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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Tri-Active Regenerating Bio Retinol Sleeping Concentrate
sucrose
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In crystal form, it can work as a gentle exfoliant, gentler than the salt scrub. Helps stabilize the emulsion
helianthus annuus seed oil
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A great emollient due to its high linoleic acid content. One of the most effective plant oils in helping skin hydration and repairing skin barrier function
hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin. A version of it is naturally present in skin
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Natural skincare and premium beauty brand ESPA ’s Tri-ActiveTM Regenerating Bio Retinol Sleeping Concentrate works progressively, night after night, to preserve skin’s youthful radiance with a trio of Bio Retinols.
prunus amygdalus dulcis oil
4.2% -
5.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
An emollient that softens the skin
tocopherol
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
37/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
p-anisic acid
0.55% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Helps preserve products. Can mask unpleasant smell. Could be irritating
limonene
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat
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Comodogenic ingredients
gossypium herbaceum seed oil
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Cottonseed oil. It is used as an emollient and occlusive in products. It is rich palmitic, oleic acid, and linoleic fatty acids.
plankton extract
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
tocopherol
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
rosa canina fruit oil
3.1% -
3.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
A great emollient. Contains vitamin E (tocopherol) which may give it some anti-oxidant properties. Can contain volatile compounds and can be irritating
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Potential irritants
p-anisic acid
0.55% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Helps preserve products. Can mask unpleasant smell. Could be irritating
limonene
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat
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Comodogenic ingredients
gossypium herbaceum seed oil
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Cottonseed oil. It is used as an emollient and occlusive in products. It is rich palmitic, oleic acid, and linoleic fatty acids.
plankton extract
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
All ingredients
glycerin
4.3% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
prunus amygdalus dulcis oil
4.2% -
5.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
An emollient that softens the skin
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Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Prunus amygdalus dulcis oil, Rosa canina fruit oil, Glyceryl stearate citrate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-3 stearate, Butylene glycol, Glyceryl caprylate, Sodium stearoyl glutamate, Hydrogenated lecithin, P-anisic acid, Levulinic acid, Gossypium herbaceum seed oil, Limonene, Elaeis guineensis oil, Citrus aurantium amara leaf/twig oil, Lavandula angustifolia oil, Acacia senegal gum, Vigna aconitifolia seed extract, Xanthan gum, Bidens pilosa extract, Maltodextrin, Parfum, Sodium levulinate, Linum usitatissimum seed oil, Pelargonium graveolens oil, Linalool, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, Phytic acid, Sodium hydroxide, Tocopherol, Sucrose, Plankton extract, Amyris balsamifera bark oil, Citrus aurantium amara flower oil, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Santalum album oil, Geraniol, Cryptomeria japonica bud extract, Nephelium lappaceum branch/fruit/leaf extract, Codium tomentosum extract, Lecithin, Citric acid
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- Sodium anisate
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