Name: Dermalogica - Smooth Skin Favorites
Brand: Dermalogica

What can the product work for?

Works for

Moisturizing
Anti-aging
Anti-oxidation

Does not work for

Exfoliation

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

This Dermalogica Smooth Skin Favorites set offers three products which can work together to offer an outstanding cleansing, exfoliation and hydration effect .

Source: Lookfantastic Australia

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: sodium hyaluronate, silk amino acids.

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, ethylhexyl hydroxystearate.

ethylhexyl hydroxystearate 0.35% - 0.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce water loss from it

sodium hyaluronate 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin

dimethicone 0.35% - 0.65%

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

Anti-aging

This product contains vitis vinifera seed 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.

vitis vinifera seed extract 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

A plant extract that contains resveratrol and other anti-oxidant compounds that can help neutralize free radicals, reduce inflammation in skin and even out its tone. Can be also used to stabilize the product formulation

retinyl palmitate 0.25% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Three steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. To have an effect in the skin, it first needs to be converted twice to become the retinoic acid. This means it is less potent than retinol, but could also be less irritating. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, it helps against all signs of aging, improves skin cell turnover and helps fight blemishes and clogged pores. However, in many cosmetic formulations, it is used in a concentration that is too low to have the full effect

ascorbyl palmitate 0.3% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Being a lipid soluble form of vitamin C, it is more stable and can penetrate the skin better than L-Ascorbic acid. It is effective in protecting the skin from free radicals, as well as evening the skin tone, but is less effective in stimulating collagen production compared to L-Ascorbic acid.

Anti-oxidation

This product contains antioxidants (camellia oleifera leaf extract, vitis vinifera seed extract) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).

vitis vinifera seed extract 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A plant extract that contains resveratrol and other anti-oxidant compounds that can help neutralize free radicals, reduce inflammation in skin and even out its tone. Can be also used to stabilize the product formulation

camellia oleifera leaf extract 0.3% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals and reduce inflammation, even though it is not usually used in sufficient concentration in cosmetics

sambucus nigra flower extract 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin

Exfoliation

What does the product description say?

Eliminate the dead skin cells and impurities which can dull the skin, and benefit from the refreshing colloidal oatmeal and green tea also featured in the formula.

Source: Lookfantastic Australia

This product does not contain effective exfoliating ingredients. It might be able to deliver physical exfoliation, that is scrub off some of the dead cells on the surface of the skin. We do not recommend physical exfoliation, because it is not uniform (some bits of skin can get exfoliated too much while others not at all). It can also traumatize the skin and aggrevate acne and other skin conditions.

retinyl palmitate 0.25% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Three steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. To have an effect in the skin, it first needs to be converted twice to become the retinoic acid. This means it is less potent than retinol, but could also be less irritating. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, it helps against all signs of aging, improves skin cell turnover and helps fight blemishes and clogged pores. However, in many cosmetic formulations, it is used in a concentration that is too low to have the full effect

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vitis vinifera seed extract 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Anti-oxidation, Anti-aging, Anti-inflammatory, Antibacterial

A plant extract that contains resveratrol and other anti-oxidant compounds that can help neutralize free radicals, reduce inflammation in skin and even out its tone. Can be also used to stabilize the product formulation

retinyl palmitate 0.25% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Evens skin tone, Anti-aging, Anti-blemish, Exfoliation

Three steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. To have an effect in the skin, it first needs to be converted twice to become the retinoic acid. This means it is less potent than retinol, but could also be less irritating. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, it helps against all signs of aging, improves skin cell turnover and helps fight blemishes and clogged pores. However, in many cosmetic formulations, it is used in a concentration that is too low to have the full effect

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Potential irritants

sodium laureth sulfate 10% - 12%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium

Works for: Cleansing

Works as a foaming cleansing agent

lavandula angustifolia extract 1.6% - 2%

Irritation risk:

Used for fragrance and contains volatile compounds that can irritate the skin

Comodogenic ingredients

sodium laureth sulfate 10% - 12%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium

Works for: Cleansing

Works as a foaming cleansing agent

sodium laureth sulfate 0.7% - 1%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium

Works for: Cleansing

Works as a foaming cleansing agent

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water 45% - 55%

Irritation risk:

Plain old water

sodium laureth sulfate 10% - 12%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium

