Vitamin B5
Vitamin B5 (panthenol) hydrates, soothes and helps support a comfortable skin barrier. A reliable friend to dry, sensitive and stressed skin.
Vitamin B5 (panthenol) hydrates, soothes and helps support a comfortable skin barrier. A reliable friend to dry, sensitive and stressed skin.
Vitamin B5 usually appears as panthenol or pro-vitamin B5 on ingredient lists, and skin converts it to pantothenic acid. It's a humectant, so it draws in water, and it has a soothing, softening effect that helps skin feel comfortable.
Panthenol is very well tolerated and works with almost any other ingredient, so you can use it morning and night. It's often found in hydrating serums, eye gels and blemish gels, where it helps offset the drying effect of other actives. Environ includes it in products such as the Clarity+ Sebu-Spot Blemish Gel.
Apply serums to slightly damp skin and follow with moisturiser to lock the hydration in.