PRODUCT REVIEW
Garnier Vitamin C Brightening Day Cream
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
A nourishing, everyday cream that envelops the skin in a radiant glow, Garnier’s Vitamin C Brightening Day Cream smooths, revitalises and moisturises.
simmondsia chinensis seed oil
2.2% -
2.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Softens the upper layer of skin and helps restore the healthy skin barrier. Has shown to help calm down inflammation in skin. It is a stable oil, meaning that it retains its properties even when exposed to air.
glycerin
2.5% -
3.1%
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
caprylic/capric triglyceride
4.6% -
5.6%
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
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
The velvety formula is supercharged with vitamin C, working to smooth the appearance of fine lines.
ascorbyl glucoside
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
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
tocopherol
0.3% -
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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| 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
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
2.7% -
3.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
glyceryl stearate se
0.5% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
salicylic acid
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Exfoliation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Antibacterial,
Evens skin tone
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)
tocopherol
0.3% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing
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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Potential irritants
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
2.7% -
3.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
glyceryl stearate se
0.5% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient
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dicaprylyl ether
6.4% -
7.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin while creating a non-greasy feel on the skin. Helps to dissolve other ingredients
caprylic/capric triglyceride
4.6% -
5.6%
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
Water, Dicaprylyl ether, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Cetearyl alcohol, Glycerin, Simmondsia chinensis seed oil, Propanediol, Glyceryl stearate citrate, Glyceryl stearate, Pentylene glycol, Argania spinosa kernel oil, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, Citrus paradisi fruit extract, Citrus grandis fruit extract, Calcium pca, Glyceryl stearate se, Sodium phytate, Arginine, Alcohol, Ascorbyl glucoside, Citric acid, Xanthan gum, Tocopherol, Salicylic acid, Mica, Ci 77891, Titanium dioxide, Linalool, Geraniol, Limonene, Citral, Benzyl alcohol, Parfum, Unknown
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Natural vegetable fats in the prevention of irritant contact dermatitis
- The Roles of Vitamin C in Skin Health
- Stability, transdermal penetration, and cutaneous effects of ascorbic acid and its derivatives
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health