PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Set to strengthen your moisture barrier, protect against pollution and optimise your skin health (phew!
glycine soja oil
0.1% -
0.5%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
glycine soja sterols
0.1% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An emollient that helps soften the skin
simmondsia chinensis seed oil
4% -
6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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.
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
. . ) is packed with fermented and activated oils to boost collagen and skin firmness, as well as prebiotics for a harmonious microbiome.
tocopherol
0.05% -
0.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
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
ascorbyl palmitate
0.05% -
0.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Being a lipid soluble form of vitamin C, it is more stable and can penetrate the skin better than L-Ascorbic acid. It is effective in protecting the skin from free radicals, as well as evening the skin tone, but is less effective in stimulating collagen production compared to L-Ascorbic acid.
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
37/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
lithospermum erythrorhizon root extract
0.1% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin. Can be used for its fragrance
rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract
0.01% -
0.05%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Anti-oxidation,
Antibacterial
Can be helpful in reducing inflammation in skin, including inflamed acne. It can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
glycine soja oil
0.1% -
0.5%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
borago officinalis seed oil
4% -
6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Reduces irritation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
A plant oil that is effective in reducing irritation in skin, restore the barrier function and support its hydration
prunus armeniaca kernel oil
3.2% -
4.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
An emollient that helps soften the skin
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Potential irritants
lithospermum erythrorhizon root extract
0.1% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin. Can be used for its fragrance
rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract
0.01% -
0.05%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Anti-oxidation,
Antibacterial
Can be helpful in reducing inflammation in skin, including inflamed acne. It can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
glycine soja oil
0.1% -
0.5%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
All ingredients
coco-caprylate/caprate
22% -
33%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin without creating a greasy texture
borago officinalis seed oil
4% -
6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Reduces irritation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
A plant oil that is effective in reducing irritation in skin, restore the barrier function and support its hydration
simmondsia chinensis seed oil
4% -
6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
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.
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Ingredient list view
Coco-caprylate/caprate, Borago officinalis seed oil, Simmondsia chinensis seed oil, Prunus armeniaca kernel oil, Almond/borage/linseed/olive acids/glycerides, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Phytosteryl canola glycerides, Adansonia digitata seed oil, Aleurites moluccanus seed oil, Camellia oleifera seed oil, Cannabis sativa seed oil, Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Candida bombicola/glucose/methyl rapeseedate ferment, Lupinus albus seed extract, Phospholipids, Glycine soja oil, Olea europaea fruit oil, Glycolipids, Argania spinosa kernel oil, Bacillus ferment, Phaeodactylum tricornutum extract, Angelica gigas root extract, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root extract, Lithospermum erythrorhizon root extract, Glycine soja sterols, Ascorbyl palmitate, Avena sativa kernel extract, Tocopherol, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, Anthemis nobilis flower oil
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- Rosmarinus officinalis Extract Suppresses Propionibacterium acnes–Induced Inflammatory Responses