Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Anti-aging
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: high
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Key actives
Product Summary
"Codex Labs - Antu Brightening Serum" could be helpful for: Moisturizing, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.
Ingredient callouts
- Humectants (glycerin 2.40% - 3.00% and lactobacillus ferment 3.90% - 4.70%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.
Price
The product retails for 75.00£ in the United Kingdom.
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Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
A luxurious, antioxidant-rich serum that hydrates, firms, plumps, and reverses the signs of inflammaging (inflammation + ageing) using breakthrough biotech ingredients like their patent-pending, potent AntüComplexTM for a skin barrier that's protected and nourished.
Source: Face the future
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, lactobacillus ferment.
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: cocos nucifera fruit extract, cetearyl alcohol.
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic
A non-living ingredient made by fermentation with the bacteria Lactobacillus. It can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might help reduce inflammation
A fermentation product created by bacteria Lactobacillus. The fermented product has anti-bacterial properties and might be helpful in calming down inflammation, but studies are lacking. Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Can be used as a preservative
An emollient that softens skin and creates a nice product texture
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
A plant extract that might contain a peptide (Myoxinol). It could be helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-aging effect, but the research is lacking and it is rarely used in a high enough concentration
A sugar that is used to stabilize the product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
A luxurious, antioxidant-rich serum that hydrates, firms, plumps, and reverses the signs of inflammaging (inflammation + ageing) using breakthrough biotech ingredients like their patent-pending, potent AntüComplexTM for a skin barrier that's protected and nourished.
Source: Face the future
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low.
A plant extract that might contain a peptide (Myoxinol). It could be helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-aging effect, but the research is lacking and it is rarely used in a high enough concentration
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
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 37/100.
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Key Actives
Potential irritants
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Ingredient list view
Water, Propanediol, Lactobacillus ferment, Coco-caprylate, Glycerin, Annona cherimola fruit extract, Polyglyceryl-6 stearate, Lactobacillus, Silybum marianum ethyl ester, Cetearyl alcohol, Cocos nucifera fruit extract, Sclerotium gum, Caprylyl/capryl glucoside, Pfaffia paniculata root extract, Ptychopetalum olacoides bark/stem extract, Sodium benzoate, Hydrolyzed hibiscus esculentus extract, Dextrin, Potassium sorbate, Polyglyceryl-6 behenate, Citrus limon peel oil, Citrus aurantifolia peel oil, Lilium candidum flower extract, Citric acid, Xanthan gum, Sodium phytate, Cymbopogon martini motia herb oil, Sodium citrate, Benzyl alcohol, Buddleja globosa leaf extract, Aristotelia chilensis leaf extract, Ugni molinae leaf extract, Phenylpropanol, Sodium dehydroacetate, Tocopherol, Limonene, Citral, Linalool
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