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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Silky and lightweight, the serum effortlessly smooths over the visage, enveloping skin in a veil of essential hydration due to Imperata Cylindrica Root Extract.
biosaccharide gum-1
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and is claimed to provide a longer-lasting hydration because of its ability to create a water-binding film on the surface of the skin
caprylic/capric triglyceride
6.3% -
7.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
chondrus crispus
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and create a nicer product consistency
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
The anti-ageing formula also utilises an intelligent Peptide Complex, which seeks to repair the cutaneous barrier and age-related skin damage, whilst Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract shields the complexion from free radical damage.
butyrospermum parkii butter
0.75% -
1.15%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Insufficient!
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
camellia sinensis leaf extract
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation
tocopherol
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
37/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 3
Potential irritants
bupleurum falcatum root extract
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A plant extract that might help to attract water to the upper layer of the skin, but it is not well studied. It can be irritating
alcohol
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
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Comodogenic ingredients
butyrospermum parkii butter
0.75% -
1.15%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
chondrus crispus
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and create a nicer product consistency
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
camellia sinensis leaf extract
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish,
Moisturizing
Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation
tocopherol
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
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Potential irritants
bupleurum falcatum root extract
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A plant extract that might help to attract water to the upper layer of the skin, but it is not well studied. It can be irritating
alcohol
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
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Comodogenic ingredients
butyrospermum parkii butter
0.75% -
1.15%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
chondrus crispus
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and create a nicer product consistency
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All ingredients
caprylic/capric triglyceride
6.3% -
7.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
c12-20 acid peg-8 ester
4% -
4.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together
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Ingredient list view
Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, C12-20 acid peg-8 ester, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Propanediol, Cetyl alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Butylene glycol, Potassium cetyl phosphate, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Carbomer, Tocopheryl acetate, Ci 77891, Titanium dioxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Peg-8, Sodium hydroxide, Caviar extract, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Tocopherol, Coenzyme a, Caffeine, Bupleurum falcatum root extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Chondrus crispus, Carrageenan, Alcohol, Parfum, Rosa damascena flower oil, Biosaccharide gum-1, Sodium benzoate, Disodium edta, Limonene, Citronellol, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, Hexyl cinnamal
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Effect of Olive and Sunflower Seed Oil on the Adult Skin Barrier: Implications for Neonatal Skin Care
- Topically Applied Sunflower Seed Oil Prevents Invasive Bacterial Infections in Preterm Infants in Egypt
- Effect of topically applied lipids on surfactant-irritated skin