
Lancer Skincare The Method: Polish
Benefits
Promise: Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
The three steps of The Lancer Method dramatically improve the appearance of fine lines, texture, discoloration, and pore size.
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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retinyl palmitate | MEDIUM | ||
alaria esculenta extract | LOW |
Promise: Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Working to gently resurface the skin and restore radiance, the polish utilises pure minerals and Pumpkin and Pomegranate enzymes to expertly slough away dulling dead skin cells and surface debris, so skin appears smoother, renewed and more even in tone.
This product contains ingredients (lactobacillus/pumpkin ferment extract) that could help reduce hyperpigmentation (for example, post-acne marks or age spots) in theory, but there is not enough evidence that they actually work.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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lactobacillus/pumpkin ferment extract | LOW | ||
lactobacillus/punica granatum fruit ferment extract | LOW | ||
retinyl palmitate | MEDIUM |
Promise: Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Working to gently resurface the skin and restore radiance, the polish utilises pure minerals and Pumpkin and Pomegranate enzymes to expertly slough away dulling dead skin cells and surface debris, so skin appears smoother, renewed and more even in tone.
This product might help exfoliate the skin with lactobacillus/pumpkin ferment extract, lactobacillus/punica granatum fruit ferment extract, but These ingredients is not the most effective.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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lactobacillus/pumpkin ferment extract | LOW | ||
lactobacillus/punica granatum fruit ferment extract | LOW | ||
retinyl palmitate | LOW |
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Solutions for. . Dryness .
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:
glycerin, butylene glycol.
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: helianthus annuus seed oil, glyceryl stearate.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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helianthus annuus seed oil | HIGH | ||
glycerin | HIGH | ||
trihydroxystearin | MEDIUM |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Moisturizing | |
Exfoliation | |
Evens skin tone | |
Anti-aging |
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Potential irritants

Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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lactobacillus/punica granatum fruit ferment extract | ||
lavandula angustifolia oil | ||
retinyl palmitate |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- retinyl palmitate
- glycerin
- Sunflower seed oil
Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
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22% - 34% | |
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 | |
5.9% - 8.8% | |
Helps regulate the product pH | |
4.2% - 6.4% | |
Used to create a nice product consistency | |
3.6% - 5.5% | |
2.7% - 4% | |
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
1.9% - 2.9% | |
Helps oil and water mix together | |
1.4% - 2.1% | |
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and improve the product texture | |
1.3% - 1.9% | |
An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together | |
1% - 1.5% | |
Helps oil and water mix togehter and creates a nice product texture | |
1.1% - 1.7% | |
Used to absorb oil and can temporarily mattify skin | |
0.55% - 1.3% | |
Works as a humectant helping to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might be effective as an anti-oxidant. | |
0.5% - 1.1% | |
An enzyme-based exfoliant | |
0.4% - 0.95% | |
An enzyme-based exfoliant | |
0.45% - 1% | |
A great emollient due to its high linoleic acid content. One of the most effective plant oils in helping skin hydration and repairing skin barrier function | |
0.2% - 0.8% | |
A preservative that comes from radishes fermented by a bacteria. New research suggests that the preservation properties in the ingredient come from an ammonium salt that is not present naturally in radish root but used in its cultivation. Is problematic because the exact amount of the preservative agents is difficult to determine | |
0.15% - 0.65% | |
An essential oil. Potential allergen and can be irritating. It has some anti-bacterial properties | |
0.15% - 0.55% | |
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. | |
0.1% - 0.35% | |
Three steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. To have an effect in the skin, it first needs to be converted twice to become the retinoic acid. This means it is less potent than retinol, but could also be less irritating. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, it helps against all signs of aging, improves skin cell turnover and helps fight blemishes and clogged pores. However, in many cosmetic formulations, it is used in a concentration that is too low to have the full effect | |
TBC | |
The ingredient is not recognized | |
0.1% - 0.35% | |
Plain old water | |
0.05% - 0.3% | |
A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
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