
Darphin Rose Hydra-Nourishing Oil Cream
Product summary
Judging from the ingredient list, "Darphin - Rose Hydra-Nourishing Oil Cream" works well for improving skin hydration The formulation is based on a combination of good humectants and emollients. Both are needed to increase the skin hydration level. Artemia extract, biosaccharide gum-1, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate and butylene glycol in this product (humectants) attract water molecules to the upper layer of the skin (the water comes from the outside air or from the deeper layers of the skin if the air is dry). Phytosphingosine, cholesterol, limnanthes alba seed oil, linolenic acid and oenothera biennis oil in this product help decrease the water evoporation from the skin, so that it stays hydrated for longer. These ingredients also soften the skin and take away the feeling of tightness and dryness.
Ingredient callouts
- As a plus, this moisturizer also contains ceramides (phytosphingosine 0.30% - 0.55%). 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.
Irritation risk
This moisturizer contains a bunch of common irritants, including ingredients that do not provide any known benefit for the skin. It might not be the best choice if your skin is sensitive. 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.
Price
The product retails from 91.59CA$ up to 103.00CA$ in Canada, for 136.97A$ in Australia, from 30.90$ up to 40.00$ in the United States and from 52.00£ up to 59.00£ in the United Kingdom.
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Benefits
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Rose Hydra-Nourishing Oil Cream
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:
artemia extract, biosaccharide gum-1.
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: butyrospermum parkii butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride.
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: phytosphingosine
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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artemia extract | HIGH | ||
biosaccharide gum-1 | HIGH | ||
butyrospermum parkii butter | HIGH |
Other benefit: Anti-aging
This product contains centella asiatica leaf extract. This ingredient might be able to help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness, but there is not enough evidence that it actually works.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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centella asiatica leaf extract | MEDIUM | ||
butyrospermum parkii butter | LOW | ||
limnanthes alba seed oil | LOW |
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Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Moisturizing |
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Potential irritants

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rosa damascena extract | ||
rose flower oil |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- linoleic acid
- phytosphingosine
- Avobenzone
- butyrospermum parkii butter
- caprylic/capric triglyceride
- centella asiatica leaf extract
- cholesterol
- copernicia cerifera wax
- Octinoxate
- glycerin
- Sunflower seed oil
- Meadowfoam seed oil
- linolenic acid
- Evening primrose oil
- prunus amygdalus dulcis seed
- rosa rubiginosa seed oil
- Rosemary extract
- sesamum indicum seed oil
- Jojoba oil
- sodium hyaluronate
- Vitamin E
- artemia extract
- rosa canina seed oil
- biosaccharide gum-1
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Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
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45% - 55% | |
Plain old water | |
4.7% - 5.8% | |
An emollient that helps to soften the skin and create a pleasant product texture and stabilize the formulation | |
4.2% - 5.1% | |
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals | |
3.1% - 3.8% | |
This oil's cmposition is closest to rapeseed oil. It is a very stable oil and serves as an emoillient | |
2.4% - 3% | |
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin | |
2% - 2.4% | |
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture | |
1.7% - 2.1% | |
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
1.5% - 1.8% | |
Helps oil and water mix together | |
1.2% - 1.4% | |
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 | |
1% - 1.2% | |
Used to create a thicker product consistency and soften the upper layer of the skin | |
0.75% - 1.1% | |
An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together | |
0.65% - 0.95% | |
Used to create a thicker product consistency and soften the upper layer of the skin | |
0.65% - 0.95% | |
A non-drying alcohol that works to soften the skin and stabilize product formulations helping oil and water mix together | |
0.55% - 0.8% | |
Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin | |
0.5% - 0.7% | |
Is likely to contain rose essential oil that can be irritating. Typically used for its fragrance and to create a thicker product consistency | |
0.45% - 0.7% | |
Oil of a very fragrant pink rose used as fragrance in cosmetics. Extensive research has shown it has mixed benefits. In the pro column, inhaling this flower’s scent seems to have relaxing properties and the plant’s petals contain skin-soothing and antioxidant compounds that can benefit skin. On the flipside, the numerous chemicals that create this rose’s distinctive fragrance pose a risk of causing skin aggravation. | |
0.45% - 0.7% | |
Flower oil that is used as a fragrance | |
0.4% - 0.6% | |
Oil of a very fragrant pink rose used as fragrance in cosmetics. Extensive research has shown it has mixed benefits. In the pro column, inhaling this flower’s scent seems to have relaxing properties and the plant’s petals contain skin-soothing and antioxidant compounds that can benefit skin. On the flipside, the numerous chemicals that create this rose’s distinctive fragrance pose a risk of causing skin aggravation. | |
0.35% - 0.65% | |
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
0.4% - 0.65% | |
0.35% - 0.6% | |
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can support skin barrier function | |
0.3% - 0.5% | |
A fruit extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin, but evidence of effectiveness is missing | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
