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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Moisturising
polyglutamic acid
4.6% -
6.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin.
glycerin
3.4% -
5%
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
mannitol
0.3% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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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
ethyl hexanediol
1.4% -
2.2%
Irritation risk:
Used to dissolve other ingredients. Might be irritating
parfum
0.15% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
zea mays starch
0.4% -
0.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Mattifying
Used to thicken the product's consistency
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
urea
0.1% -
0.35%
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
polyglutamic acid
4.6% -
6.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin.
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Potential irritants
ethyl hexanediol
1.4% -
2.2%
Irritation risk:
Used to dissolve other ingredients. Might be irritating
parfum
0.15% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
zea mays starch
0.4% -
0.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Mattifying
Used to thicken the product's consistency
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butylene glycol
5.8% -
8.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
polyglutamic acid
4.6% -
6.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin.
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Ingredient list view
Ginkgo biloba leaf water, Butylene glycol, Polyglutamic acid, Glycerin, Tremella fuciformis polysaccharide, Dipropylene glycol, Ethyl hexanediol, Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, Ppg-26-buteth-26, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Triethanolamine, Zea mays starch, Mannitol, Microcrystalline cellulose, Parfum, Disodium edta, Sucrose, Ultramarines, Ci 77007, Tocopheryl acetate, Sodium pca, Urea
Sources
- γ‐Polyglutamic Acid Produced by Bacillus Subtilis (Natto): Structural Characteristics, Chemical Properties and Biological Functionalities
- Natural and edible biopolymer poly‐γ‐glutamic acid: synthesis, production, and applications
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Ethyl Hexanediol