Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-oxidation
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: low
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Key actives
Product Summary
"Beauty of Joseon - Glow Deep Serum" is effective for: Moisturizing
This product could be helpful for: Evens skin tone, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.
Ingredient callouts
- Panthenol (pro-vitamin B5) at about 1.10% - 1.60% concentration. In this concentration, Panthenol works effectively to improve the skin barrier and reduce inflammation.
- Humectants (arginine 0.15% - 0.60%, glyceryl glucoside 0.35% - 0.85%, trehalose 0.45% - 1.10%, polyglycerin-3 0.85% - 1.30%, panthenol 1.10% - 1.60% and glycerin 4.50% - 6.80%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.
About the brand
According to Cruelty-Free Kitty "Beauty of Joseon" is cruelty free and so is its parent company.
Price
The product retails for 15.00A$ in Australia, from 12.75$ up to 17.00$ in the United States and for 16.90£ in the United Kingdom.
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Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
What it is A light-weight, hydrating serum enriched with Hanbang(traditional Korean herbal medicine) ingredients for skin brightening & anti-pigmentation Texture Lightweight and watery texture
Source: Beauty of Joseon
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:
arginine, glycerin.
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: arginine, glycine soja seed extract.
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: panthenol
A sugar that attracts water to the upper layer of the skin
Plant oil that due to its high content of linoleic acid can help support skin's barrier function improving its hydration
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function
Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin
Can help to restore skin barrier function and soften its upper layer
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
Bean extract that in theory might help to reduce hyperpigmentation, but evidence of effectiveness in skin are missing
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Could be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function
An emollient that helps soften the skin. Might be somewhat helpful in evening the skin tone.
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and soften it
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
Might be somewhat helpful for attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
A grain extract that helps to create a thicker product consistency. It might have some anti-oxidant properties and help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
Anti-oxidation
This product contains antioxidants (arbutin) that might be able to help neutralize free radicals in skin to lessen the damage it gets from the UV light (sun). There is not enough evidence to confirm their effectiveness in skin though.
Beta-arbutin. Can help to reduce hyperpigmentation and has an anti-oxidant effect when used in high enough concentration. Is less effective compared to alpha-arbutin
A plant extract that might have some anti-oxidant properties
An emollient that helps soften the skin. Might be somewhat helpful in evening the skin tone.
A grain extract that helps to create a thicker product consistency. It might have some anti-oxidant properties and help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Key ingredients include brightening rice bran water and 2 % arbutin, which is renowned for its ability to address acne scars, pigmentation, and dullness.
Source: Beauty Bay
The following ingredient (ingredients) in this product might be helpful, but there is no evidence to confirm that it actually works: arbutin, glycine soja seed extract, vigna radiata seed extract.
Beta-arbutin. Can help to reduce hyperpigmentation and has an anti-oxidant effect when used in high enough concentration. Is less effective compared to alpha-arbutin
An emollient that helps soften the skin. Might be somewhat helpful in evening the skin tone.
Bean extract that in theory might help to reduce hyperpigmentation, but evidence of effectiveness in skin are missing
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 87/100.
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Key Actives
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function
Beta-arbutin. Can help to reduce hyperpigmentation and has an anti-oxidant effect when used in high enough concentration. Is less effective compared to alpha-arbutin
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin
A sugar that attracts water to the upper layer of the skin
Can help to restore skin barrier function and soften its upper layer
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
Plant oil that due to its high content of linoleic acid can help support skin's barrier function improving its hydration
Potential irritants
A plant extract that might have some anti-oxidant properties
Beta-arbutin. Can help to reduce hyperpigmentation and has an anti-oxidant effect when used in high enough concentration. Is less effective compared to alpha-arbutin
A gelling agent that thickens the product consistency and leaves the skin with a velvety finish
Maintains the texture of skincare products. Allows the product to spread evenly. Helps oil and water mix together
An emollient that helps soften the skin. Might be somewhat helpful in evening the skin tone.
Comedogenic ingredients
All ingredients
Might be somewhat helpful for attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
Helps to dissolve other ingredients in a formulation. Slows down the rate of product drying
Beta-arbutin. Can help to reduce hyperpigmentation and has an anti-oxidant effect when used in high enough concentration. Is less effective compared to alpha-arbutin
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and soften it
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function
Can help to restore skin barrier function and soften its upper layer
A gelling agent that thickens the product consistency and leaves the skin with a velvety finish
Used to thicken product formulations and create gel-like textures
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
Maintains the texture of skincare products. Allows the product to spread evenly. Helps oil and water mix together
A plant extract that might have some anti-oxidant properties
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Could be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function
An emollient that helps soften the skin. Might be somewhat helpful in evening the skin tone.
A grain extract that helps to create a thicker product consistency. It might have some anti-oxidant properties and help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
Plant oil that due to its high content of linoleic acid can help support skin's barrier function improving its hydration
Bean extract that in theory might help to reduce hyperpigmentation, but evidence of effectiveness in skin are missing
Ingredient list view
Oryza sativa bran water, Water, Glycerin, Butylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, Dipropylene glycol, Arbutin, Methyl gluceth-20, Panthenol, Polyglycerin-3, Trehalose, Glyceryl glucoside, Hydrolyzed jojoba esters, Hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Xanthan gum, Arginine, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Disodium edta, Coptis japonica root extract, Sorbitan isostearate, Glucose, Cyclohexane, Coix lacryma-jobi ma-yuen seed extract, Glycine soja seed extract, Hordeum distichon extract, Oryza sativa extract, Sesamum indicum seed extract, Triticum vulgare seed extract, Vigna radiata seed extract, Zea mays kernel extract
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