Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Anti-aging
- Anti-oxidation
- Moisturizing
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Evens skin tone
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: high
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Key actives
Product Summary
"Institut Esthederm - INTENSIVE SPIRULINE SERUM" could be helpful for: Anti-aging and Moisturizing, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.
Ingredient callouts
- Humectants (carnosine 0.05% - 0.10%, algae extract 1.80% - 2.60% and carnosine 2.00% - 3.00%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.
Price
The product retails for 92.82A$ in Australia and from 39.00£ up to 70.79£ in the United Kingdom.
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Anti-oxidation
This product contains antioxidants (carnosine) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).
A type of peptide. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. It can help neutralize free radicals in skin combatting the sun damage
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
This is the perfect serum for skin showing signs of ageing, stress and fatigue as skin’s cellular metabolism is accelerated with a deep revitalising effect for an improved skin tone, plumpness and elasticity.
Source: Face the future
This product contains carnosine. This ingredient might be able to help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness, but there is not enough evidence that it actually works.
A type of peptide. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. It can help neutralize free radicals in skin combatting the sun damage
Plant extract that helps the skin to attract water and make it more smooth for touch. Also shows promise of anti-aging properties, but research is not extensive yet
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:
algae extract, carnosine.
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: algae extract.
Plant extract that helps the skin to attract water and make it more smooth for touch. Also shows promise of anti-aging properties, but research is not extensive yet
A type of peptide. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. It can help neutralize free radicals in skin combatting the sun damage
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
This highly concentrated serum is formulated with revitalising Spiruline that works to improve skin tone, plumpness and elasticity.
Source: Face the future
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Anti-aging | |
| Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 37/100.
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Ingredient list view
Water, Propylene glycol, Polysorbate 20, Spirulina maxima extract, Carnosine, Algae extract, Disodium adenosine triphosphate, Ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, Citric acid, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Parfum, Linalool, Benzyl salicylate, Hexyl cinnamal, Benzyl benzoate, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Citronellol, Water, Disodium adenosine triphosphate, Carnosine, Mineral salts