PRODUCT REVIEW
LANEIGE Essential Balancing Emulsion for Combination to Oily Skin
Can it cause trouble?
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
A quick-absorbing emulsion for oily skin that hydrates and freshens.
sucrose
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In crystal form, it can work as a gentle exfoliant, gentler than the salt scrub. Helps stabilize the emulsion
citrulline
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An amino-acid that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Anti-aging
serine
0.35% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
threonine
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
niacinamide
0.75% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
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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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
opuntia coccinellifera fruit extract
1.8% -
2.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
niacinamide
0.75% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging,
Reduces irritation,
Antibacterial,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces redness
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
ascorbyl glucoside
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging
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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Potential irritants
opuntia coccinellifera fruit extract
1.8% -
2.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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butylene glycol
6.4% -
7.9%
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
dimethicone
4.3% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Mattifying
A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish
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Ingredient list view
Water, Butylene glycol, Dimethicone, Cetyl ethylhexanoate, Pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, Opuntia coccinellifera fruit extract, Arginine, Glycogen, Polyglutamic acid, Niacinamide, Lysine hcl, Lactobacillus/water hyacinth ferment, Magnesium sulfate, Mannitol, Manganese sulfate, Serine, Sucrose, Citrulline, Silica, Ascorbyl glucoside, Alanine, Calcium chloride, Chenopodium quinoa seed extract, Threonine, Zinc sulfate, Pca, Histidine hcl, Glycerin, Glyceryl caprylate, Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, Disodium edta, Cetearyl alcohol, Sorbitan stearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Tromethamine, Peg-40 stearate, Hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Parfum
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- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Safety Assessment of Pentaerythrityl Tetraesters as Used in Cosmetics
- 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
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- Safety Assessment of Magnesium Sulfate as Used in Cosmetics
- Topical palmitoyl pentapeptide provides improvement in photoaged human facial skin
- Dermatologic compositions comprising pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid and at least one entity chosen from citrulline, arginine and asparagine, and uses thereof in the treatment of atopic dermatitis
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- Stability, transdermal penetration, and cutaneous effects of ascorbic acid and its derivatives
- Combination of amino acids reduces pigmentation in B16F0 melanoma cells
- Safety Assessment of Zinc Salts as Used in Cosmetics
- Safety Assessment of α-Amino Acids as Used in Cosmetics
- Histidine and/or Histidine Derivative for the Treatment of Inflammatory Skin Diseases
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions