PRODUCT REVIEW
Drunk Elephant B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Serum
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Serum
panthenol
0.45% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function
sodium hyaluronate
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
hydroxyproline
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Is helpful in restoring skin barrier function supporting its moisture levels. Is claimed to stimulte collagen production in skin but evidence is lacking
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
coconut alkanes
6.9% -
8.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin
pentylene glycol
2.4% -
3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture
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Comodogenic ingredients
coconut alkanes
6.9% -
8.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin
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How would you describe the texture?
2 reviews
heavy
Light
How much does it pill under makeup?
1 review
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How much does this product clog
pores?
2 reviews
Definitely clogs pores
Doesn't clog pores
How would you describe the smell?
2 reviews
No smell
Light fragrance
Strong fragrance
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
niacinamide
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Reduces redness,
Anti-inflammatory,
Antibacterial
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
panthenol
0.45% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Reduces redness,
Reduces irritation
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function
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Potential irritants
coconut alkanes
6.9% -
8.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin
pentylene glycol
2.4% -
3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture
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Comodogenic ingredients
coconut alkanes
6.9% -
8.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin
All ingredients
coconut alkanes
6.9% -
8.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin
ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer
4.5% -
5.5%
Irritation risk:
Increases thickness of a product. Texture enhancer for oil-in-water emulsions
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Ingredient list view
Water, Coconut alkanes, Ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol, Sclerocarya birrea seed oil, Wheat amino acids, Ananas sativus fruit extract, Berberis vulgaris root extract, Citrullus lanatus fruit extract, Lens esculenta fruit extract, Pyrus malus fruit extract, Coco-caprylate/caprate, Panthenol, Sodium pca, Sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, Dipotassium glycyrrhizate, Niacinamide, Cyclodextrin, Sodium hyaluronate, Sodium lactate, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyproline, Trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, Citric acid, Caprylyl glycol, Chlorphenesin, Ethylhexylglycerin
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- Ameliorating effect of dipotassium glycyrrhizinate on an IL-4- and IL-13-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin-equivalent model
- Final report on the safety assessment of Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Potassium Glycyrrhetinate, Disodium Succinoyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glyceryl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhetinyl Stearate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhizic Acid, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium Glycyrrhizate, Trisodium Glycyrrhizate, Methyl Glycyrrhizate, and Potassium Glycyrrhizinate.
- Niacinamide - mechanisms of action and its topical use in dermatology
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- Cyclodextrins: new drug delivery systems in dermatology
- Hyaluronic acid: A key molecule in skin aging
- Hyaluronan (Hyaluronic Acid): a natural moisturizer for skin care