Water (also Aqua denat., Aqua dest.)
Water is an important component of the human body. The skin, in particular, stores large amounts of water in its network of hyaluron, collagen, and elastin, thus ensuring elasticity, suppleness, and a pleasant skin feel. Water is also an optimally skin-compatible solvent and a component of creams, which are a mixture of water and fat. It allows salts, such as sodium hyaluronate, to dissolve and thus convert into hyaluronic acid. Water also dissolves other active ingredients, such as glycerin, which is important for the skin's barrier function. However, tap water is never used in cosmetics because it contains, for example, lime, which can inhibit the effectiveness of the active ingredients used. Therefore, distilled or demineralized water is always used, or some manufacturers also use thermal water, which is enriched with trace elements and minerals. We use purified water in almost all our products.
