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innisfree Green Tea Seed Hyaluronic serum
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
A lightweight hydration serum formulated with encapsulated hyaluronic acid to help alleviate deep dehydration.
niacinamide
2.3% -
2.8%
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
panthenol
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function
saccharide isomerate
1.6% -
2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Anti-blemish
niacinamide
2.3% -
2.8%
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
0.3% -
0.6%
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
0.3% -
0.5%
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
niacinamide
2.3% -
2.8%
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 seed oil
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A plant oil that helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and can help restore the skin barrier. Might have some anti-oxidant effect
hyaluronic acid
0.25% -
0.5%
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
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Evens skin tone
niacinamide
2.3% -
2.8%
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
lactic acid
0.1% -
0.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
An exfoliating and moisturizing alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA). Typically causes less irritation than other AHAs, for example, glycolic acid. At high concentrations (about 15%), lactic acid can help reduce lines and wrinkles. Recent studies show that lactic acid can support the "good" bacteria living on skin's surface (healthy skin microbiome)
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help 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
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Anti-oxidation
ilex paraguariensis leaf extract
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. Can contain fragrand compounds like linalool that can be irritating
camellia sinensis seed oil
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A plant oil that helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and can help restore the skin barrier. Might have some anti-oxidant effect
tocopherol
0.25% -
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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| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| 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
limonene
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat
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Comodogenic ingredients
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
niacinamide
2.3% -
2.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Reduces irritation,
Antibacterial,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces redness
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
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Reduces irritation,
Reduces redness,
Exfoliation
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
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Potential irritants
limonene
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat
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Comodogenic ingredients
All ingredients
propanediol
4.7% -
5.8%
Irritation risk:
Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin
glycerin
3.7% -
4.5%
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
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Ingredient list view
Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, Niacinamide, Betaine, Saccharide isomerate, Camellia sinensis seed oil, Xylitol, Cetearyl olivate, Hydrogenated lecithin, Butylene glycol, Sorbitan olivate, Lactobacillus ferment lysate, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Squalane, Panthenol, Allantoin, Hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Tromethamine, Triethyl citrate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ceratonia siliqua gum, Disodium edta, Limonene, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Dipotassium glycyrrhizate, Citrus limon peel oil, Sodium hyaluronate, Hyaluronic acid, Dextrin, Theobroma cacao extract, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Sodium citrate, Citric acid, Sorbitan isostearate, Ilex paraguariensis leaf extract, Glyceryl oleate, Citral, Elettaria cardamomum seed oil, Tocopherol, Lecithin, Sucrose, Lauryl glucoside, Polyglyceryl-6 laurate, Myristyl glucoside, Mentha viridis leaf oil, Cymbopogon nardus oil, Ferula galbaniflua resin oil, Xanthan gum, Lactic acid, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, Sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, Sodium acetylated hyaluronate
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- Profile of wound healing process induced by allantoin
- Safety Assessment of Tromethamine as Used in Cosmetics
- Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts and Alkyl Citrate Esters As Used in Cosmetics
- On the Safety Assessment of Galactomannans As Used in Cosmetics
- Ameliorating effect of dipotassium glycyrrhizinate on an IL-4- and IL-13-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin-equivalent model
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- Antioxidant Ability and Stability Studies of 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, a Cosmetic Tyrosinase Inhibitor
- Topical formulation containing Ilex Paraguariensis extract increases metalloproteinases and myeloperoxidase activities in mice exposed to UVB radiation
- Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of yerba-mate (Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil., Aquifoliaceae) extract as obtained by spray drying
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