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Product summary

Judging from the ingredient list, "Kaplan MD Shop - Holiday Radiance & Protection Duo" works well for improving skin hydration To work well, any moisturizer needs to include a combination of water-binding and emollient ingredients. Kaplan MD Shop - Holiday Radiance & Protection Duo ticks this box. Biosaccharide gum-1, glycerin, sodium chondroitin sulfate, sodium hyaluronate and butylene glycol in this product (humectants) attract water molecules to the upper layer of the skin (the water comes from the outside air or from the deeper layers of the skin if the air is dry). Emollients in this formulation (octyldodecyl neopentanoate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, helianthus annuus seed oil and carthamus tinctorius oleosomes) help to reduce the moisture loss from the skin. They also soften the skin surface and relieve the feeling of dryness and tightness.

Ingredient callouts

  • This moisturizer also contains Peptides (palmitoyl tripeptide-38 0.40% - 0.95%). Peptides are a very big group of ingredients. They all consist of a different combination of aminoacids. Our skin produces Peptides naturally. Some of them work as natural antibiotics, promote wound-healing and production of collagen. The scientists are still studying how effective the topical application of Peptides is, but it is very likely that they are helpful. Peptides might be able to support skin barrier restoration and even have an anti-aging benefit. At the very least, they certainly help attract water to the skin and support the hydration in this way.
This product contains ingredients that could be beneficial, but their concentrations are too low in this formulation: dipotassium glycyrrhizate, lecithin, stearic acid, titanium dioxide and tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Irritation risk

This moisturizer contains a bunch of common irritants, including ingredients that do not provide any known benefit for the skin. It might not be the best choice if your skin is sensitive. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be high. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here

You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.

Price

The product retails for 124.00$ in the United States.

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