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Almond Smoothing and Beautifying Supple Skin Oil L'Occitane

L'Occitane - Almond Smoothing and Beautifying Supple Skin Oil
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Key promises

Moisturizing
Effectiveness

Effectiveness

65 /100
Irritancy

Irritancy

HIGH

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Starting at $50.00
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In stock 2/11/2021
Sephora CA
Starting at CA$62.00
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In stock 2/11/2021
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What's in this jar?

Can work for

  • Anti-oxidation
  • Moisturizing

Promises, but can't deliver

All promises fulfilled!
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What does the product description say?
"A quickly absorbed indulgent body oil formulated with more than 50 percent almond oil to help skin feel firmer, smoothed, and hydrated."
From: Sephora

WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

It can be helpful for moisturization, but will not get the job done on its own. Can soften skin and might help reduce water loss over time, but is missing ingredients that attract water to the skin (like glycerin or hyaluronic acid)
Ingredient
Effectiveness
Concentration
Irritancy
prunus amygdalus dulcis seed
HIGH
meets threshold
Irritancy
caprylic/capric triglyceride
HIGH
meets threshold
Irritancy
helianthus annuus seed oil
HIGH
meets threshold
Irritancy
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WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

It can get the job done. Best in class ingredients detected
Ingredient
Effectiveness
Concentration
Irritancy
tocopherol
HIGH
meets threshold
Irritancy
Ingredient
Irritancy
Skin benefit
caprylic/capric triglyceride
Irritancy
Has skin benefit
parfum
Irritancy
does not have skin benefit
limonene
Irritancy
does not have skin benefit
Pos Ingredient Name Description
1 prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
2 caprylic/capric triglyceride 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
3 oleyl alcohol
4 fragrance An aromatic blend of unspecified irritating ingredients
5 camelina sativa seed oil
6 helian thus annuus (sunflower) seed oil 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
7 tocopherol 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
8 dioleyl tocopheryl methylsilanol
9 limonene A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat
10 coumarin A fragrance. Is a likely skin allergen and can be irritating
11 linalool A fragrance. Can be irritating
12 citral A fragrance with a lemon scent. A likely irritant
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