PRODUCT REVIEW
MARA SeaDream Firming Algae Creme Moisturizer with Sea Moss + Peptides
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Sea Dream Firming Algae Creme Moisturizer with Sea Moss + Peptides
sodium pca
0.45% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Naturally present in skin and helps to attract water to its upper layer
ricinus communis seed oil
5.3% -
6.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A plant oil that can help soften the skin. It might be helpful in calming down inflammation, but solid research is lacking. Is often used in lip products to create the needed product consistency
sodium lactate
0.6% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Is often used to adjust the pH level of the product
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Anti-aging
limnanthes alba seed oil
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
This oil's cmposition is closest to rapeseed oil. It is a very stable oil and serves as an emoillient
tocopherol
0.15% -
0.3%
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
alaria esculenta extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Works as a humectant helping to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might be effective as an anti-oxidant.
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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
eclipta prostrata extract
0.5% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin. It can be irritating
acanthopanax senticosus root extract
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might have antioxidant properties
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Comodogenic ingredients
palmaria palmata extract
25% -
30%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
cetearyl alcohol
2.2% -
2.7%
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
All ingredients
Key Actives
oenothera biennis oil
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can support skin barrier function
limnanthes alba seed oil
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
This oil's cmposition is closest to rapeseed oil. It is a very stable oil and serves as an emoillient
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Potential irritants
eclipta prostrata extract
0.5% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin. It can be irritating
acanthopanax senticosus root extract
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might have antioxidant properties
Show more
Comodogenic ingredients
palmaria palmata extract
25% -
30%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
cetearyl alcohol
2.2% -
2.7%
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
Show more
All ingredients
palmaria palmata extract
25% -
30%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
ricinus communis seed oil
5.3% -
6.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory
A plant oil that can help soften the skin. It might be helpful in calming down inflammation, but solid research is lacking. Is often used in lip products to create the needed product consistency
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Ingredient list view
Palmaria palmata extract, Water, Ricinus communis seed oil, Theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, Pentylene glycol, Cetearyl alcohol, Glycerin, Glyceryl stearate, Cetearyl olivate, Citrullus lanatus seed oil, Moringa oleifera seed oil, Glyceryl caprylate, Sorbitan olivate, Squalane, Sodium gluconate, Sodium lactate, Cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, Maris aqua, Sea water, Sodium stearoyl glutamate, Kappaphycus alvarezii extract, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Caprylhydroxamic acid, Eclipta prostrata extract, Limnanthes alba seed oil, Vaccinium myrtillus seed oil, Oenothera biennis oil, Crambe abyssinica seed oil, Adansonia digitata seed oil, Malus domestica fruit cell culture extract, Vitis vinifera seed oil, Sodium phytate, Sodium pca, Lecithin, Benzoic acid, Hydrolyzed pinus sibirica seedcake extract, Gigartina stellata extract, Chondrus crispus extract, Sodium nitrate, Xanthan gum, Cystoseira tamariscifolia extract, Hydrated silica, Alaria esculenta extract, Sodium benzoate, Acanthopanax senticosus root extract, Disodium phosphate, Tocopherol, Silica dimethyl silylate, Sodium phosphate, Potassium sorbate, Sodium hydroxide
Sources
- Final report on the safety assessment of Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glyceryl Ricinoleate, Glyceryl Ricinoleate SE, Ricinoleic Acid, Potassium Ricinoleate, Sodium Ricinoleate, Zinc Ricinoleate, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Ethyl Ricinoleate, Glycol Ricinoleate, Isopropyl Ricinoleate, Methyl Ricinoleate, and Octyldodecyl Ricinoleate
- Castor Oil: Properties, Uses, and Optimization of Processing Parameters in Commercial Production
- Effect of ricinoleic acid in acute and subchronic experimental models of inflammation
- Advanced Skin Care – A Novel Ingredient
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions