Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Evens skin tone
- Anti-aging
- Exfoliation
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: medium
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Key actives
Product Summary
"Dr. G - Brightening Peeling Gel" is effective for: Anti-inflammatory
This product could be helpful for: Moisturizing, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.
Ingredient callouts
- Humectants (trehalose 2.90% - 4.30%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.
Price
The product retails from 23.46A$ up to 27.00A$ in Australia and for 17.68$ in the United States.
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Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Enriched with anti-inflammatory ingredients like honey, black willow and hollyhock flower extracts to soothe; Vitamin C to clarify skin tone; and Vitamin E to hydrate skin.
Source: Yesstyle
This product contains good ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. These ingredients are called "humectants": trehalose, honey extract.
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. If the air is dry, humectants can speed up the moisture loss from the skin. This is why it is a good idea to use another product on top of this one to help "seal in" the moisture (look for ingredients like dimethicone, squalane, oils and butters).
A sugar that attracts water to the upper layer of the skin
Help soften the upper layer of the skin
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture
An emollient that can also help water and oil mix together, as well as prevent bacteria growth in products
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
Has astringent properties. Creates a tightening and drying effect on the skin. Can be irritating
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Enriched with anti-inflammatory ingredients like honey, black willow and hollyhock flower extracts to soothe; Vitamin C to clarify skin tone; and Vitamin E to hydrate skin.
Source: Yesstyle
This product contains ingredients (glycyrrhiza uralensis root extract) that could help reduce hyperpigmentation (for example, post-acne marks or age spots) in theory, but there is not enough evidence that they actually work.
Licorice root extract. Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Has a potential to boost collagen production, nutralise free radicals and reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Enriched with anti-inflammatory ingredients like honey, black willow and hollyhock flower extracts to soothe; Vitamin C to clarify skin tone; and Vitamin E to hydrate skin.
Source: Yesstyle
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low.
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Has a potential to boost collagen production, nutralise free radicals and reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Dr.G Brightening Peeling Gel helps to gently exfoliate skin to reveal brighter and clearer skin.
Source: Lila Beauty
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.
A plant extract that might contain salicylic acid
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Evens skin tone | |
| Anti-aging | |
| Exfoliation |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 31/100.
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Key Actives
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Has a potential to boost collagen production, nutralise free radicals and reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
A sugar that attracts water to the upper layer of the skin
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
Potential irritants
A fungus extract that can help to create a temporary tightening feeling on the skin
Has astringent properties. Creates a tightening and drying effect on the skin. Can be irritating
An essential oil that can be irritating. Has some anti-bacterial properties
Licorice root extract. Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation
A plant extract that might contain salicylic acid
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Has a potential to boost collagen production, nutralise free radicals and reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture
Maintains the texture of skincare products. Allows the product to spread evenly. Helps oil and water mix together
Comedogenic ingredients
All ingredients
Can be used to help absorb oil as well as add volume and imporve texture of products.
Helps to dissolve other ingredients in a formulation. Slows down the rate of product drying
A fungus extract that can help to create a temporary tightening feeling on the skin
Has astringent properties. Creates a tightening and drying effect on the skin. Can be irritating
Licorice root extract. Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation
A plant extract that might contain salicylic acid
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Has a potential to boost collagen production, nutralise free radicals and reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
An emollient that can also help water and oil mix together, as well as prevent bacteria growth in products
Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
Maintains the texture of skincare products. Allows the product to spread evenly. Helps oil and water mix together
An essential oil that can be irritating. Has some anti-bacterial properties
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
Ingredient list view
Water, Cellulose, Dipropylene glycol, Trehalose, Fomes officinalis extract, Althaea rosea flower extract, Pollen extract, Glycine soja oil unsaponifiables, Olea europaea oil unsaponifiables, Triticum vulgare germ oil unsaponifiables, Adansonia digitata seed extract, Diospyros kaki leaf extract, Rhus semialata gall extract, Betula alba bark extract, Honey extract, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root extract, Salix nigra bark extract, Ascorbyl glucoside, Glyceryl caprylate, Caprylyl glycol, Oleth-10, Allantoin, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Melaleuca alternifolia leaf oil, Arginine, Disodium edta