PRODUCT REVIEW
MAC Complete Comfort Crème
Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-oxidation
- Anti-aging
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
The ultra-creamy formula envelopes skin with a delicate blend of Kukui Seed Oil and Algae extracts, which work in tandem to deeply moisturise and nourish while helping to alleviate the look of redness and blotchiness caused by broken capillaries for a more even and uniform tone.
acetyl glucosamine
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An effective moisturizing ingredient that also has been shown to be effective in evening out the skin tone and reducing hyperpigmentation. It can help somewhat reduce wrinkles in skin
yeast extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and skin lightening properties. It can help calm down inflammation in skin
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Extracts of Wheat Germ and Barley act to strengthen the natural lipid barrier over time for enhanced hydration levels.
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
aleurites moluccanus seed oil
1.7% -
2.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
squalane
0.6% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An oil naturally present in skin. Works as an emollient to soften the skin and form a protective layer on its surface without a greasy feeling.
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Anti-aging
acetyl glucosamine
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An effective moisturizing ingredient that also has been shown to be effective in evening out the skin tone and reducing hyperpigmentation. It can help somewhat reduce wrinkles in skin
vitis vinifera seed extract
0.45% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A plant extract that contains resveratrol and other anti-oxidant compounds that can help neutralize free radicals, reduce inflammation in skin and even out its tone. Can be also used to stabilize the product formulation
algae extract
0.6% -
0.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Plant extract that helps the skin to attract water and make it more smooth for touch. Also shows promise of anti-aging properties, but research is not extensive yet
Anti-oxidation
ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol manganese chloride
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A potent anti-oxidant that can help neutralize free radicals in skin and protect from harmful effects of sun exposure, even though more studies are needed to confirm its effectiveness in topical applications
vitis vinifera seed extract
0.45% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A plant extract that contains resveratrol and other anti-oxidant compounds that can help neutralize free radicals, reduce inflammation in skin and even out its tone. Can be also used to stabilize the product formulation
ascophyllum nodosum extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Brown seaweed extract. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some antioxidant effect
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| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 7
Potential irritants
humulus lupulus extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Hops extract. Can contain common irritants and allergens geraniol, limonene, linalool
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Comodogenic ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
3.2% -
3.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
myristyl myristate
2.5% -
3.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient. Is not recommended for acne-prone skin as it can be comedogenic
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
yeast extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and skin lightening properties. It can help calm down inflammation in skin
yeast extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation,
Reduces irritation,
Evens skin tone
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and skin lightening properties. It can help calm down inflammation in skin
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Potential irritants
humulus lupulus extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Hops extract. Can contain common irritants and allergens geraniol, limonene, linalool
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Comodogenic ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
3.2% -
3.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
myristyl myristate
2.5% -
3.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient. Is not recommended for acne-prone skin as it can be comedogenic
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butylene glycol
26% -
31%
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
5.5% -
6.7%
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
cetyl esters
5.1% -
6.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften upper layer of the skin and can enhance penetration of other ingredients into the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredient list view
Butylene glycol, Dimethicone, Cetyl esters, Caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, Ethylhexyl palmitate, Myristyl myristate, Aleurites moluccanus seed oil, Polyperfluoromethylisopropyl ether, Isononyl isononanoate, Tocopheryl acetate, Sodium hyaluronate, Lecithin, Squalane, Hypnea musciformis extract, Algae extract, Cola nitida seed extract, Astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, Vitis vinifera seed extract, Rosmarinus officinalis extract, Selaginella tamariscina extract, Hordeum vulgare extract, Polygonum cuspidatum root extract, Humulus lupulus extract, Macrocystis pyrifera extract, Triticum vulgare germ extract, Curcuma longa root extract, Citrus reticulata peel extract, Punica granatum juice extract, Asparagopsis armata extract, Yeast extract, Faex, Yeast extract, Ascophyllum nodosum extract, Hydrolyzed wheat protein, Acetyl glucosamine, Myristyl laurate, Ethylhexyl isononanoate, Peg-10 dimethicone, Sorbitol, Propylene glycol laurate, Phytosphingosine, Caprylyl glycol, Hexylene glycol, Glycine, Sucrose, Cyclodextrin, Carbomer, Acrylamides copolymer, Sodium stearoyl lactylate, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan laurate, Linolenic acid, Nordihydroguaiaretic acid, Polyglyceryl-10 pentastearate, Glyceryl stearate, Peg-100 stearate, Behenyl alcohol, Propylene glycol stearate, Sodium hydroxide, Myristyl alcohol, Parfum, Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol manganese chloride, Disodium edta, Phenoxyethanol, Iron oxides
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- Amended Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
- Amended Safety Assessment of Triglycerides as Used in Cosmeti
- Hyaluronic acid: A key molecule in skin aging
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- Safety Assessment of Vitis Vinifera (Grape)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
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- Review of the Pharmacological Effects of Vitis vinifera (Grape) and its Bioactive Constituents: An Update
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- Nuclear Factor Kappa B Inhibition as a Therapeutic Target of Nutraceuticals in Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and Related Inflammation
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- Evaluation of dermatological effects of cosmetic formulations containing Saccharomyces cerevisiae extract and vitamins
- The effect of N-acetyl-glucosamine on stratum corneum desquamation and water content in human skin
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- Genomic expression changes induced by topical N-acetyl glucosamine in skin equivalent cultures in vitro
- Incorporation of D-(^H)glucosamine into normal and psoriatic epidermal glycoconjugates
- Reduction in the appearance of facial hyperpigmentation by topical N-acetyl glucosamine
- Amended Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
- Effect of Topical Application of Glycine and Proline on Recalcitrant Leg Ulcers of Prolidase Deficiency
- Functional glycine receptor in cultured human keratinocytes
- Cyclodextrins: new drug delivery systems in dermatology
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- Antimutagenic and antitumorigenic activities of nordihydroguaiaretic acid
- Estrogenic activity of an antioxidant, nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA)
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- Contact Sensitization to Emulsifying Agents: An Underrated Issue?
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- A Synthetic Superoxide Dismutase/Catalase Mimetic (EUK-134) Inhibits Membrane-Damage-Induced Activation of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways and Reduces p53 Accumulation in Ultraviolet B-Exposed Primary Human Keratinocytes
- Use of the synthetic superoxide dismutase/catalase mimetic EUK-134 to compensate for seasonal antioxidant deficiency by reducing pre-existing lipid peroxides at the human skin surface