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What does the product description say?
"Sitting within an oil-based formula, the probiotic helps to give your visage a brighter glow that’s brimming with vitality while the luxurious oils, rich in unsaturated fatty acids, work to moisturise and condition."
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WIMJ summary for moisturizing

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: allantoin, betaine.

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: cocos nucifera oil, squalane.

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

Ingredient Effectiveness Concentration Irritancy
HIGH
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HIGH
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HIGH
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WIMJ summary for anti-blemish

This product might be able to help reduce blemishes and clogged pores because it contains niacinamide.

Ingredient Effectiveness Concentration Irritancy
HIGH
meets threshold
LOW
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WIMJ summary for anti-aging

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

These ingredients in the product can also be helpful, even though there is less evidence for their effectiveness: adenosine.

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.

Ingredient Effectiveness Concentration Irritancy
HIGH
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MEDIUM
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WIMJ summary for evens skin tone

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

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.

Ingredient Effectiveness Concentration Irritancy
HIGH
meets threshold

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Promise Can it deliver?
Moisturizing
Anti-aging
Evens skin tone
Anti-blemish
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 100/100.

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Ingredients by volume

Ingredient Estimated concentration
Plain old water
45% - 55%
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
5.1% - 6.3%
4.1% - 5%
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
3% - 3.7%
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture
2.3% - 2.8%
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absord oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
1.9% - 2.3%
Used to improve the product consistency and soften the upper layer of the skin
1.6% - 2%
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
1.4% - 1.7%
Helps to dissolve other ingredients in a formulation. Slows down the rate of product drying
1.1% - 1.4%
A silicone that serves as an emollient. Helps create a nice non-greasy feels
0.95% - 1.15%
A preservative
0.6% - 0.85%
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency
0.55% - 0.8%
Helps water and oil mix together and preserve the product formulation
0.5% - 0.8%
An emollient that helps soften the skin but is not effective for restoring its barrier function. Might be helpful to calm down inflammation
0.4% - 0.6%
0.3% - 0.55%
0.3% - 0.55%
A fermentation product created by bacteria Lactobacillus. The fermented product has anti-bacterial properties and might be helpful in calming down inflammation, but studies are lacking. Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Can be used as a preservative
0.3% - 0.55%
0.25% - 0.5%
Helps to retain moisture by creating a protective barrier on the skin. Rich in fatty acids. Improves product texture and helps with the penetration of other ingredients.
0.25% - 0.5%
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
0.25% - 0.5%
Used to soften the upper layer of the skin and create a thicker product consistency
0.25% - 0.45%
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic
0.2% - 0.35%
0.2% - 0.4%
A gelling agent that thickens the product consistency and leaves the skin with a velvety finish
0.2% - 0.35%
0.2% - 0.35%
Non-drying alcohol that helps water and oil mix together. Also serves as an emollient
0.25% - 0.4%
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.
0.2% - 0.4%
Maintains the texture of skincare products. Allows the product to spread evenly. Helps oil and water mix together
0.2% - 0.35%
Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient
0.25% - 0.5%
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
0.15% - 0.3%
A plant extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant properties
0.15% - 0.3%
Helps oil and water mix together
0.2% - 0.35%
Might help improve cell turnover and reduce inflammation in skin. One study shows that the ingredients might be able to stimulate collagen production in skin
0.15% - 0.3%
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
0.15% - 0.3%
Used to create a thicker product consistency
0.2% - 0.35%
Used mostly for creating emulsions - helping oil and water mix together. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
0.2% - 0.4%
Helps oil and water mix together
0.2% - 0.35%
Helps adjust pH in products
0.15% - 0.3%
A fermentation product created by bacteria Lactobacillus out of soybean. The fermented product helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and has anti-bacterial properties. It might be helpful in calming down inflammation and could be helpful in evening out skin tone, but studies are lacking
0.15% - 0.3%
0.15% - 0.3%
A sugar that attracts water to the upper layer of the skin
0.15% - 0.3%
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and repair the skin barrier function
0.15% - 0.3%
Lecithin derivative. It helps oil and water mix together and can enhance penetration of other ingredients. It helps soften the upper layer of the skin
0.2% - 0.35%
A plant extract that might have some anti-oxidant properties. It might be irritating
0.15% - 0.3%
Can have some moisturizing properties due to its sugar content
0.15% - 0.3%
Plant extract. Has some anti-microbial and anti-oxidant properties. Can be irritating
0.15% - 0.3%
Stabilizes the product formulation
0.15% - 0.25%
A preservative
0.1% - 0.15%
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
0.05% - 0.15%
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