Works for: Cleansing

Works as a foaming cleansing agent

disodium lauroamphodiacetate 6.3% - 7.7%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Cleansing

Helps oil and water mix together

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Water, Sodium laureth sulfate, Disodium lauroamphodiacetate, Sodium trideceth sulfate, Hexylene glycol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Lavandula angustifolia extract, Melissa officinalis leaf extract, Quillaja saponaria bark extract, Lavandula angustifolia oil, Ppg-5-ceteth-20, Citric acid, Sodium chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Water, Sodium laureth sulfate, Disodium lauroamphodiacetate, Sodium trideceth sulfate, Hexylene glycol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Lavandula angustifolia extract, Melissa officinalis leaf extract, Quillaja saponaria bark extract, Lavandula angustifolia oil, Ppg-5-ceteth-20, Citric acid, Sodium chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Cream, Water, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Ethylhexyl hydroxystearate, Stearic acid, Peg-8, Lactamide mea, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Dimethicone, Cetearyl alcohol, Silk amino acids, Polysorbate 60, Tocopheryl acetate, Citrus aurantium amara flower extract, Cananga odorata flower oil, Camellia oleifera leaf extract, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, Allantoin panthenol, Glycolipids, Sodium hyaluronate, Palmitoyl hydroxypropyltrimonium amylopectin/glycerin crosspolymer, Lecithin, Vitis vinifera seed extract, Malva sylvestris flower/leaf/stem extract, Hedera helix leaf/stem extract, Cucumis sativus fruit extract, Sambucus nigra flower extract, Arnica montana flower extract, Parietaria officinalis extract, Retinyl palmitate, Ascorbyl palmitate, Polyquaternium-10, Cetyl alcohol, Peg-100 stearate, Glyceryl stearate, Aminomethyl propanol, Disodium edta, Carbomer, Sodium benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl salicylate, Linalool

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Key ingredients	retinyl palmitate caprylic/capric triglyceride +7 more	Common: caprylic/capric triglyceride ethylhexyl hydroxystearate Other: lactic acid panthenyl triacetate	Common: caprylic/capric triglyceride dimethicone +1 more Other: salicylic acid gluconolactone +1 more	Common: vitis vinifera seed extract caprylic/capric triglyceride Other: salicylic acid adenosine +12 more	Common: retinyl palmitate camellia oleifera leaf extract +2 more Other: cocos nucifera oil glycerin +2 more	Common: dimethicone dimethicone +2 more Other: hydroxypalmitoyl sphinganine salicylic acid +41 more	Common: caprylic/capric triglyceride dimethicone +1 more Other: allantoin alpha-glucan oligosaccharide +6 more	Common: dimethicone sodium hyaluronate Other: adenosine beeswax +6 more	Common: caprylic/capric triglyceride dimethicone Other: retinol glycolic acid +7 more	Common: sodium hyaluronate vitis vinifera seed extract Other: glycolic acid glycerin +2 more	Common: caprylic/capric triglyceride dimethicone Other: betaine butyrospermum parkii butter +2 more
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Potential Irritants	linalool Has skin benefit? benzyl salicylate Has skin benefit? +34 more	isopropyl alcohol Has skin benefit? sea salt Has skin benefit? +9 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? citric acid Has skin benefit? +6 more	benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? peucedanum graveolens extract Has skin benefit? +10 more	ci 19140 Has skin benefit? ci 16035 Has skin benefit? +22 more	myristyl alcohol Has skin benefit? propylene glycol Has skin benefit? +112 more	parfum Has skin benefit? kojic acid Has skin benefit? +13 more	parfum Has skin benefit? ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? +9 more	parfum Has skin benefit? retinol Has skin benefit? +16 more	parfum Has skin benefit? benzophenone-5 Has skin benefit? +16 more	parfum Has skin benefit? juglans regia shell powder Has skin benefit? +5 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? sodium laureth sulfate Has skin benefit? +75 more	water Has skin benefit? sodium trideceth sulfate Has skin benefit? +35 more	phytic acid Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +22 more	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +32 more	water Has skin benefit? pumice Has skin benefit? +48 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +243 more	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +35 more	water Has skin benefit? dicaprylyl ether Has skin benefit? +40 more	water Has skin benefit? glycolic acid Has skin benefit? +38 more	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +26 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +20 more

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