The difference between glycerin and 2,3-Butanediol

I believe that many people in the winter will find their skin is very dry, making it easy on skin sensitivity, peeling, flaking, dry and itchy problems ...... obviously their care is a full set of maintenance, but there are still problems, in fact, in the care of the time we tend to forget to moisturize this thing. Since the skin is dry, then apply more moisturizing skin care products. Today, we are mainly introducing the star product in the direction of water retention, 2,3-Butanediol.

Here is the content list:

l Different product categories

l Effects on the skin

l Advantages

Different product categories

There is a lot of skincare in the market with emollience and water-locking effect claims, but probably the first thing you are concerned about is glycerin. Although glycerin is effective, it can aggravate the dryness of the skin if used improperly. In fact, there is another component that you should not be unfamiliar with, but you usually pay less attention to 2,3-Butanediol. Many people can't tell their own skin type, obviously, they feel their face is very oily, but the test shows their skin is very dry, compared to mixed and sensitive skin is usually easier to identify, then How do you distinguish between oily and dry skin?

Effects on the skin

2,3-Butanediol is a chemical, often used in various cosmetics, as a polyol class, because of its characteristics suitable for moisturizing and solvent, it can play a moisturizing effect on the skin, use a fresh feeling, and has no sticky feeling, so it can provide a certain degree of moisturizing effect for the skin.

2,3-Butanediol is a colorless liquid that can absorb water molecules and has high moisturizing properties. It is non-toxic, non-irritating, and less irritating to the skin. Because of its good moisturizing and safety properties, butanediol is often used as one of the raw materials for skin care cosmetics.

Advantages

2,3-Butanediol has strong hygroscopicity, and it will produce a little irritation in the process of absorbing moisture from the skin epidermis, and its viscous texture will have a warm feeling when applied, and the added content should not be too high from the design of the skin feeling and moisturizing effect. Because it is an inexpensive ingredient, it is often found in compounded moisturizing systems. Moisturizers are a class of hydrophilic emollient substances that have the ability to bind water and hydrate the skin. However, their moisturizing effect is more easily affected by the humidity of the environment. When the relative humidity of the environment is too low, the effect of moisturizing will be significantly reduced. Therefore, it is usually combined with other moisturizers to synergize the moisturizing effect.

2,3-Butanediol can reduce the effect of dry skin by controlling the exchange of water between the product and the surrounding air to maintain the skin in a balanced state with a higher-than-normal water content.

This is our introduction to 2,3-Butanediol. By comparing 2,3-Butanediol with glycerin, we have introduced some advantages and strengths of 2,3-Butanediol. This is the reason why it has become the main ingredient of cosmetic ingredients.