Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Anti-aging
- Exfoliation
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: high
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Key actives
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Concentrated formula—with moisturizing plant extracts—helps restore the smooth, firm, radiant appearance of youthful skin.
Source: Bluemercury
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, 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: dimethicone, dimethiconol.
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
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
A silicone that makes products more spreadable and keeps skin smooth. Helps to add gloss to skin and may visually fill in fine lines/wrinkles for short time
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
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
An emollient that helps to soften the skin and create a pleasant product texture and stabilize the formulation
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin, dissolve other ingredients and create a thicker product consistency
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Concentrated formula—with moisturizing plant extracts—helps restore the smooth, firm, radiant appearance of youthful skin.
Source: Bluemercury
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low.
Three steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. To have an effect in the skin, it first needs to be converted twice to become the retinoic acid. This means it is less potent than retinol, but could also be less irritating. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, it helps against all signs of aging, improves skin cell turnover and helps fight blemishes and clogged pores. However, in many cosmetic formulations, it is used in a concentration that is too low to have the full effect
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Sloughs off dry, flaky surface cells leaving skin soft, supple, radiant and refined.
Source: Bluemercury
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.
Three steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. To have an effect in the skin, it first needs to be converted twice to become the retinoic acid. This means it is less potent than retinol, but could also be less irritating. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, it helps against all signs of aging, improves skin cell turnover and helps fight blemishes and clogged pores. However, in many cosmetic formulations, it is used in a concentration that is too low to have the full effect
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging | |
| Exfoliation |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 25/100.
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Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
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Key Actives
Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
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All ingredients
Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Butylene glycol, Alcohol, Corylus avellana seed oil, Hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Octyldodecanol, Anacardium occidentale seed oil, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum, Polyacrylamide, Disodium edta, Triisostearin, Sodium hydroxide, Cellulose gum, Hibiscus sabdariffa flower extract, C13-14 isoparaffin, Potassium sorbate, Ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Retinyl palmitate, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, Nymphaea alba flower extract, Dimethiconol, Laureth-7, Silica, Coumarin, Phenoxyethanol, Linalool, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Geraniol, Citronellol, Sechium edule fruit extract, Xanthan gum, Isoeugenol, Bht, Ci 15985, Ci 14700, Water, Rosa damascena extract
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