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Bobbi Brown Hydrating Face Tonic

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Moisturizing
Anti-oxidation

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Key actives

Camellia sinensis leaf extract 1.6% - 2%Pantethine 0.5% - 0.7%

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Product summary

"Bobbi Brown - Hydrating Face Tonic" is effective for: Moisturizing

Ingredient callouts

Ceramides (phytosphingosine 0.25% - 0.45%). Ceramides are a type of lipids that our skin produces itself. They are a building block of the skin's barrier. Ceramides used in skincare are synthetic or extracted from plants. They work well for softening the skin surface and "patch holes" in the skin's barrier.
Humectants (glycerin 2.00% - 2.40%, trehalose 0.35% - 0.65%, sodium hyaluronate 0.30% - 0.55% and glycine 0.20% - 0.35%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.

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The product retails for 88.35CA$ in Canada, for 42.27$ in the United States, for 29.49£ in the United Kingdom and for 25.00£ in the United Kingdom.

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What can the product work for?

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Hydrating Face Tonic

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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, glycine.

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: cholesterol, pantethine.

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

trehalose 0.35% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A sugar that attracts water to the upper layer of the skin

glycerin 2% - 2.4%

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

glycine 0.2% - 0.35%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help restore the skin barrier function

Anti-oxidation

This product contains antioxidants (camellia sinensis leaf extract) 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.

camellia sinensis leaf extract 1.6% - 2%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation

glycyrrhiza glabra root extract 0.5% - 0.75%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

A plant extract that can help lighten the skin and calm down inflammation. Might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals

cucumis sativus fruit extract 1.4% - 1.7%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Might be somewhat helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and neutralizing free radicals but its typical concentration in a product is too low for having an effect

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Key Actives

camellia sinensis leaf extract 1.6% - 2%

Irritation risk:

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

pantethine 0.5% - 0.7%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-inflammatory, Reduces irritation

Helps to hydrate the skin by improving its barrier funciton

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Potential irritants

chamomilla recutita extract 1.1% - 1.4%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Anti-inflammatory

Plant extract that can have healing and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a potential allergen and can be irritating

citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil 0.45% - 0.7%

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An essentil oil from orange peel. Potential allergen and can be irritating

Comodogenic ingredients

We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product

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water 45% - 55%

Irritation risk:

Plain old water

hexylene glycol 6.4% - 7.9%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Cleansing

Helps create a more spreadable product texture

butylene glycol 4% - 4.9%

Irritation risk:

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

Ingredient list view

Water, Hexylene glycol, Butylene glycol, Propanediol, Polysorbate 20, Glycerin, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Cucumis sativus fruit extract, Chamomilla recutita extract, Aesculus hippocastanum bark extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Codium tomentosum extract, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil, Pantethine, Cymbopogon martini oil, Cholesterol, Trehalose, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, Sodium hyaluronate, Lavandula angustifolia oil, Linoleic acid, Acrylates copolymer, Phytantriol, Phytosphingosine, Glycine, Hydroxyproline, Proline, Carbomer, Linalool, Geraniol, Limonene, Disodium edta, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Phenoxyethanol

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Key ingredients	linoleic acid phytosphingosine +8 more	Common: phytosphingosine linoleic acid +7 more Other: acetyl hexapeptide-8 arginine +20 more	Common: phytosphingosine linoleic acid +4 more Other: lactic acid galactomyces ferment filtrate +21 more	Common: linoleic acid phytosphingosine +4 more Other: retinol lactic acid +14 more	Common: phytosphingosine linoleic acid +4 more Other: aminopropyl ascorbyl phosphate palmitoyl oligopeptide +21 more	Common: phytosphingosine linoleic acid +2 more Other: panthenol bisabolol +10 more	Common: phytosphingosine linoleic acid +2 more Other: niacinamide 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid +4 more	Common: phytosphingosine linoleic acid +2 more Other: hexapeptide-2 tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate +9 more	Common: linoleic acid phytosphingosine +2 more Other: ceramide ap ceramide eop +9 more	Common: linoleic acid linoleic acid +7 more Other: salicylic acid niacinamide +19 more	Common: linoleic acid phytosphingosine +4 more Other: ferric hexapeptide-35 retinal +16 more
Irritancy	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY HIGH
Potential Irritants	limonene Has skin benefit? geraniol Has skin benefit? +11 more	rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract Has skin benefit? morus bombycis root extract Has skin benefit? +21 more	humulus lupulus extract Has skin benefit? ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? +13 more	parfum Has skin benefit? glyceryl oleate Has skin benefit? +17 more	parfum Has skin benefit? silybum marianum extract Has skin benefit? +17 more	farnesol Has skin benefit? parfum Has skin benefit? +15 more	3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid Has skin benefit? arnica montana flower extract Has skin benefit? +15 more	ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? hexylene glycol Has skin benefit? +7 more	ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? sodium citrate Has skin benefit? +6 more	myristyl alcohol Has skin benefit? scutellaria baicalensis root extract Has skin benefit? +84 more	coumarin Has skin benefit? vanilla planifolia fruit extract Has skin benefit? +46 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? hexylene glycol Has skin benefit? +32 more	water Has skin benefit? methyl trimethicone Has skin benefit? +80 more	water Has skin benefit? sodium pca Has skin benefit? +53 more	oenothera biennis flower/leaf/stem extract Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +50 more	dimethicone Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +74 more	water Has skin benefit? unknown Has skin benefit? +48 more	water Has skin benefit? propanediol Has skin benefit? +36 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +31 more	water Has skin benefit? dimethicone Has skin benefit? +40 more	water Has skin benefit? myristic acid Has skin benefit? +175 more	water Has skin benefit? squalane Has skin benefit? +99 more

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Bobbi Brown Hydrating Face Tonic

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