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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
WHAT IT DOES , Help blur the look of pores with our lightweight solid serum stick that visibly refines pores and mattifies to prep skin for flawless makeup application.
ethyl linoleate
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps reduce acne and blemishes. Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce inflammation. Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and evening out the skin tone, but evidence of effectiveness in skin are lacking
niacinamide
0.15% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
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
Moisturizing
helianthus annuus seed oil
0.3% -
0.75%
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
caprylic/capric triglyceride
4.6% -
6.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
phenyl trimethicone
22% -
33%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A type of silicone that can decrease loss of moisture from the skin surface. It helps create a nice product texture
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Anti-oxidation
hexylresorcinol
0.15% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and neutralizing free radicals in skin
rubus idaeus leaf extract
0.4% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A plant extract that might have some anti-oxidant properties but evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking
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Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
THE GOOD STUFF – Niacinamide helps minimize the look of pores and even skin tone, Pineapple Extract helps renew skin while Skin-Balancing Powders create a blurred effect.
hexylresorcinol
0.15% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and neutralizing free radicals in skin
ethyl linoleate
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps reduce acne and blemishes. Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce inflammation. Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and evening out the skin tone, but evidence of effectiveness in skin are lacking
niacinamide
0.15% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
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
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Anti-blemish | |
| Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
62/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Potential irritants
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Comodogenic ingredients
No comodogenic ingredients detected
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
niacinamide
0.15% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-aging,
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
ethyl linoleate
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-inflammatory
Helps reduce acne and blemishes. Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce inflammation. Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and evening out the skin tone, but evidence of effectiveness in skin are lacking
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Potential irritants
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Comodogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
phenyl trimethicone
22% -
33%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A type of silicone that can decrease loss of moisture from the skin surface. It helps create a nice product texture
caprylic/capric triglyceride
4.6% -
6.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
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Ingredient list view
Phenyl trimethicone, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, C9-12 alkane, Helianthus annuus seed wax, Silica, Methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, Lauryl laurate, Oryza sativa bran wax, Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, Behenyl behenate, Solanum tuberosum starch, Polyhydroxystearic acid, Jasminum officinale flower/leaf extract, Rubus idaeus leaf extract, Citrus aurantifolia peel extract, Pyrus malus fruit extract, Apium graveolens seed extract, Linum usitatissimum seed extract, Euphorbia cerifera wax, Ananas sativus fruit extract, Citrus nobilis fruit extract, Fragaria chiloensis fruit extract, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Lavandula angustifolia flower/leaf/stem extract, Prunus armeniaca fruit extract, Niacinamide, Eugenia caryophyllus flower extract, Citrus aurantium dulcis fruit extract, Gardenia florida flower extract, Dimethicone crosspolymer-3, Ethyl linoleate, Hexylresorcinol, Caprylyl glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), Diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, Hydrated silica, Hexylene glycol, Tocopherol, Sorbitan trioleate, Ci 19140
Sources
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- Topically Applied Sunflower Seed Oil Prevents Invasive Bacterial Infections in Preterm Infants in Egypt
- Effect of topically applied lipids on surfactant-irritated skin
- Impact of topical oils on the skin barrier: possible implications for neonatal health in developing countries
- Niacinamide - mechanisms of action and its topical use in dermatology
- Gehring, W. (2004). Nicotinic acid/niacinamide and the skin. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 3(2), 88–93. doi:10.1111/j.1473-2130.2004.00115.x
- Safety Assessment of Citrus Fruit-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
- Photosensitivity in children: An approach to diagnosis and management
- Ethyl linoleate inhibits α-MSH-induced melanogenesis through Akt/GSK3β/β-catenin signal pathway
- Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of a lotion containing triethyl citrate and ethyl linoleate in the treatment of acne vulgaris
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health