BIOTHERM LAIT CORPOREL MOISTURIZING LOTION
Product summary
Judging from the ingredient list, "BIOTHERM - LAIT CORPOREL MOISTURIZING LOTION" works well for improving skin hydration This moisturizer uses a good combo of humectants and emollients. These both types of ingredients are essentials for improving the skin hydration and keeping the skin barrier healthy. Humectants in this product (urea, alanine, aspartic acid, fructose and glutamic acid) help to increase the water content in the upper layer of the skin. (These ingredients do so by "capturing" water molecules from the outside air or from within the deeper layers of the skin). Emollients in this formulation (paraffinum liquidum, dimethicone, dimethiconol, cetyl alcohol and olea europaea fruit oil) help to reduce the moisture loss from the skin. They also soften the skin surface and relieve the feeling of dryness and tightness.
Irritation risk
This moisturizer contains a bunch of common irritants, including ingredients that do not provide any known benefit for the skin. It might not be the best choice if your skin is sensitive. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be high. 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.
Price
The product retails for 40.00CA$ in Canada and for 38.00$ in the United States.
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Benefits
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
LAIT CORPOREL MOISTURIZING LOTION
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:
alanine, aspartic acid.
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, dimethiconol.
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: paraffinum liquidum, urea
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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| alanine | HIGH |  |  |
| aspartic acid | HIGH | | |
| dimethicone | HIGH | | |
Other benefit: Anti-aging
This product contains aspartic acid. 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.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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| aspartic acid | MEDIUM | | |
| tocopherol | LOW |  | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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| propylene glycol | | |
| limonene | | |
| citrus aurantium dulcis oil | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- Mineral oil
- urea
- dimethicone
- dimethiconol
- fructose
- glutamic acid
- alanine
- hexyl nicotinate
- sucrose
- Vitamin E
- glycerin
- aspartic acid
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 45% - 55% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 4.7% - 5.7% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
| 4.1% - 5% | |
| An emollient that helps soften the skin but is not effective for restoring its barrier function. Might be helpful to calm down inflammation | |
| 3.1% - 3.8% | |
| 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 | |
| 2.2% - 2.7% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating | |
| 1.8% - 2.3% | |
| Used to adjust pH of the product and can help improve the product's smell | |
| 1.5% - 1.8% | |
| A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat | |
| 1.4% - 1.7% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a thicker product consistency | |
| 1.1% - 1.4% | |
| Used as a fragrance. It can be irritating and cause photosensitivity | |
| 1% - 1.3% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient | |
| 0.7% - 1.05% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.65% - 0.95% | |
| A non-drying alcohol that works to soften the skin and stabilize product formulations helping oil and water mix together | |
| 0.45% - 0.7% | |
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
| 0.5% - 0.75% | |
| An emollient that is naturally present in skin and helps soften it | |
| 0.3% - 0.6% | |
| Prevents water loss from the skin surface and thickens the product consistency | |
| 0.45% - 0.7% | |
| 0.35% - 0.6% | |
| Helps create a more spreadable product texture | |
| 0.3% - 0.6% | |
| Helps create a thicker or gel-like product texture. It is not a surfactant but can be used in gentle cleansing formulations | |
| 0.35% - 0.6% | |
| An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| A silicone that makes products more spreadable and keeps skin smooth. Helps to add gloss to skin and may visually fill in fine lines/wrinkles for short time | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Could be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function | |
| 0.25% - 0.4% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.2% - 0.35% | |
| A fragrance with a lemon scent. A likely irritant | |
| 0.2% - 0.35% | |
| A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
| 0.2% - 0.35% | |
| Naturally present in skin (urea makes up about 7% of natural moisturizing factors in skin). Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Also has a positive effect on the skin barrier beyond the humectant action. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients. Is an exfoliating ingredient when used in high concentrations | |
| 0.2% - 0.35% | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| A sugar that is used to stabilize the product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| Might be able to enhance blood flow in the skin. Can be irritating and result in skin redness | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In crystal form, it can work as a gentle exfoliant, gentler than the salt scrub. Helps stabilize the emulsion | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| An amino-acid that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.1% - 0.2% | |
| An amino-acid that helps increase skin hydration and might help to slightly improve skin firmness, potentially reducing lines and wrinkles | |
| 0.1% - 0.15% | |
| An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might help to lighten the skin, but solid evidence is lacking | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
| An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
| TBC | |
| The ingredient is not recognized | |
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- Use of “natural” oils for moisturization: Review of olive, coconut, and sunflower seed oil
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Isopropyl Isostearate
- Safety Assessment of Citrus-Derived Peel Oils as Used in Cosmetics
- Oxidized citrus oil (R-limonene): A frequent skin sensitizer in Europe
- Air oxidation increases skin irritation from fragrance terpenes
- A review on the extensive skin benefits of mineral oil
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- Topical Glucose Induces Claudin-1 and Filaggrin Expression in a Mouse Model of Atopic Dermatitis and in Keratinocyte Culture, Exerting Anti-inflammatory Effects by Repairing Skin Barrier Function
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health
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- Hexyl-Nicotinate-Induced Vasodilation in Normal Human Skin
- Differences among moisturizers in affecting skin susceptibility to hexyl nicotinate, measured as time to increase skin blood flow
- Acetyl aspartic acid, a novel active ingredient, demonstrates potential to improve signs of skin ageing: from consumer need to clinical proof
- In vivo topical application of acetyl aspartic acid increases fibrillin-1 and collagen IV deposition leading to a significant improvement of skin firmness