PRODUCT REVIEW
Charlotte Tilbury Brightening Youth Glow
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
As well as this, corrective watercress extract actively blocks melanin production and protective vitamin B3 balances skin tone, while plumping olive extract boosts supple elasticity and camelia and rosehip oils moisturise, nourish and condition skin.
glycerin
0.2% -
0.35%
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
peg-10 dimethicone
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A silicone that works to soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce its water loss
helianthus annuus seed oil
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A great emollient due to its high linoleic acid content. One of the most effective plant oils in helping skin hydration and repairing skin barrier function
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
TIL108 14550 5060332329380 4 stars, based on 11 reviews Like ‘youth in a tube’, this blurs away blemishes, cancels discolouration and corrects skin tone – both instantly and over time.
zinc pca
0.15% -
0.25%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A compound that combines zinc with a hydrating ingredient PCA. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Can help calm down inflammation in skin. Could be helpful in reducing the formation of free radicals in skin. Might help to reduce fine lines in wrinkles, but solid evidence is missing
niacinamide
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
allantoin
0.15% -
0.25%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Charlotte Tilbury Brightening Youth Glow To blur away blemishes and correct tone – instantly and over time – as well as uplifting skin with enviable, youthful radiance, you need Charlotte Tilbury’s Brightening Youth Glow.
zinc pca
0.15% -
0.25%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A compound that combines zinc with a hydrating ingredient PCA. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Can help calm down inflammation in skin. Could be helpful in reducing the formation of free radicals in skin. Might help to reduce fine lines in wrinkles, but solid evidence is missing
nicotiana sylvestris leaf cell culture
0.15% -
0.25%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Has been claimed to have an ability to protect collagen and stimulate its production in skin but further research is lacking so far
niacinamide
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
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Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
TIL108 14550 5060332329380 4 stars, based on 11 reviews Like ‘youth in a tube’, this blurs away blemishes, cancels discolouration and corrects skin tone – both instantly and over time.
niacinamide
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
magnesium ascorbyl phosphate
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
A derivative of vitamin C that is more stable, but less bioavailable than the pure form of vitamin C. It does not penetrate the skin well, but has been shown to convert to pure vitamin C once in skin. It can be helpful in stimulating collagen production and lightening the skin tone, but the required concentration is likely to be very high
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging | |
| Anti-blemish | |
| Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
43/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
alcohol denat.
0.5% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products
nasturtium officinale flower/leaf extract
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Used as a fragrance or masking agent
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Comodogenic ingredients
chlorella vulgaris/lupinus albus protein ferment
0.15% -
0.25%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
niacinamide
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces redness,
Antibacterial
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
allantoin
0.15% -
0.25%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Reduces redness,
Anti-blemish,
Exfoliation
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
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Potential irritants
alcohol denat.
0.5% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products
nasturtium officinale flower/leaf extract
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Used as a fragrance or masking agent
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Comodogenic ingredients
chlorella vulgaris/lupinus albus protein ferment
0.15% -
0.25%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
All ingredients
dimethicone
5.8% -
7.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Mattifying
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
cyclopentasiloxane
4.2% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Mattifying
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
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Ingredient list view
Water, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polysilicone-11, Butylene glycol, Titanium dioxide, Ci 77891, Mica, Silica, Squalane, Nylon-12, Alcohol denat., Niacinamide, Isononyl isononanoate, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Avena sativa kernel extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Isohexadecane, Peg-10 dimethicone, Sodium potassium aluminum silicate, Zinc pca, Tocopheryl acetate, Polysorbate 60, Carbomer, Polysorbate 40, Polymethyl methacrylate, Hydrolyzed candida saitoana extract, Allantoin, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, Disodium edta, Sodium hyaluronate, Camellia oleifera seed oil, Rosa canina fruit oil, Ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, Sodium hydroxide, Chlorella vulgaris/lupinus albus protein ferment, Nasturtium officinale flower/leaf extract, Sorbitan isostearate, Parfum, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Glycerin, Tin oxide, Citronellol, Geraniol, Pichia/resveratrol ferment extract, Rosa damascena flower oil, Tocopherol, Plumeria rubra flower extract, Anthemis nobilis flower oil, Nicotiana sylvestris leaf cell culture
Sources
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- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Niacinamide - mechanisms of action and its topical use in dermatology
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- Zinc L-pyrrolidone carboxylate inhibits the UVA-induced production of matrix metalloproteinase-1 by in vitro cultured skin fibroblasts, whereas it enhances their collagen synthesis
- Zinc Therapy in Dermatology: A Review
- Profile of wound healing process induced by allantoin
- Hyaluronic acid: A key molecule in skin aging
- Hyaluronan (Hyaluronic Acid): a natural moisturizer for skin care
- Safety Assessment of Acryloyldimethyltaurate Polymers as Used in Cosmetics
- Stability, transdermal penetration, and cutaneous effects of ascorbic acid and its derivatives
- Topical L-ascorbic acid: percutaneous absorption studies
- Effect of Olive and Sunflower Seed Oil on the Adult Skin Barrier: Implications for Neonatal Skin Care
- Topically Applied Sunflower Seed Oil Prevents Invasive Bacterial Infections in Preterm Infants in Egypt
- Effect of topically applied lipids on surfactant-irritated skin
- Impact of topical oils on the skin barrier: possible implications for neonatal health in developing countries
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Safety Assessment of Tin(IV) Oxide as Used in Cosmetics
- Annex I: Clinical evidence regarding sensitisation to individual fragrance chemicals and to natural extracts
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health