PRODUCT REVIEW

Darphin STIMULSKIN PLUS Divine Serum Concentrate

Works for:

based on ingredients and %

Moisturizing
Anti-oxidation
Anti-aging

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Key actives

Yeast extract 0.2% - 0.35%Yeast extract 0.2% - 0.35%

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Product summary

"Darphin - STIMULSKIN PLUS Divine Serum Concentrate" is effective for: Moisturizing

This product could be helpful for: Anti-oxidation and Anti-aging, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.

Ingredient callouts

Peptides (palmitoyl oligopeptide 0.35% - 0.65% and acetyl hexapeptide-8 0.15% - 0.30%). 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 theynare 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.
Humectants (faex 0.15% - 0.30%, algae extract 2.40% - 2.90%, sodium hyaluronate 0.20% - 0.35%, lactobacillus ferment 0.20% - 0.35%, glycerin 0.20% - 0.40%, betaine 3.50% - 4.20%, algae extract 2.80% - 3.50% and acetyl hexapeptide-8 0.15% - 0.30%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.

Price

The product retails for 180.00CA$ in Canada and for 263.58£ in the United Kingdom.

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What can the product work for?

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Solutions for. . Dryness .

Source: Sephora CA

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: algae extract, betaine.

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: algae extract, glyceryl polymethacrylate.

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: acetyl hexapeptide-8, palmitoyl oligopeptide

betaine 3.5% - 4.2%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture

prunus amygdalus dulcis seed extract 1.3% - 1.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Almond extract (oil) - helps soften the upper layer of the skin

faex 0.15% - 0.3%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Yeast extract. Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin

Anti-aging

This product contains acetyl hexapeptide-8, arabidopsis thaliana extract, palmitoyl oligopeptide. These ingredients 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.

acetyl hexapeptide-8 0.15% - 0.3%

Irritation risk: