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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Sensitive skin has a depleted moisture barrier, which may allow irritants to trigger redness.
trehalose
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A sugar that attracts water to the upper layer of the skin
caprylic/capric triglyceride
3.4% -
4.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
carthamus tinctorius seed oil
1.2% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An emollient that helps soften the skin and might help calm down inflammation
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
pullulan
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying
Creates a thin drying film on the skin resulting in a short-term tightening effect
alcohol
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
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Comodogenic ingredients
glycine soja oil
0.7% -
1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
tocopherol
0.6% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing
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
inulin
2.2% -
2.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Is claimed to support the growth of "good" bacteria in skin (as a "prebiotic"), but the research is lacking
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Potential irritants
pullulan
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying
Creates a thin drying film on the skin resulting in a short-term tightening effect
alcohol
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
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Comodogenic ingredients
glycine soja oil
0.7% -
1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
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glycerin
4.8% -
5.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
theobroma grandiflorum seed butter
4.4% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and might as well help to attract moisture to its upper layer
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Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Isoamyl laurate, Inulin, Mango butter dimer dilinoleyl esters/dimer dilinoleate copolymer, Squalane, Polyglyceryl-6 distearate, Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Propanediol, Simmondsia chinensis seed oil, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, Saccharomyces ferment, Oryza sativa extract, Glycine soja oil, Honey, Tocopherol, Jojoba esters, Sclerotium gum, Xanthan gum, Potassium sorbate, Polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, Cetyl alcohol, Citric acid, Lecithin, Pullulan, Silica, Fructose, Glucose, Inositol, Sucrose, Trehalose, Alcohol, Sodium citrate, Benzoic acid, Sodium benzoate, Sodium phytate, Ethyl lauroyl arginate hcl, Phenoxyethanol
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Advanced Skin Care – A Novel Ingredient
- Probiotics and prebiotics potential for the care of skin, female urogenital tract, and respiratory tract
- Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Anthocyanins Extracted from Oryza sativa L. in Primary Dermal Fibroblasts
- Rice antioxidants: phenolic acids, flavonoids, anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, tocopherols, tocotrienols, c-oryzanol, and phytic acid