Cu skin - cu-clean-up-moisture-balancing-cream

Cu skin cu-clean-up-moisture-balancing-cream

Efficacy100/100

Works for:

based on ingredients and %
  • Moisturizing
  • Anti-aging
  • Anti-oxidation

Can it cause trouble?

  • Irritation risk: high
  • Comedogenic risk ingredients: 3

Key actives

Centella asiatica extract0.4% - 0.6%Centella asiatica extract0.3% - 0.55%Camellia sinensis leaf extract0.3% - 0.6%
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Product Summary

"Cu skin - cu-clean-up-moisture-balancing-cream" has a good moisturizing formula. The formulation is based on a combination of good humectants and emollients. Both are needed to increase the skin hydration level. Humectants in this product (glycerin, glyceryl glucoside, histidine, imperata cylindrica root extract and polyglutamic acid) help to increase the water content in the upper layer of the skin. (These ingredients do so by "capturing" water molecules from the outside air or from within the deeper layers of the skin). Emollients in this formulation (ceramide 1, ceramide 3, ceramide 6 ii, phytosphingosine and dimethicone) help to reduce the moisture loss from the skin. They also soften the skin surface and relieve the feeling of dryness and tightness.

Ingredient callouts

  • As a plus, this moisturizer also contains Ceramides (phytosphingosine 0.25% - 0.45%, ceramide 6 ii 0.15% - 0.30%, ceramide 3 0.20% - 0.35% and ceramide 1 0.15% - 0.30%). Ceramides are a type of lipids that our skin produces itself. They are a building block of the skin's barrier. Ceramides used in skincare are synthetic or extracted from plants. They work well for softening the skin surface and "patch holes" in the skin's barrier.
  • We like that this moisturizer contains peptides (oligopeptide-1 0.30% - 0.55%). There are many different kind of Peptides and they are naturally present in our skin. They all are a combination of aminoacids. Some of them work as natural antibiotics, promote wound-healing and production of collagen. The science is still not settled on how effective Peptides are in skincare, but it is very likely that they have a benefit. Peptides might help restore the skin barrier and fight the signs of aging. At the very least, Peptides work as humectants: they attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve its hydration.
This product contains ingredients that could be beneficial, but their concentrations are too low in this formulation: panthenol, niacinamide, lecithin, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, agran oil and allantoin

Irritation risk

This moisturizer contains some common irritants, including those without a benefit for the skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be high. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here

You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.

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