Name: FCL - Bio Retinol Body Lotion
Brand: FCL

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Works for

Anti-aging
Evens skin tone
Exfoliation
Moisturizing
Anti-blemish
Anti-oxidation

Anti-aging

What does the product description say?

Topical retinoids stimulate collagen production, and is effective at reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

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This product can help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness because it contains retinol, niacinamide.

Keep in mind that it typically takes at least 6 weeks to notice any results because the changes that are needed to improve fine lines and elasticity happen in the deeper layers of the skin. No topical anti-aging product can “erase” wrinkles or fully reverse signs of aging.

retinol 0.05% - 0.15%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

niacinamide 2.7% - 4.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

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

tocopherol 0.05% - 0.3%

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

Evens skin tone

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They can also help to even out skin tone by fading age spots.

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This product can help reduce hypepigmentation and even out the skin tone because it contains the following effective ingredients: retinol.

In addition, this product contains niacinamide. This ingredient (ingredients) might help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the effect, if any, is likely to be small.

Keep in mind that you would need to apply any topical skincare targetted at hypigmentation consistently for a couple of months to get a result. No topical skincare product can help get rid of hyperpigmentation (including post-acne marks and age spots) instantly.

niacinamide 2.7% - 4.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

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

retinol 0.05% - 0.15%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

Exfoliation

This product can help exfoliate the skin. In other words, it helps break down the bonds between dead cells on the surface of the skin and speed up the skin turnover. Skin often appears softer and brighter after exfoliation, but overdoing it can result in disrupted skin barrier. The following ingredient is doing the exfoliating job in this product: retinol.

retinol 0.05% - 0.15%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

It helps maintain oil balance and provides intense hydration which stimulates the cellular proliferation and extracellular matrix production.

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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: anhydroxylitol, glycerin.

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: squalane, elaeis guineensis oil.

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: niacinamide

glycerin 0.3% - 0.75%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

xylitylglucoside 1% - 1.45%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and repair the skin barrier function

anhydroxylitol 0.6% - 1.4%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and repair the skin barrir function

Anti-blemish

This product can help reduce breakouts and clogged pores because it contains the following ingredient: niacinamide, retinol. These ingredients is used for treating acne and can have a noticeable effect.

niacinamide 2.7% - 4.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

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

retinol 0.05% - 0.15%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

Anti-oxidation

This product contains antioxidants (retinol) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).

retinol 0.05% - 0.15%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

mangifera indica seed butter 0.4% - 0.95%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant effect

tocopherol 0.05% - 0.3%

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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niacinamide 2.7% - 4.1%

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Works for: Anti-blemish, Anti-aging, Evens skin tone, Moisturizing, Reduces irritation, Anti-inflammatory, Reduces redness, 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

retinol 0.05% - 0.15%

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

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

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retinol 0.05% - 0.15%

Irritation risk:

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

Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating

parfum 0.01% - 0.05%

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An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients

Comodogenic ingredients

gossypium herbaceum seed oil 1.4% - 2.1%

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.

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water 40% - 60%

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Plain old water

propanediol 4.6% - 6.9%

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Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin

squalane 3.7% - 5.5%

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Works for: Moisturizing

An oil naturally present in skin. Works as an emollient to soften the skin and form a protective layer on its surface without a greasy feeling.

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Water, Propanediol, Squalane, Niacinamide, Bidens pilosa extract, Elaeis guineensis oil, Gossypium herbaceum seed oil, Linum usitatissimum seed oil, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Mangifera indica seed butter, Caprylhydroxamic acid, Caprylyl glycol, Glycerin, Glyceryl stearate citrate, Sorbitol, Tocopheryl acetate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Sodium ascorbate, Tocopherol, Retinol, Unknown, Panthenol, Parfum

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Key ingredients	niacinamide retinol +7 more	Common: niacinamide retinol +2 more Other: methicone triethylhexanoin	Common: niacinamide retinol +3 more Other: palmitoyl hexapeptide-12 ceramide ng +11 more	Common: niacinamide retinol +3 more Other: salicylic acid palmitoyl tripeptide-5 +11 more	Common: niacinamide retinol +3 more Other: salicylic acid palmitoyl tripeptide-5 +11 more	Common: niacinamide anhydroxylitol +4 more Other: cyclopentasiloxane dimethicone +3 more	Common: niacinamide anhydroxylitol +5 more Other: ceramide np hyaluronic acid +1 more	Common: niacinamide caprylic/capric triglyceride +2 more Other: acetyl hexapeptide-8 fructose +5 more	Common: retinol niacinamide +5 more Other: glycolic acid glycolic acid +5 more	Common: niacinamide retinol +3 more Other: acetyl tetrapeptide-2 glycolic acid +13 more	Common: niacinamide retinol +3 more Other: ferulic acid palmitoyl hexapeptide-14 +7 more	Common: niacinamide retinol +2 more Other: methicone triethylhexanoin
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Potential Irritants	parfum Has skin benefit? retinol Has skin benefit? +4 more	parfum Has skin benefit? retinol Has skin benefit? +2 more	propylene glycol Has skin benefit? retinol Has skin benefit? +16 more	albizia julibrissin bark extract Has skin benefit? hippophae rhamnoides fruit oil Has skin benefit? +8 more	albizia julibrissin bark extract Has skin benefit? hippophae rhamnoides fruit oil Has skin benefit? +8 more	benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? dehydroacetic acid Has skin benefit? +4 more	sodium bisulfite Has skin benefit? farnesol Has skin benefit? +6 more	propylene glycol Has skin benefit? aesculus hippocastanum extract Has skin benefit? +7 more	retinol Has skin benefit? benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? +16 more	sodium bisulfite Has skin benefit? retinol Has skin benefit? +15 more	betula alba bark extract Has skin benefit? decyl glucoside Has skin benefit? +17 more	parfum Has skin benefit? retinol Has skin benefit? +2 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? propanediol Has skin benefit? +23 more	niacinamide Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +22 more	water Has skin benefit? hydroxyethyl urea Has skin benefit? +43 more	retinol Has skin benefit? unknown Has skin benefit? +43 more	retinol Has skin benefit? unknown Has skin benefit? +43 more	water Has skin benefit? butyrospermum parkii butter Has skin benefit? +24 more	water Has skin benefit? ethylhexyl isononanoate Has skin benefit? +34 more	water Has skin benefit? caprylic/capric triglyceride Has skin benefit? +32 more	retinol Has skin benefit? niacinamide Has skin benefit? +50 more	cyclopentasiloxane Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +46 more	water Has skin benefit? butylene glycol Has skin benefit? +48 more	niacinamide Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +22 more

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What can the product work for?

Works for

Anti-aging

What does the product description say?

Evens skin tone

What does the product description say?

Exfoliation

Moisturizing

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Anti-blemish

Anti-oxidation

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