spreadability of the moisturizer is hydrogenated lecithin.
WHAT-IT-DOES: emollient, emulsifying
Arginine - Goodie
WHAT-IT-DOES: skin-identical ingredient
One of the fundamental components of skin collagen and hair keratin is a semi-essential amino acid. It is a skin hydrator and a natural moisturizing agent, and it may also hasten the healing of wounds.
Arginine typically has a positive charge (cationic), which makes it effective as a film-forming agent and substantive to skin and hair (those are more negatively charged surfaces). The positive charge also helps to form a complex with AHAs (AHAs like to be negatively charged and lose a hydrogen ion, thus the positive and negative ions attract each other) that results in a "time-release AHA effect" and lessens the discomfort caused by AHAs.
WHAT-IT-DOES: preservative
Phenoxyethanol
It essentially serves as the current IT preventative. It is gentle and safe, but more significantly, it is not a paraben, which is generally dreaded without scientific justification. It was first used around 1950 and is still available today in up to 1% of the world's population. Green tea contains it naturally, however, the form used in cosmetics is synthetic. It offers some other benefits in addition to a high safety profile and being rather mild on the skin. It can withstand temperatures up to 85°C and functions well across a wide pH range (ph 3–10), making it suitable for usage in a variety of formulations. It frequently pairs with ethylhexylglycerin because it enhances phenoxyethanol's preservation capabilities.
Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E)
WHAT-IT-DOES: antioxidant, IRRITANCY: 0 COMEDOGENICITY: 0
It is the form of pure vitamin E that is most frequently utilized in cosmetics. Here you can read in detail about the pure form. This is the supposedly esterified variant. Leslie Baumann, a well-known dermatologist, claims that while tocopheryl acetate is more stable and has a longer shelf life, it is also less well absorbed by the skin and might not have the same amazing photoprotective properties as pure vitamin E, an antioxidant that protects the skin from free radical damage and fosters skin health.
Sodium Phytate
WHAT-IT-DOES: chelating
A chelating agent that helps stabilize the mixture and stop other chemicals from oxidizing. It's one of those small elements that works in the background to keep the product consistent over time. Nothing like it, not even a color shift. It accomplishes this by neutralizing the metal ions in the formula (which typically enter there through water) that, if left unchecked, might lead to some undesirable modifications.
Steps to Follow: Recognize the Power of Balance
It's simple to incorporate the Slam Dunk Moisturizer into your regular skincare regimen. Apply 1-2 pumps of the moisturizer to clean, dry skin after toning your face. Use it in your nighttime and morning skincare routines to keep your skin hydrated and supple all day.
Regardless of skin type, Bubble Skincare recognizes that everyone deserves healthy-looking skin. All skin types, from oily to dry and everything in between, can be taken care of with the Slam Dunk Hydrating Facial Moisturizer. With its non-comedogenic formula, which guarantees deep hydration without clogging pores, it is appropriate for skin that is prone to acne.
All Skin Types Are Acceptable
Amazon Review:
1.Ava
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Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023
Verified Purchase
I adore this moisturizer so much! On my skin, it basically feels light and smells hardly there. The only problem is that it seems to exhaust itself really quickly. The container is sealed, and I wish it could be opened so I could refill it with my preferred moisturizer and keep using the handy pump. Despite this, I used it approximately five days a week for a couple of months and enjoyed it. For more brilliance, I even blended it with the LumiGlotion.
2.Jambo Jessie
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Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023
Verified Purchase
I have nothing but positive things to say about this product! The flower pump is gorgeous, and my sensitive skin loves how light it feels on my face. I'll never use my previous moisturizer again!
4.Bri
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Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2023
Verified Purchase
It might appear a little expensive, but it's totally worth it! I'm really happy with the results and how nicely this moisturizer works.
3.Helen Broussard
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Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2023
Verified Purchase
For my teenage granddaughter, I bought this moisturizer, and she adores it.
