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Dermalogica Aqua Jelly

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Moisturizing
Evens skin tone

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Key actives

Avena sativa kernel extract 0.95% - 1.4%Oenothera biennis oil 0.45% - 1%

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Product summary

"Dermalogica - Aqua Jelly" is effective for: Anti-inflammatory

This product could be helpful for: Moisturizing and Evens skin tone, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.

Ingredient callouts

Humectants (glycerin 0.55% - 1.30%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.

About the brand

According to Cruelty-Free Kitty "Dermalogica" is cruelty free, but its parent company is not.

Price

The product retails for 35.00CA$ in Canada, for 25.00$ in the United States and from 25.00£ up to 194.00£ in the United Kingdom.

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What can the product work for?

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

This deeply hydrating jelly moisturiser is vegan and cruelty-free and works to promote a healthy-looking, dewy and even-toned complexion.

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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: glycerin, butylene glycol.

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: dimethicone, borago officinalis seed oil.

oenothera biennis oil 0.45% - 1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can support skin barrier function

borago officinalis seed oil 0.4% - 0.9%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A plant oil that is effective in reducing irritation in skin, restore the barrier function and support its hydration

dimethicone 5.2% - 7.8%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish

Evens skin tone

The following ingredient (ingredients) in this product might be helpful, but there is no evidence to confirm that it actually works: stearyl glycyrrhetinate.

stearyl glycyrrhetinate 0.1% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

A fatty acid derived from licorice. Works as an emollient and can help calm down inflammation

tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate 0.15% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Being a lipid soluble form of vitamin C, it is more stable than ascorbic acid, but still degrades quickly and needs to be stabilized in a formulation with another ingredient. It is claimed to penetrate skin better than pure vitamin C and have the the similar benefits, but solid studies of its effectiveness are lacking. Is likely to require a higher concentration in a product than pure vitamin C to be effective. It might be able to help reduce pore clogging.

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Key Actives

avena sativa kernel extract 0.95% - 1.4%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Anti-inflammatory, Reduces irritation, Moisturizing, Reduces redness, Anti-oxidation

An effective moisturizing and skin barrier repair ingredient. Helps calm down inflammation and has some anti-oxidant properties

oenothera biennis oil 0.45% - 1%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-blemish, Anti-oxidation

Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can support skin barrier function

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Potential irritants

zingiber officinale root extract 1.4% - 2.1%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Anti-oxidation

A plant extract that can contain an irritating essential oil. Might have some anti-oxidant effect, but evidence is lacking

tocopheryl acetate 2.6% - 3.9%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Anti-oxidation

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.

Comodogenic ingredients

We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product

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cyclopentasiloxane 23% - 35%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing, Mattifying

A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin

dimethicone crosspolymer 6.2% - 9.4%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing

Used to create a thicker product texture. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and might be able to prevent moisture loss from its surface

dimethicone 5.2% - 7.8%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing, Mattifying

A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish

Ingredient list view

Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Lauryl peg-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, Tocopheryl acetate, Bisabolol, Zingiber officinale root extract, Avena sativa kernel oil, Boerhavia diffusa root extract, Avena sativa kernel extract, Glycerin, Ascorbyl palmitate, Oenothera biennis oil, Tocopherol, Borago officinalis seed oil, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, Butylene glycol, Stearyl glycyrrhetinate, Pentylene glycol, Hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, Safflower oil/palm oil aminopropanediol esters, Water

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Key ingredients	avena sativa kernel extract avena sativa kernel oil +8 more	Common: avena sativa kernel extract cyclopentasiloxane +2 more Other: adenosine squalane	Common: avena sativa kernel extract dimethicone +1 more Other: butyrospermum parkii butter caprylic/capric triglyceride +4 more	Common: cyclopentasiloxane dimethicone +2 more Other: panthenol carthamus tinctorius seed oil +1 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin +3 more Other: hexapeptide-3 palmitoyl tripeptide-38 +7 more	Common: dimethicone tocopherol Other: tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate	Common: dimethicone glycerin Other: ceramide 3 arginine +3 more	Common: cyclopentasiloxane dimethicone Other: cyclomethicone	Common: cyclopentasiloxane dimethicone +3 more Other: niacinamide caprylic/capric triglyceride +2 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin +1 more Other: niacinamide paraffinum liquidum	Common: dimethicone glycerin +1 more Other: niacinamide paraffinum liquidum
Irritancy	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY LOW
Potential Irritants	zingiber officinale root extract Has skin benefit? pentylene glycol Has skin benefit? +6 more	parfum Has skin benefit? disodium edta Has skin benefit? +7 more	methylisothiazolinone Has skin benefit? lavandula hybrida oil Has skin benefit? +12 more	ascorbic acid Has skin benefit? chamomilla recutita flower extract Has skin benefit? +4 more	hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin Has skin benefit? hexylene glycol Has skin benefit? +8 more	tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate Has skin benefit? hexylene glycol Has skin benefit? +2 more	caprylyl glycol Has skin benefit? tocopheryl acetate Has skin benefit?	tocopheryl acetate Has skin benefit?	ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? caprylyl glycol Has skin benefit? +4 more	ascorbyl palmitate Has skin benefit? citric acid Has skin benefit? +4 more	ascorbyl palmitate Has skin benefit? citric acid Has skin benefit? +4 more
All ingredients	cyclopentasiloxane Has skin benefit? dimethicone crosspolymer Has skin benefit? +20 more	water Has skin benefit? propanediol Has skin benefit? +30 more	water Has skin benefit? jojoba esters Has skin benefit? +30 more	cyclopentasiloxane Has skin benefit? dimethicone crosspolymer Has skin benefit? +15 more	cyclopentasiloxane Has skin benefit? dimethicone crosspolymer Has skin benefit? +30 more	dimethicone Has skin benefit? dimethicone crosspolymer Has skin benefit? +6 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +16 more	cyclomethicone Has skin benefit? cyclopentasiloxane Has skin benefit? +3 more	water Has skin benefit? caprylic/capric triglyceride Has skin benefit? +18 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +19 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +19 more

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Dermalogica Aqua Jelly

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Evens skin tone

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