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Institut Esthederm - Intensive Vitamin E² Serum

Institut Esthederm Intensive Vitamin E² Serum

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Moisturizing
Anti-aging
Anti-oxidation

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Key actives

Carnosine 0.15% - 0.55%Carnosine 0.05% - 0.2%

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Product summary

"Institut Esthederm - Intensive Vitamin E² Serum" could be helpful for: Moisturizing and Anti-aging, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.

Ingredient callouts

Humectants (glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer 0.30% - 0.70%, glycerin 4.20% - 6.30%, carnosine 0.05% - 0.20%, cyclomethicone 1.50% - 2.20% and carnosine 0.15% - 0.55%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.

Price

The product retails from 61.68£ up to 82.60£ in the United Kingdom.

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What can the product work for?

Works for

Anti-aging
Moisturizing
Anti-oxidation

Anti-aging

What does the product description say?

This unique combination improves the availability of Vitamin E and optimises its anti-free radical and anti-inflammatory properties.

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.

carnosine 0.15% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

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

laminaria digitata extract 0.15% - 0.5%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Concentration: Insufficient!

Seaweed extract that helps the skin to attract water and make it more smooth for touch. Also shows promise of anti-aging properties, but good research is lacking at the moment

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

1 review £65.00 Product benefits Hydrates. Soothes the skin.

Source: Naos Store

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: carnosine, cyclomethicone.

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: dimethicone, phenyl trimethicone.

glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer 0.3% - 0.7%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and provide a longer-lasting hydration. Can create a thicker product consistency

peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone 0.4% - 0.95%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A silicone that mixes with water creating nice light-weight product texture

cyclomethicone 1.5% - 2.2%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A type of silicone that leaves a nice silky finish on the skin and can help soften its upper layer

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Anti-oxidation

This product contains antioxidants (carnosine, disodium lauriminodipropionate tocopheryl phosphates) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).

carnosine 0.15% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

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

disodium lauriminodipropionate tocopheryl phosphates 1.2% - 1.9%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A form of Vitamin E. In concentrations 1-3%, it can help neutralize free radicals in skin and support photodamage repair

tocopheryl acetate 2.8% - 4.2%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients.

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Ingredients & concentrations

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Key Actives

carnosine 0.15% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-oxidation, Anti-aging

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

carnosine 0.05% - 0.2%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-oxidation, Anti-aging

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

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Potential irritants

propylene glycol 0.3% - 0.75%

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

tocopheryl acetate 2.8% - 4.2%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Anti-oxidation

A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients.

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Comodogenic ingredients

laminaria digitata extract 0.15% - 0.5%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-oxidation, Anti-aging

Seaweed extract that helps the skin to attract water and make it more smooth for touch. Also shows promise of anti-aging properties, but good research is lacking at the moment

All ingredients

water 40% - 60%

Irritation risk:

Plain old water

glycerin 4.2% - 6.3%

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

octyldodecanol 3.8% - 5.7%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing

An emollient that helps to soften the skin and create a pleasant product texture and stabilize the formulation

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Ingredient list view

Water, Glycerin, Octyldodecanol, Tocopheryl acetate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Cyclomethicone, Disodium lauriminodipropionate tocopheryl phosphates, Sodium polyacrylate, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Disodium edta, Peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, Trideceth-6, Propylene glycol, Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, Glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, Phenyl trimethicone, Carnosine, Disodium adenosine triphosphate, Benzoic acid, Laminaria digitata extract, Dehydroacetic acid, Water, Disodium adenosine triphosphate, Carnosine, Mineral salts

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