Essential building block for a long-lasting manicure. Improves adhesion and protects the nail from discoloration.
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Ingredients overview
Sd Alcohol 40-B, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Nitrocellulose, Tosylamide/Epoxy Resin, Isopropyl Alcohol, Polyvinyl Butyral, Triphenyl Phosphate, Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate, Etocrylene, Calcium Pantothenate, Panthenol, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Amino Acids, Water, Violet #2 (Ci 60725)
Warning: This ingredient list contains several ingredient names that do not follow the INCI nomenclature. Read here for more detail.
Highlights
Key Ingredients
Anti-acne: Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
Antioxidant: Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
Soothing: Panthenol, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
Other Ingredients
Antimicrobial/antibacterial: Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
Colorant: Violet #2 (Ci 60725)
Moisturizer/humectant: Panthenol
Perfuming: Ethyl Acetate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil
Solvent: Sd Alcohol 40-B, Ethyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Water
Viscosity controlling: Sd Alcohol 40-B, Isopropyl Alcohol, Polyvinyl Butyral
Skim through
| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sd Alcohol 40-B | solvent, viscosity controlling | icky | |
| Ethyl Acetate | perfuming, solvent | ||
| Butyl Acetate | solvent | ||
| Nitrocellulose | |||
| Tosylamide/Epoxy Resin | |||
| Isopropyl Alcohol | solvent, viscosity controlling, perfuming | 0, 0 | icky |
| Polyvinyl Butyral | viscosity controlling | ||
| Triphenyl Phosphate | |||
| Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate | |||
| Etocrylene | |||
| Calcium Pantothenate | |||
| Panthenol | soothing, moisturizer/humectant | 0, 0 | goodie |
| Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil | soothing, anti-acne, antioxidant, antimicrobial/antibacterial, perfuming | goodie | |
| Amino Acids | |||
| Water | solvent | ||
| Violet #2 (Ci 60725) | colorant |
Maxus Nails Base Coat - Strengthening
Ingredients explainedSd Alcohol 40-B - icky
What-it-does: solvent, viscosity controlling, astringent
SD-Alcohol and some numer+letter refers to alcohol (or ethanol) being denaturated with different kind of additives. These additives make sure that the alcohol ispoisonous and bad tasting so that nobody drinks their alcohol-loaded toner.40-B specifically means the additives aredenatonium benzoate and t-butyl alcohol.
As for Alcohol Denat in skincare, it's a controversial ingredient. It's a great solvent and makes cosmetically elegant, light formulas but at best it's skin-drying, at worst it's skin-barrier damaging. We have written about alcohol way more here.
Ethyl Acetate
What-it-does: perfuming, solvent
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Butyl Acetate
What-it-does: solvent
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Nitrocellulose
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Tosylamide/Epoxy Resin
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Isopropyl Alcohol - icky
What-it-does: solvent, viscosity controlling, perfuming | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Polyvinyl Butyral
What-it-does: viscosity controlling
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Triphenyl Phosphate
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Etocrylene
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Calcium Pantothenate
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Panthenol - goodie
Also-called: Pro-Vitamin B5 | What-it-does: soothing, moisturizer/humectant | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0
An easy-to-formulate, commonly used, nice to have ingredient that’s also called pro-vitamin B5. As you might guess from the “pro” part, it’s a precursor to vitamin B5 (whose fancy name is pantothenic acid).
Its main job in skincare products is to moisturise the skin. It’s a humectant meaning that it can help the skin to attract water and then hold onto it. There is also research showing that panthenol can help our skin to produce more lovely lipids that are important for a strong and healthy skin barrier.
Another great thing about panthenol is that it has anti-inflammatory and skin protecting abilities. A study shows that it can reduce the irritation caused by less-nice other ingredients (e.g. fragrance, preservatives or chemical sunscreens) in the product.
Research also shows that it might be useful for wound healing as it promotes fibroblast (nice type of cells in our skin that produce skin-firming collagen) proliferation.
If that wasn’t enough panthenol is also useful in nail and hair care products. A study shows that a nail treatment liquide with 2% panthenol could effectively get into the nail and significantly increase the hydration of it.
As for the hair the hydration effect is also true there. Panthenol might make your hair softer, more elastic and helps to comb your hair more easily.
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil - goodie
Also-called: Tea Tree Oil, TTO | What-it-does: soothing, anti-acne, antioxidant, antimicrobial/antibacterial, perfuming
The famous tea treeoil. One of the best known essential oils which comes from Australia where it has been used for almost 100 years for its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory actions. Legend has itthat the medicinal benefits of the oil were considered so important that Australian soldiers were supplied with some tea tree oil in their World War II military kit.
Similar to other essential oils, tea tree oil is a very complex chemical mixture consisting of about 100 components,themajor ones being terpinen-4-ol(40%), γ-Terpinene (23%)and α-Terpinene (10%). Terpinen-4-ol is considered to be the main active component but as a greatarticle in Clinical Microbiology Reviews states "while some TTO components may be considered less active, none can be considered inactive" and most components contributeto TTO's strong antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal effects.
Regarding skincare and tea tree oil, its most well-known effect is probably being a well established anti-acne ingredient. Multiple studies confirm that TTO is effective against the evil acne-causingbacteria called P. acnes and the effectiveness of 5% TTO gel is comparable to the gold standard anti-acne treatment,5% Benzoyl Peroxidelotion. You need to be a bit more patient with TTO, though, as its effects come slower but also with fewer side effects.
Regarding TTO and sensitive skin, we say that you should be careful. Even if your skin is not sensitive you should never put undiluted TTO on your skin. Luckily, it contains only very small amounts of the common allergens (such as limonene), but irritant and allergic reactions still happen, especially by oxidation products that occur in older ornot properly stored oil. So if you have some pure TTO at home, know that storage matters, keep it in a cool, dry, dark place and use it up in a reasonable amount of time.
Overall, we do not often give a goodie status to essential oils, but we feel that TTO's unique antibacterial and anti-acne properties with its minimal allergen content warrant an exception. If your skin is acne-prone, TTO is something to experiment with.
Amino Acids
This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!
Water
Also-called: Aqua | What-it-does: solvent
Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product.
It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water.
Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying.
One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time.
Violet #2 (Ci 60725)
Also-called: Violet 2;Ci 60725 | What-it-does: colorant
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
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