PRODUCT REVIEW
K-SECRET Vita Collagen Secret Whitening Body Lotion
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
The non-sticky texture offers natural brightening effect and deeply hydrates your skin. How to use 1.
soluble collagen
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A typically plant-derived compound that is supposed mimic human collagen. Cannot penetrate the skin barrier so is not particularly useful in skincare products beyond attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
niacinamide
1.7% -
2.1%
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
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Anti-blemish
niacinamide
1.7% -
2.1%
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
pantothenic acid
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and may help reduce inflammation in skin
Anti-aging
niacinamide
1.7% -
2.1%
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
adenosine
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Might help improve cell turnover and reduce inflammation in skin. One study shows that the ingredients might be able to help reduce dynamic wrinkles (for example, in the corners of the eyes or on the forehead)
folic acid
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
Can help stimulate collagen production in skin. While available studies are promising, more research is needed to confirm the efficacy in skin
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Evens skin tone
niacinamide
1.7% -
2.1%
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
glutathione
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A peptide that can help neutralize free radicals in skin and reduce melanin production resulting in skin lightening effect and reduction in hyperpigmentation. It can also help attract moisture to the upper layer of the skin
ascorbyl glucoside
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Has a potential to boost collagen production, nutralise free radicals and 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
glutathione
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A peptide that can help neutralize free radicals in skin and reduce melanin production resulting in skin lightening effect and reduction in hyperpigmentation. It can also help attract moisture to the upper layer of the skin
pyridoxine
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
Might help neutralize free radicals in skin, but evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking. It might be irritating
adenosine
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Might help improve cell turnover and reduce inflammation in skin. One study shows that the ingredients might be able to help reduce dynamic wrinkles (for example, in the corners of the eyes or on the forehead)
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| 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
parfum
0.35% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
pyridoxine
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
Might help neutralize free radicals in skin, but evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking. It might be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
5.1% -
6.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
niacinamide
1.7% -
2.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Evens skin tone,
Reduces irritation,
Reduces redness,
Antibacterial,
Anti-inflammatory
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
pantothenic acid
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Reduces redness,
Reduces irritation
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and may help reduce inflammation in skin
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Potential irritants
parfum
0.35% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
pyridoxine
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
Might help neutralize free radicals in skin, but evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking. It might be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
5.1% -
6.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
All ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
5.1% -
6.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
c12-15 alkyl benzoate
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Enhances the product texture and makes it more spreadable. Helps reduce water loss from the outer layer of skin. Extands the shelf life by preventing bacteria growth
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Ingredient list view
Water, Ethylhexyl palmitate, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Glycerin, Butylene glycol, Sorbitan stearate, Niacinamide, Polysorbate 60, Titanium dioxide, 1,2-hexanediol, Hydrolyzed collagen extract, Hippophae rhamnoides water, Hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Parfum, Dipropylene glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl glycol, Xanthan gum, Tocopheryl acetate, Sorbitan isostearate, Alumina, Adenosine, Bacillus/soybean ferment extract, Lactobacillus/soymilk ferment filtrate, Lactobacillus/rye flour ferment, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Propanediol, Riboflavin, Cyanocobalamin, Thiamine hcl, Pantothenic acid, Folic acid, Pyridoxine, Dipotassium glycyrrhizate, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, Hyaluronic acid, Hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, Glutathione, Biotin, Beta-carotene, Sodium hyaluronate, Ascorbyl glucoside, Potassium hyaluronate, Sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, Hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, Sodium acetylated hyaluronate, Soluble collagen, Collagen extract, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-10 diisostearate, Hydrogenated lecithin, Menadione
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- Niacinamide - mechanisms of action and its topical use in dermatology
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- The influence of alkane chain length on the skin irritation potential of 1,2-alkanediols
- Safety Assessment of Alumina and Aluminum Hydroxide as Used in Cosmetics
- Evaluation of anti-wrinkle efficacy of adenosine-containing products using the FOITS technique
- Topical vitamin B12--a new therapeutic approach in atopic dermatitis-evaluation of efficacy and tolerability in a randomized placebo-controlled multicentre clinical trial
- Superiority of a vitamin B12-containing emollient compared to a standard emollient in the maintenance treatment of mild-to-moderate plaque psoriasis
- Folic acid and creatine improve the firmness of human skin in vivo
- Cutaneous Metabolism of Vitamin B-6
- Ameliorating effect of dipotassium glycyrrhizinate on an IL-4- and IL-13-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin-equivalent model
- Final report on the safety assessment of Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Potassium Glycyrrhetinate, Disodium Succinoyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glyceryl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhetinyl Stearate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhizic Acid, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium Glycyrrhizate, Trisodium Glycyrrhizate, Methyl Glycyrrhizate, and Potassium Glycyrrhizinate.
- Efficacy of a New Topical Nano-hyaluronic Acid in Humans
- Physiochemical properties and application of hyaluronic acid: a systematic review
- Glutathione as a skin whitening agent: Facts, myths, evidence and controversies
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