Derm Institute Cellular Brightening Essence
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-oxidation
- Anti-aging
- ascorbyl glucoside
- Retinoid. Derivative of vitamin A.
- dimethylmethoxy chromanyl palmitate
- ergothioneine
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Can the product deliver on its promises?
Promise
What does the product description say?WIMJ summary for evens skin tone
The following ingredient (ingredients) in this product might be helpful, but there is no evidence to confirm that it actually works: ascorbyl glucoside, dimethylmethoxy chromanyl palmitate, resveratrol.
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Promise
What does the product description say?WIMJ summary for moisturizing
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:
allantoin, sodium chondroitin sulfate.
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: squalane, glycine soja sterols.
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WIMJ summary for anti-aging
This product contains adenosine triphosphate, ascorbyl glucoside, resveratrol. 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.
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WIMJ summary for anti-oxidation
This product contains antioxidants (resveratrol) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).
The following ingredients - ascorbyl glucoside also can have an antioxidant effect, but there is less evidence to confirm their effectiveness in skin.
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How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Evens skin tone | |
Moisturizing |
Potential irritants

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malpighia glabra fruit extract | ||
sigesbeckia orientalis extract | ||
dimethylmethoxy chromanyl palmitate |
Ingredients by volume
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Plain old water
| 45% - 55% |
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin, but research on its effectiveness is lacking
| 3.9% - 4.7% |
A plant extract that can contain an anti-inflammatory compound
| 4.2% - 5.2% |
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Skincare resources
Scientific Sources
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- Melia azedarach
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- A comparison of the relative antioxidant potency of L‐ergothioneine and idebenone
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- Skin permeation and antioxidant efficacy of topically applied resveratrol
- Chemoprevention of skin cancer by grape constituent resveratrol: relevance to human disease?
- Evaluation of efficacy and tolerance of a nighttime topical antioxidant containing resveratrol, baicalin, and vitamin e for treatment of mild to moderately photodamaged skin
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