Name: Bobbi Brown - Hydrating Face Tonic Toner
Brand: Bobbi Brown

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Product summary

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

This product could be helpful for: Anti-oxidation, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.

Ingredient callouts

Ceramides (phytosphingosine 0.25% - 0.50%). 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 (glycine 0.20% - 0.40%, sodium hyaluronate 0.25% - 0.45%, trehalose 0.25% - 0.50% and glycerin 3.00% - 3.70%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.

What can the product work for?

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Hydrating Face Tonic Toner

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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

pantethine 0.45% - 0.7%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps to hydrate the skin by improving its barrier funciton

hydroxyproline 0.2% - 0.35%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Is helpful in restoring skin barrier function supporting its moisture levels. Is claimed to stimulte collagen production in skin but evidence is lacking

sodium hyaluronate 0.25% - 0.45%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin

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% - 1.9%

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 0.55% - 0.8%

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

hydrolyzed soy protein 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might have some anti-aging, anti-oxidant, and skin lightening properties, but solid evidence is missing

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Key Actives

camellia sinensis leaf extract 1.6% - 1.9%

Irritation risk:

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

pantethine 0.45% - 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

lavandula angustifolia extract 0.5% - 0.7%

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Used for fragrance and contains volatile compounds that can irritate the skin

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 6.3% - 7.7%

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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, Glycerin, Propanediol, Polysorbate 20, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Cucumis sativus fruit extract, Chamomilla recutita extract, Aesculus hippocastanum bark extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Codium tomentosum extract, Lavandula angustifolia extract, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil, Pantethine, Hydrolyzed wheat protein, Hydrolyzed corn protein, Cymbopogon martini oil, Hydrolyzed soy protein, Cholesterol, Trehalose, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, Sodium hyaluronate, 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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WIMJ similarity score		58%	46%	46%	44%	44%	44%	44%	43%	42%	40%
Key ingredients	linoleic acid phytosphingosine +8 more	Common: phytosphingosine linoleic acid +4 more Other: lactic acid galactomyces ferment filtrate +21 more	Common: phytosphingosine sodium hyaluronate +3 more Other: retinyl palmitate ceramide eop +7 more	Common: phytosphingosine sodium hyaluronate +2 more Other: niacinamide ceramide ap +2 more	Common: phytosphingosine trehalose +3 more Other: niacinamide glycolic acid +6 more	Common: phytosphingosine cholesterol +1 more Other: niacinamide panthenol +5 more	Common: phytosphingosine glycerin +2 more Other: adenosine ceramide np +4 more	Common: phytosphingosine glycerin +1 more Other: ceramide np panthenol +4 more	Common: phytosphingosine sodium hyaluronate +3 more Other: niacinamide copper tripeptide-1 +30 more	Common: phytosphingosine sodium hyaluronate +2 more Other: madecassic acid ceramide eop +11 more	Common: phytosphingosine camellia sinensis leaf extract +3 more Other: ceramide np acetylphytosphingosine +11 more
Irritancy	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY HIGH
Potential Irritants	limonene Has skin benefit? geraniol Has skin benefit? +12 more	humulus lupulus extract Has skin benefit? ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? +13 more	retinyl palmitate Has skin benefit? zinc sulfate Has skin benefit? +8 more	ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? citric acid Has skin benefit? +5 more	hamamelis virginiana water Has skin benefit? glycolic acid Has skin benefit? +11 more	arctium lappa root extract Has skin benefit? chamomilla recutita extract Has skin benefit? +7 more	melia azadirachta leaf extract Has skin benefit? rosmarinus officinalis leaf oil Has skin benefit? +7 more	caprylhydroxamic acid Has skin benefit? 1,2-hexanediol Has skin benefit? +5 more	benzyl benzoate Has skin benefit? butylphenyl methylpropional Has skin benefit? +33 more	propylene glycol Has skin benefit? eucalyptus globulus leaf extract Has skin benefit? +17 more	rosa damascena flower water Has skin benefit? rosa hybrid callus culture extract Has skin benefit? +12 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? hexylene glycol Has skin benefit? +35 more	water Has skin benefit? sodium pca Has skin benefit? +53 more	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +35 more	water Has skin benefit? propanediol Has skin benefit? +24 more	water Has skin benefit? aloe barbadensis leaf juice Has skin benefit? +30 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +24 more	morinda citrifolia fruit extract Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +27 more	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +23 more	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +102 more	cucumis sativus fruit water Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +40 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +34 more

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Moisturizing

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Anti-oxidation

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