PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Hydrating and easy to apply, the cheek color lays down buildable pigment and has a soft, jelly texture that feels comfortable and refreshing on application.
sodium hyaluronate
0.1% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
urea
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Naturally present in skin (urea makes up about 7% of natural moisturizing factors in skin). Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Also has a positive effect on the skin barrier beyond the humectant action. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients. Is an exfoliating ingredient when used in high concentrations
glycerin
4.1% -
6.1%
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
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Anti-aging
serine
0.1% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
magnesium aluminum silicate
0.15% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Might be helpful in restoring skin barrier function and, when combined with zinc carbonate and malonic acid, reducing fine lines and wrinkles by stimulating elastin production. Also helps stabilize the product formulation
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
Comodogenic ingredients
algin
0.1% -
0.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to thicken product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
urea
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Exfoliation
Naturally present in skin (urea makes up about 7% of natural moisturizing factors in skin). Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Also has a positive effect on the skin barrier beyond the humectant action. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients. Is an exfoliating ingredient when used in high concentrations
serine
0.1% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
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Potential irritants
parfum
0.6% -
1.35%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
pullulan
0.1% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying
Creates a thin drying film on the skin resulting in a short-term tightening effect
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Comodogenic ingredients
algin
0.1% -
0.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to thicken product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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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
pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate
3.2% -
4.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Used to create a thicker product consistency
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Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Peg-4, Bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, Methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, Silica, Acrylates/ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer, Parfum, Hydrolyzed jojoba esters, Erythritol, Tocopheryl acetate, Trehalose, Urea, Cellulose, Disodium edta, Magnesium aluminum silicate, Xanthan gum, Hectorite, Serine, Pentylene glycol, Sodium hyaluronate, Algin, Glyceryl polyacrylate, Caprylyl glycol, Pullulan, Disodium phosphate, Sodium dehydroacetate, Sodium benzoate, Potassium sorbate, Homarine hcl, Bht, Potassium phosphate, Benzyl benzoate
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Safety Assessment of Pentaerythrityl Tetraesters as Used in Cosmetics
- Topical urea in skincare: A review
- Final report on the safety assessment of aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, magnesium aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate, magnesium trisilicate, sodium magnesium silicate, zirconium silicate, attapulgite, bentonite, Fuller's earth, hectorite, kaolin, lithium magnesium silicate, lithium magnesium sodium silicate, montmorillonite, pyrophyllite, and zeolite
- Extracellular matrix in cutaneous ageing: the effects of 0.1% copper-zinc malonate-containing cream on elastin biosynthesis