Chrisma Brightening Peeling Gel
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Product summary
"Chrisma - Brightening Peeling Gel" is effective for: Moisturizing
Ingredient callouts
- This product contains acids (gluconolactone 0.55% - 1.35%). Their concentration is low, and they will not have a strong exfoliating effect. Instead, they work to support the skin natural acid mantle and to attract water (as humectants). PHAs (gluconolactone) especially are great for improving skin hydration. They might be even able to stimulate the production of skin's natural humectants and support the healthy skin microbiome.
- Humectants (panthenol 0.35% - 0.75% and sodium hyaluronate 0.40% - 0.90%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.
Price
The product retails for 14.50$ in the United States.
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Benefits
Promise: Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Gently remove dead skin cells and impurites from pores with AHA, BHA and White Willow Bark Extract.
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| salix alba bark extract | LOW |  |  |
| niacinamide | HIGH |  | |
| gluconolactone | MEDIUM | | |
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Promise: Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Contains Sea Buckthorn Fruit Extract and Niacinamide to help brighten your skin tone.
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| gluconolactone | HIGH | | |
| niacinamide | HIGH | | |
Promise: Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Formulated with protease-containing Papaya Fruit Extract and Cellulose to offer gentle exfoliation.
This product does not contain effective exfoliating ingredients. It might be able to deliver physical exfoliation, that is scrub off some of the dead cells on the surface of the skin. We do not recommend physical exfoliation, because it is not uniform (some bits of skin can get exfoliated too much while others not at all). It can also traumatize the skin and aggrevate acne and other skin conditions.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| salix alba bark extract | LOW | | |
| gluconolactone | HIGH | | |
| allantoin | LOW | | |
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Enriched with Hyaluronic Acid to leave skin moisturized and not feeling tight after exfoliation.
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:
sodium hyaluronate, butylene glycol.
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: simmondsia chinensis seed oil, caprylyl glycol.
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: panthenol
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| panthenol | HIGH | | |
| sodium hyaluronate | HIGH | | |
| simmondsia chinensis seed oil | HIGH | | |
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Exfoliation | |
| Evens skin tone | |
| Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
25/100.
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Potential irritants
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| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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| carica papaya fruit extract | | |
| salix alba bark extract | | |
| melaleuca alternifolia leaf extract | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
KEY INGREDIENTS
- niacinamide
- gluconolactone
- panthenol
- Jojoba oil
- allantoin
- sodium hyaluronate
- arginine
- centella asiatica extract
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 40% - 60% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 5.5% - 8.3% | |
| Can be used to help absorb oil as well as add volume and imporve texture of products. | |
| 3.7% - 5.5% | |
| Helps to dissolve other ingredients in a formulation. Slows down the rate of product drying | |
| 2.8% - 4.1% | |
| Helps dissolve other ingredients in a formulation | |
| 2% - 3.1% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.8% - 1.2% | |
| A preservative | |
| 1.5% - 2.3% | |
| Softens the upper layer of skin and helps restore the healthy skin barrier. Has shown to help calm down inflammation in skin. It is a stable oil, meaning that it retains its properties even when exposed to air. | |
| 1.2% - 1.8% | |
| 0.95% - 1.45% | |
| Can work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pH | |
| 0.55% - 1.35% | |
| A polyhydroxy acid (PHA) that helps shed the dead cells from the skin surface revealing smoother skin. Is believed to be genter than AHAs. It helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can stimulate production of skin's own hyaluronic acid resulting in improved hydration levels. It has been shown to be helpful against acne and clogged pores if used consistently (e.g over a period of 12 weeks) in high enough concentration. It can help reduce fine lines and wrinkles and improve skin tone with long-term application. Can help neutralize free radicals | |
| 0.35% - 0.8% | |
| A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. It contains a compound salicin that can theoretically be converted into salicylic acid that, in turn, helps reduce inflammation in skin, but the evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking and the extract is usually not used in a concentration that would enable an exfoliating effect | |
| 0.4% - 0.9% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.35% - 0.75% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function | |
| 0.2% - 0.75% | |
| Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated | |
| 0.15% - 0.7% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.15% - 0.6% | |
| A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin, but research on its effectiveness is lacking | |
| 0.1% - 0.45% | |
| An essential oil that can be irritating. Has some anti-bacterial properties | |
| 0.15% - 0.65% | |
| A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though. | |
| 0.1% - 0.4% | |
| 0.05% - 0.3% | |
| An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin | |
| 0.05% - 0.25% | |
| Helps create a thicker or gel-like product texture. It is not a surfactant but can be used in gentle cleansing formulations | |
| 0.05% - 0.2% | |
| 0.05% - 0.3% | |
| Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture | |
| 0.05% - 0.2% | |
| Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture | |
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- A comparative study of gluconolactone versus benzoyl peroxide in the treatment of acne
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- An evaluation of the effect of a topical product containing salicin on the visible signs of human skin aging
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