Name: Holika Holika - Naked Face Balancing Primer
Brand: Holika Holika

What can the product work for?

Works for

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

Evens skin tone

What does the product description say?

As well as working to correct uneven skin tone, the primer also helps to improve the skin texture to create a smooth canvas.

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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.

niacinamide 1.5% - 2.2%

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

camellia sinensis leaf extract 0.15% - 0.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Naked Face Balancing Primer

Source: From product name

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: betaine, 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: caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone.

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

niacinamide 1.5% - 2.2%

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

hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid 0.15% - 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

imperata cylindrica root extract 0.15% - 0.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A plat extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin and attract water to its upper layer

Anti-blemish

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

niacinamide 1.5% - 2.2%

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

allantoin 0.15% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated

camellia sinensis leaf extract 0.15% - 0.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation

Anti-aging

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

niacinamide 1.5% - 2.2%

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

adenosine 0.15% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Might help improve cell turnover and reduce inflammation in skin. One study shows that the ingredients might be able to help reduce dynamic wrinkles (for example, in the corners of the eyes or on the forehead)

hyaluronic acid 0.15% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin. Naturally present in skin. Typically has large molecule size unless advertised otherwise on the product label. Helps support skin's barrier function and may help to reduce inflammation

Anti-oxidation

This product contains antioxidants (cereus grandiflorus flower extract, imperata cylindrica root extract) that might be able to help neutralize free radicals in skin to lessen the damage it gets from the UV light (sun). There is not enough evidence to confirm their effectiveness in skin though.

cereus grandiflorus flower extract 0.15% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

A cactus extract that can help neutralize free radicals because it contains a chemical compound called betacyanins and flavonolglycosides. Can help make the surface of the skin dryer helping make pores look smaller for a very short period of time. The concentrations usually used in cosmetics are too small to have any effect

imperata cylindrica root extract 0.15% - 0.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

A plat extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin and attract water to its upper layer

adenosine 0.15% - 0.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

Might help improve cell turnover and reduce inflammation in skin. One study shows that the ingredients might be able to help reduce dynamic wrinkles (for example, in the corners of the eyes or on the forehead)

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Key Actives

niacinamide 1.5% - 2.2%

Irritation risk:

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

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

niacinamide 0.15% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Evens skin tone, Anti-aging, Moisturizing, Anti-blemish, 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

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Potential irritants

propylene glycol 3.5% - 5.3%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing

Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating

lavandula angustifolia flower extract 0.15% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:

Essential oil that can be irritating

Comodogenic ingredients

cetearyl alcohol 0.35% - 0.85%

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

isopropyl myristate 0.3% - 0.75%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Works for: Moisturizing

An emollient that helps soften the skin. Could be comedogenic

All ingredients

unknown 0% - 0%

Irritation risk:

The ingredient is not recognized

water 40% - 60%

Irritation risk:

Plain old water

glycerin 4.1% - 6.1%

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

Ingredient list view

Unknown, Water, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Titanium dioxide, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Hydrogenated polyisobutene, Niacinamide, Polysorbate 60, Synthetic fluorphlogopite, Titanium dioxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Bis-peg/ppg-16/16 peg/ppg-16/16 dimethicone, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, Betaine, Cetearyl alcohol, Glyceryl stearate, Isopropyl myristate, Dimethicone, Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, Imperata cylindrica root extract, Glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, Butylene glycol, Water, Phenoxyethanol, Hyaluronic acid, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, Linum usitatissimum seed extract, Cereus grandiflorus flower extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Lavandula angustifolia flower extract, Rosa canina fruit extract, Butylene glycol, Caprylhydroxamic acid, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylyl glycol, Boswellia serrata resin extract, Sorbitan sesquioleate, Hydrogenated polydecene, Sodium polyacrylate, Trideceth-6, Phenoxyethanol, Allantoin, Carbomer, Tocopheryl acetate, Potassium hydroxide, Adenosine, Bht, Parfum, Chromium oxide greens, Ci 77492, Unknown, Water, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Titanium dioxide, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Hydrogenated polyisobutene, Niacinamide, Polysorbate 60, Synthetic fluorphlogopite, Titanium dioxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Bis-peg/ppg-16/16 peg/ppg-16/16 dimethicone, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, Betaine, Cetearyl alcohol, Glyceryl stearate, Isopropyl myristate, Dimethicone, Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, Imperata cylindrica root extract, Glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, Butylene glycol, Water, Phenoxyethanol, Hyaluronic acid, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, Linum usitatissimum seed extract, Cereus grandiflorus flower extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Lavandula angustifolia flower extract, Rosa canina fruit extract, Butylene glycol, Caprylhydroxamic acid, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylyl glycol, Boswellia serrata resin extract, Sorbitan sesquioleate, Hydrogenated polydecene, Sodium polyacrylate, Trideceth-6, Phenoxyethanol, Allantoin, Carbomer, Tocopheryl acetate, Potassium hydroxide, Adenosine, Bht, Parfum, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Unknown, Water, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Titanium dioxide, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Hydrogenated polyisobutene, Niacinamide, Polysorbate 60, Synthetic fluorphlogopite, Titanium dioxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Bis-peg/ppg-16/16 peg/ppg-16/16 dimethicone, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, Betaine, Cetearyl alcohol, Glyceryl stearate, Isopropyl myristate, Dimethicone, Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, Imperata cylindrica root extract, Glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, Butylene glycol, Water, Phenoxyethanol, Hyaluronic acid, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, Linum usitatissimum seed extract, Cereus grandiflorus flower extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Lavandula angustifolia flower extract, Rosa canina fruit extract, Butylene glycol, Caprylhydroxamic acid, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylyl glycol, Boswellia serrata resin extract, Sorbitan sesquioleate, Hydrogenated polydecene, Sodium polyacrylate, Trideceth-6, Phenoxyethanol, Allantoin, Carbomer, Tocopheryl acetate, Potassium hydroxide, Adenosine, Bht, Parfum, Ultramarines

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Key ingredients	niacinamide niacinamide +28 more	Common: niacinamide adenosine +4 more Other: madecassoside palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 +7 more	Common: niacinamide adenosine +3 more Other: squalane cyclopentasiloxane	Common: niacinamide adenosine +5 more Other: palmitoyl tripeptide-5 cyclopentasiloxane	Common: niacinamide adenosine +4 more Other: copper tripeptide-1 acetyl hexapeptide-8 +21 more	Common: niacinamide adenosine +2 more Other: butyrospermum parkii butter cyclopentasiloxane +4 more	Common: niacinamide allantoin +2 more Other: panthenol dipotassium glycyrrhizate +1 more	Common: niacinamide allantoin +5 more Other: arginine centella asiatica extract +5 more	Common: niacinamide dimethicone +4 more Other: panthenol acetyl glucosamine +3 more	Common: niacinamide glycerin +2 more Other: ferulic acid capryloyl salicylic acid +4 more
Irritancy	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY MEDIUM
Potential Irritants	parfum Has skin benefit? sorbitan sesquioleate Has skin benefit? +55 more	sorbitan sesquioleate Has skin benefit? chamomilla recutita flower extract Has skin benefit? +10 more	parfum Has skin benefit? alcohol denat. Has skin benefit? +3 more	rosa damascena flower extract Has skin benefit? rosa damascena extract Has skin benefit? +10 more	rosa multiflora fruit extract Has skin benefit? nelumbo nucifera flower extract Has skin benefit? +13 more	linalool Has skin benefit? limonene Has skin benefit? +9 more	parfum Has skin benefit? punica granatum fruit extract Has skin benefit? +14 more	propylene glycol Has skin benefit? chamomilla recutita flower extract Has skin benefit? +11 more	benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate Has skin benefit? +3 more	parfum Has skin benefit? capryloyl salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +6 more
All ingredients	unknown Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +153 more	water Has skin benefit? cyclopentasiloxane Has skin benefit? +49 more	water Has skin benefit? cyclopentasiloxane Has skin benefit? +29 more	water Has skin benefit? polysorbate 80 Has skin benefit? +34 more	water Has skin benefit? cyclopentasiloxane Has skin benefit? +73 more	dimethicone Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +32 more	water Has skin benefit? ethylhexyl stearate Has skin benefit? +38 more	water Has skin benefit? propylene glycol Has skin benefit? +34 more	cyclopentasiloxane Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +24 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +27 more

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Evens skin tone

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Moisturizing

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Anti-blemish

Anti-aging

Anti-oxidation

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