Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Anti-aging
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: high
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Key actives
Product Summary
"Hugh & Grace - Restoring Face Serum" could be helpful for: Moisturizing, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
HYDRATING HEALING ANTI-AGING Our face serum helps to brighten and nourish the skin and improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Source: N/A
This product can help soften the skin and reduce its moisture loss with emollients and occlusives: ricinus communis seed oil, cucurbita pepo seed oil.
Keep in mind that this product does not contain effective ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. This is why an additional product with humectants like glycerin or hyaluronic acid can be helpful (apply it before this product for the best results).
A plant oil that can help soften the skin. It might be helpful in calming down inflammation, but solid research is lacking. Is often used in lip products to create the needed product consistency
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
A plant oil that helps soften the upper layer of the skin. It might have anti-oxidant properties. Might help reduce inflammation in skin and help against blemishes
A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties
An emollient. Can be helpful for restoring skin barrier function.
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
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
HYDRATING HEALING ANTI-AGING Our face serum helps to brighten and nourish the skin and improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Source: N/A
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low.
Being a lipid soluble form of vitamin C, it is more stable than ascorbic acid, but still degrades quickly and needs to be stabilized in a formulation with another ingredient. It is claimed to penetrate skin better than pure vitamin C and have the the similar benefits, but solid studies of its effectiveness are lacking. Is likely to require a higher concentration in a product than pure vitamin C to be effective. It might be able to help reduce pore clogging.
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
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 37/100.
Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
No comedogenic ingredients detected
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 Hugh & Grace Restoring Face Serum | Current | - | |
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Key Actives
Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comedogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
Ingredient list view
Vitis vinifera seed oil, Rosa canina seed oil, Passiflora edulis fruit, Unknown, Schinus molle oil, Ricinus communis seed oil, Zingiber officinale root, Unknown, Citrus aurantium bergamia fruit oil, Citrus nobilis peel oil, Citrus limon peel oil, Citrus aurantium dulcis oil, Cymbopogon martini oil, Cucurbita pepo seed oil, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, Unknown, Ficin, Tocopherol, Ribes nigrum seed oil
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- Final report on the safety assessment of Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glyceryl Ricinoleate, Glyceryl Ricinoleate SE, Ricinoleic Acid, Potassium Ricinoleate, Sodium Ricinoleate, Zinc Ricinoleate, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Ethyl Ricinoleate, Glycol Ricinoleate, Isopropyl Ricinoleate, Methyl Ricinoleate, and Octyldodecyl Ricinoleate
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- Effect of ricinoleic acid in acute and subchronic experimental models of inflammation
- Safety Assessment of Citrus-Derived Peel Oils as Used in Cosmetics
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- Application of tetra-isopalmitoyl ascorbic acid in cosmetic formulations: Stability studies and in vivo efficacy
- Vitamin E in dermatology
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