Plant oil that due to the high content of linoleic acid can support skin's barrier function and reduce moisture loss | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
A plant oil that helps soften the upper layer of the skin. It might have anti-oxidant properties. Might help reduce inflammation in skin and help against blemishes | |
0.3% - 0.6% | |
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. | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
A good moisturizing plant oil. Due to the high linoleic acid content, it helps soften the upper layer of the skin, reduce water loss and support skin barrier function | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
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 | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
Used to add a nice rose smell to the product. Might help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and have some anti-oxidant effect. Can be irritating | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
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. It can be irritating to sensitive skin. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It could, however, itself be irritating. | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
Can be helpful in reducing inflammation in skin, including inflamed acne. It can be irritating | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
Plant oil from nuts that helps soften the upper layer of the skin. Contains a high concentration of oleic acid that can weaken skin's barrier function and increase water-loss while enhancing penetration of other ingredients | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
Used as a fragrance | |
0.35% - 0.65% | |
Helps oil and water mix togehter and creates a nice product texture | |
0.3% - 0.5% | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
Used to improve the product consistency and soften the upper layer of the skin | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
Helps oil and water mix together | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and is claimed to provide a longer-lasting hydration because of its ability to create a water-binding film on the surface of the skin | |
0.3% - 0.5% | |
A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients. | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
A preservative | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
Helps oil and water mix together | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
A type of lipid that is naturally present in skin. It might help in repairing skin barrier function and has anti-bacterial effect | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin | |
0.3% - 0.6% | |
An emollient that is naturally found in skin | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
Used to thicken the product formulation and might help to add minerals to the surface of the skin. It is used in scrubs as a physical exfoliant. Can increase sensitivity to other ingredients if left on the skin or used in high concentration | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
Used to thicken the product formulation and might help to add minerals to the surface of the skin. It is used in scrubs as a physical exfoliant. Can increase sensitivity to other ingredients if left on the skin or used in high concentration | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
Is likely to contain an essential oil that can be irritating. Typically used for its fragrance and to create a thicker product consistency | |
0.35% - 0.65% | |
Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
Brazilian palm wax. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
0.35% - 0.65% | |
Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
Zooplankton extract that can attract water to the upper level of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant effect | |
0.4% - 0.6% | |
An excellent emollient. Helps soften the skin, restore its barrier function, and can help to calm down inflammation. It can be helpful to prevent blemishes and clogged pores | |
0.35% - 0.6% | |
An emollient that helps soften the skin and calm down inflammation | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
Maintains the texture of skincare products. Allows the product to spread evenly. Helps oil and water mix together | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
An oil from a mixture of different vegetables. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
Helps oil and water mix together | |
0.3% - 0.5% | |
Helps stabilize the product formulation | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
A preservative | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
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 | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
Used to create a thicker product consistency | |
0.45% - 0.7% | |
Avobenzone. An organic, or so-called "chemical" UV filter. Protects against both UVA and UVB rays. Needs to be combined with other filters in a formulation to be stable. | |
0.45% - 0.7% | |
Octinoxate. When used in higher concentrations, works as a sunscreen protecting the skin from UVB rays. When used in lower concentration, helps to preserve the product formulation. Is shown to be harmful to coral reefs - consider avoiding bathing in coral reef areas when wearing a product with this ingredient. It can be irritating | |
0.45% - 0.65% | |
Octisalate. A UV filter. It offers some protection against the sun rays that cause sunburn (UVB), but does not protect against the most aging sun rays (UVA). It loses its effectiveness quickly when exposed to sunlight. It is an organic, or so called "chemical" sunscreen | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
Stabilizes the product formulation | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
0.2% - 0.35% | |
A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
0.15% - 0.3% | |
A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
0.15% - 0.25% | |
0.15% - 0.25% | |
A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat | |
0.15% - 0.25% | |
A fragrance with a lemon scent. A likely irritant | |
0.15% - 0.25% | |
A fragrance. Is a likely irritant | |
0.1% - 0.15% | |
A colorant | |
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