Darphin Stimulskin + Lip and Eye Cream

Based on the ingredients included, "Darphin - Stimulskin + Lip and Eye Cream" works well for moisturizing the skin. This moisturizer uses a good combo of humectants and emollients. These both types of ingredients are essentials for improving the skin hydration and keeping the skin barrier healthy. Acetyl hexapeptide-8, algae extract, dextran, faex and fructose 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). Emollients in this formulation (palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, algae extract, cholesterol and jojoba esters) 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

• This moisturizer also contains Peptides (acetyl hexapeptide-8 0.35% - 0.75%, trifluoroacetyl tripeptide-2 0.20% - 0.80%, palmitoyl tripeptide-1 0.35% - 0.80%, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7 0.35% - 0.80% and palmitoyl hexapeptide-12 0.30% - 0.75%). Peptides are a very big group of ingredients. They all consist of a different combination of aminoacids. Our skin produces Peptides naturally. Some of them work as natural antibiotics, promote wound-healing and production of collagen. The scientists are still studying how effective the topical application of Peptides is, but it is very likely that they are helpful. Peptides might be able to support skin barrier restoration and even have an anti-aging benefit. At the very least, they certainly help attract water to the skin and support the hydration in this way.

This product contains ingredients that could be beneficial, but their concentrations are too low in this formulation: titanium dioxide, stearic acid, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, vitamin e, dipentaerythrityl hexacaprylate/hexacaprate, yeast extract, yeast extract, bifida ferment lysate and sigesbeckia orientalis extract

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 for 106.68A$ in Australia, for 60.00$ in the United States, for 80.99£ in the United Kingdom and for 195.00CA$ in Canada.

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