Name: BIO - SOURCE HYDRATING & TONIFYING TONER
Brand: BIO

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Anti-aging
Moisturizing

Anti-aging

What does the product description say?

Life Plankton strengthens skin's natural defense and protect against age, environmental aggressions and lifestyle attacks while strenghtening skin's self-protection function and preventing attacks on skin cells.

Source: Biotherm CA

This product contains serine. This ingredient might be able to help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness, but there is not enough evidence that it actually works.

serine 0.35% - 0.8%

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Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles

tocopherol 0.05% - 0.25%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself

zinc gluconate 0.2% - 0.75%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Typically used to stabilize the product formulations. It is a salt of a 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. Due to the zinc content, might help calm down inflammation in skin

Moisturizing

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SOURCE HYDRATING & TONIFYING TONER

Source: From product name

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, citrulline.

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.

lactobacillus ferment 0.15% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A fermentation product created by bacteria Lactobacillus. The fermented product has anti-bacterial properties and might be helpful in calming down inflammation, but studies are lacking. Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Can be used as a preservative

serine 0.35% - 0.8%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles

citrulline 0.3% - 0.75%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

An amino-acid that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin

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zinc gluconate 0.2% - 0.75%

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Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-aging, Evens skin tone, Anti-oxidation, Exfoliation, Anti-blemish

Typically used to stabilize the product formulations. It is a salt of a 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. Due to the zinc content, might help calm down inflammation in skin

lactobacillus ferment 0.15% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidation, Reduces irritation

A fermentation product created by bacteria Lactobacillus. The fermented product has anti-bacterial properties and might be helpful in calming down inflammation, but studies are lacking. Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Can be used as a preservative

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alcohol denat. 3.9% - 5.8%

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Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products

linalool 0.2% - 0.75%

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A fragrance. Can be irritating

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water 40% - 60%

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Plain old water

butylene glycol 5.6% - 8.3%

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Works for: Moisturizing

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

alcohol denat. 3.9% - 5.8%

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Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products

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Water, Butylene glycol, Alcohol denat., Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium citrate, Chlorphenesin, Ppg-6-decyltetradeceth-30, Peg/ppg/polybutylene glycol-8/5/3 glycerin, Mannose, Disodium edta, Citric acid, Serine, Citrulline, Zinc gluconate, Linalool, Benzyl salicylate, Lactobacillus ferment, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl alcohol, Citronellol, Geraniol, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Hydrolyzed wheat protein, Hydroxycitronellal, Glycine, Arginine, Vitreoscilla ferment, Sodium dehydroacetate, Sodium succinate, Methionine, Potassium sorbate, Tocopherol, Parfum, Unknown

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WIMJ similarity score		37%	37%	36%	36%	36%	35%	34%	34%	34%	33%
Key ingredients	arginine citrulline +5 more	Common: arginine glycerin +2 more Other: niacinamide artemia extract +15 more	Common: arginine glycerin +2 more Other: palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 panthenol +15 more	Common: glycine serine +3 more Other: lactic acid galactomyces ferment filtrate +22 more	Common: arginine glycerin +2 more Other: alanine betaine +5 more	Common: arginine glycerin +2 more Other: copper tripeptide-1 adenosine +8 more	Common: arginine glycerin +1 more Other: alanine aminobutyric acid +10 more	Common: arginine glycerin +2 more Other: alanine aspartic acid +13 more	Common: glycerin glycine +2 more Other: niacinamide adenosine +33 more	Common: arginine glycerin +2 more Other: panthenol alanine +13 more	Common: glycerin lactobacillus ferment +1 more Other: madecassoside madecassic acid +10 more
Irritancy	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY MEDIUM
Potential Irritants	parfum Has skin benefit? hydroxycitronellal Has skin benefit? +16 more	sorbic acid Has skin benefit? caprylyl glycol Has skin benefit? +12 more	ci 16035 Has skin benefit? ci 19140 Has skin benefit? +18 more	humulus lupulus extract Has skin benefit? ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? +13 more	parfum Has skin benefit? punica granatum fruit extract Has skin benefit? +7 more	coptis japonica root extract Has skin benefit? disodium edta Has skin benefit? +3 more	salvia sclarea extract Has skin benefit? parfum Has skin benefit? +15 more	benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? sambucus nigra fruit extract Has skin benefit? +9 more	parfum Has skin benefit? propolis extract Has skin benefit? +22 more	citric acid Has skin benefit? potassium sorbate Has skin benefit? +5 more	hydroxycinnamic acid Has skin benefit? hibiscus esculentus fruit extract Has skin benefit? +11 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +33 more	water Has skin benefit? methylpropanediol Has skin benefit? +53 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +59 more	water Has skin benefit? sodium pca Has skin benefit? +53 more	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +28 more	water Has skin benefit? collagen Has skin benefit? +34 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +63 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +37 more	water Has skin benefit? dipropylene glycol Has skin benefit? +73 more	water Has skin benefit? propanediol Has skin benefit? +29 more	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +31 more

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