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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Distinct African Oil Complex TM ensures delivery of youth-preserving essential fatty acid matrix, and moisturizing botanicals fade and fight the signs of aging skin fine lines and wrinkles, blemishes, dark spots, hormonal imbalances, inflammation, redness, dryness and sagging. Key Ingredients
centella asiatica leaf extract
2.1% -
3.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. It can be irritating to sensitive skin. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It could, however, itself be irritating.
resveratrol
0.45% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
Helps neutralize free radicals in skin and might help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, as well as even out the skin tone
ubiquinone
0.4% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Coenzyme Q10. It helps neutralize free radicals in skin, improves skin hydration and might be helpful agains fine lines and wrinkles. It can be an allergen
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Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Fleurs d'Afrique Intensive Recovery Cream
saccharide isomerate
0.15% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
cylindrotheca fusiformis extract
0.45% -
1.05%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps skin moisturization by attracting water to the upper layer of the skin. Might have some anti-oxidant properties but research confirming effectiveness in skin is lacking
glycerin
0.4% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
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Anti-oxidation
ubiquinone
0.4% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Coenzyme Q10. It helps neutralize free radicals in skin, improves skin hydration and might be helpful agains fine lines and wrinkles. It can be an allergen
resveratrol
0.45% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps neutralize free radicals in skin and might help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, as well as even out the skin tone
caffeine
0.2% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals. Can have a dehydration effect that might somewhat decrease the look of puffy eyes
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Boasting impressive skin-revitalising and regenerative capabilities, these plant extracts help lessen lines, counteract blemishes, alleviate redness and combat sagging while deflecting skin-ageing free radical damage.
centella asiatica leaf extract
2.1% -
3.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. It can be irritating to sensitive skin. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It could, however, itself be irritating.
niacinamide
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
copper gluconate
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Typically used to stabilize the product formulations. It is a salt of polyhydroxy acid (PHA) and in larger concentrations, can help shed the dead cells from the skin surface revealing smoother skin. It can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Could be helpful in neutralizing free radicals, but solid research is missing
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Distinct African Oil Complex TM ensures delivery of youth-preserving essential fatty acid matrix, and moisturizing botanicals fade and fight the signs of aging skin fine lines and wrinkles, blemishes, dark spots, hormonal imbalances, inflammation, redness, dryness and sagging. Key Ingredients
resveratrol
0.45% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps neutralize free radicals in skin and might help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, as well as even out the skin tone
glycine soja protein
0.45% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A plant extract that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and soften it. It might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals. It might be somewhat helpful for evening out the skin tone. It might be able to support elastin production but solid research is lacking
hydrolyzed soy protein
1.3% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might have some anti-aging, anti-oxidant, and skin lightening properties, but solid evidence is missing
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging | |
| Evens skin tone | |
| Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
56/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Potential irritants
anthemis nobilis flower extract
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Reduces irritation,
Anti-inflammatory
A plant extract that one one hand, can contain compounds that can help calm down skin irritation, but, on the other hand, its other compounds (especially fragrant ones) can themselves be irritating
arnica montana flower extract
0.15% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
A plant extract that can be irritating. It can have some anti-bacterial properties, but there are no evidence of a beneficial effect for skin
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Comodogenic ingredients
No comodogenic ingredients detected
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
niacinamide
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Antibacterial,
Reduces redness
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
copper gluconate
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish,
Exfoliation
Typically used to stabilize the product formulations. It is a salt of polyhydroxy acid (PHA) and in larger concentrations, can help shed the dead cells from the skin surface revealing smoother skin. It can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Could be helpful in neutralizing free radicals, but solid research is missing
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Potential irritants
anthemis nobilis flower extract
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Reduces irritation,
Anti-inflammatory
A plant extract that one one hand, can contain compounds that can help calm down skin irritation, but, on the other hand, its other compounds (especially fragrant ones) can themselves be irritating
arnica montana flower extract
0.15% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
A plant extract that can be irritating. It can have some anti-bacterial properties, but there are no evidence of a beneficial effect for skin
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Comodogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
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Ingredient list view
Unknown, Jasminum sambac flower water, Aloe ferox leaf extract, Trichilia emetica seed butter, Sodium hyaluronate, Hydrolyzed rice protein, Centella asiatica leaf extract, Hydrolyzed soybean fiber, Hydrolyzed soy protein, Hydrolyzed millet, Hydrolyzed pea, Verbena officinalis extract, Kigelia africana fruit extract, Unknown, Jasminum sambac flower oil, Tocopherol, Cylindrotheca fusiformis extract, Resveratrol, Coffea arabica seed extract, Glycine soja protein, Oxido reductases, Ubiquinone, Tromethamine, Panthenol, Mangifera indica seed butter, Sclerocarya birrea seed oil, Adansonia digitata fruit extract, Citrullus lanatus seed oil, Schinziophyton rautanenii kernel oil, Cyclopia genistoides leaf extract, Cucumis sativus fruit extract, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Cetyl alcohol, Glycerin, Unknown, Mangifera indica seed butter, Copper gluconate, Niacinamide, Anthemis nobilis flower extract, Rosa canina fruit oil, Caffeine, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, Saccharide isomerate, Pearl powder, Arnica montana flower extract, Aspalathus linearis extract, Calendula officinalis flower extract, Synthetic fluorphlogopite, Citrus bergamia peel oil expressed, Citrus aurantium bergamia peel oil, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol
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