Name: Avène - Les Essentiels Revitalizing Nourishing Cream
Brand: Avène

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Product summary

Judging from the ingredient list, "Avène - Les Essentiels Revitalizing Nourishing Cream" works well for improving skin hydration To work well, any moisturizer needs to include a combination of water-binding and emollient ingredients. Avène - Les Essentiels Revitalizing Nourishing Cream ticks this box. Glycerin, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate and methyl gluceth-20 in this product (humectants) attract water molecules to the upper layer of the skin (the water comes from the outside air or from the deeper layers of the skin if the air is dry). Emollients in this formulation (paraffinum liquidum, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, isododecane and glyceryl stearate) help to reduce the moisture loss from the skin. They also soften the skin surface and relieve the feeling of dryness and tightness.

This product contains ingredients that could be beneficial, but their concentrations are too low in this formulation: vitamin e and caprylic/capric triglyceride

Irritation risk

This moisturizer contains some common irritants, including those without a benefit for the skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be medium. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here

You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.

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The product retails for 23.70£ in the United Kingdom.

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What can the product work for?

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Moisturizing

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Les Essentiels Revitalizing Nourishing Cream

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This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.

The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water. When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job: glycerin, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate.

This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: dimethicone, isododecane.

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: paraffinum liquidum

glycerin 4.2% - 6.3%

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

paraffinum liquidum 2.8% - 4.2%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Mineral oil. One of the most effective and well studied occlusive and emollient moisturizing ingredients. Helps reduce moisture loss in skin and repair skin barrier function

dimethicone 1.8% - 2.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish

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Key Actives

dimethicone 1.8% - 2.6%

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Works for: Moisturizing, Mattifying

A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish

glycerin 4.2% - 6.3%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing

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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parfum 0.15% - 0.7%

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An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients

pentylene glycol 1.1% - 1.6%

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Works for: Moisturizing

Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture

Comodogenic ingredients

cetearyl alcohol 2.1% - 3.1%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium

Works for: Cleansing, Moisturizing

A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture

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water 40% - 60%

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Plain old water

glycerin 4.2% - 6.3%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

octyldodecanol 3.6% - 5.4%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing

An emollient that helps to soften the skin and create a pleasant product texture and stabilize the formulation

Ingredient list view

Water, Glycerin, Octyldodecanol, Paraffinum liquidum, Cetearyl alcohol, Dimethicone, Isododecane, Methyl gluceth-20, Pentylene glycol, Water, Silica, Cetearyl glucoside, Glyceryl stearate, Peg-100 stearate, Benzoic acid, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum, Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, Polyacrylate-13, Polyisobutene, Polysorbate 20, Ribes rubrum fruit extract, Rubus idaeus fruit extract, Sodium benzoate, Sodium hydroxide, Sorbitan isostearate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl glucoside, Vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract, Xanthan gum

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Key ingredients	paraffinum liquidum caprylic/capric triglyceride +2 more	Common: paraffinum liquidum caprylic/capric triglyceride +2 more Other: butyrospermum parkii butter ficus carica fruit extract +5 more	Common: paraffinum liquidum caprylic/capric triglyceride +2 more Other:	Common: paraffinum liquidum caprylic/capric triglyceride +2 more Other: colloidal oatmeal	Common: paraffinum liquidum dimethicone +2 more Other: palmitoyl hexapeptide-12 palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 +4 more	Common: paraffinum liquidum caprylic/capric triglyceride +3 more Other: panthenol panthenol +5 more	Common: paraffinum liquidum dimethicone +1 more Other: salicylic acid niacinamide +7 more	Common: paraffinum liquidum dimethicone +1 more Other: niacinamide butyrospermum parkii butter +1 more	Common: paraffinum liquidum dimethicone +1 more Other: avena sativa kernel flour	Common: paraffinum liquidum caprylic/capric triglyceride +2 more Other: butyrospermum parkii butter ficus carica fruit extract +5 more	Common: paraffinum liquidum caprylic/capric triglyceride +2 more Other: madecassic acid petrolatum +13 more	Common: paraffinum liquidum caprylic/capric triglyceride +2 more Other: allantoin cera alba
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Potential Irritants	parfum Has skin benefit? vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract Has skin benefit? +6 more	parfum Has skin benefit? punica granatum fruit extract Has skin benefit? +8 more	parfum Has skin benefit? vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract Has skin benefit? +6 more	benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? piroctone olamine Has skin benefit? +3 more	albizia julibrissin bark extract Has skin benefit? sodium lactate Has skin benefit? +2 more	tocopheryl acetate Has skin benefit? sodium lactate Has skin benefit? +12 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? disodium edta Has skin benefit? +3 more	citric acid Has skin benefit? ascorbyl palmitate Has skin benefit? +4 more	benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? potassium hydroxide Has skin benefit? +3 more	parfum Has skin benefit? punica granatum fruit extract Has skin benefit? +8 more	lavandula angustifolia oil Has skin benefit? scutellaria baicalensis root extract Has skin benefit? +10 more	dmdm hydantoin Has skin benefit? parfum Has skin benefit? +6 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +29 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +30 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +29 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +17 more	water Has skin benefit? caprylic/capric triglyceride Has skin benefit? +30 more	water Has skin benefit? caprylic/capric triglyceride Has skin benefit? +25 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +27 more	water Has skin benefit? paraffinum liquidum Has skin benefit? +17 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +14 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +30 more	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +34 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +15 more

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