PRODUCT REVIEW

Mary Kay Timewise Antioxidant Moisturizer

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Anti-aging
Moisturizing
Evens skin tone
Anti-blemish
Anti-oxidation

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Key actives

Niacinamide 1.2% - 1.4%Resveratrol 0.25% - 0.45%

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Product summary

Based on the ingredient list, "Mary Kay - Timewise Antioxidant Moisturizer" can work well for skin moisturization. As we expect from a proper moisturizer, the formula includes a combo of effective humectants and emollients. These are the two different types of ingredients that are essential for improving the skin hydration and supporting a healthy skin barrier. Humectants in this product (alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, betaine and dextran) help to increase the water content in the upper layer of the skin. (These ingredients do so by "capturing" water molecules from the outside air or from within the deeper layers of the skin). Arginine, dimethicone, isododecane and c13-14 isoparaffin in this product help decrease the water evoporation from the skin, so that it stays hydrated for longer. These ingredients also soften the skin and take away the feeling of tightness and dryness.

Ingredient callouts

We like that this moisturizer contains peptides (oligopeptide-1 0.10% - 0.15%). There are many different kind of Peptides and they are naturally present in our skin. They all are a combination of aminoacids. Some of them work as natural antibiotics, promote wound-healing and production of collagen. The science is still not settled on how effective Peptides are in skincare, but it is very likely that they have a benefit. Peptides might help restore the skin barrier and fight the signs of aging. At the very least, Peptides work as humectants: they attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve its hydration.

Irritation risk

This moisturizer contains some common irritants, including those without a benefit for the skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be medium. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here

You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.

What can the product work for?

Anti-aging

What does the product description say?

This antioxidant-rich moisturizer helps reduce the look of fine lines and improves skin firmness.

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This product can help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness because it contains niacinamide.

These ingredients in the product can also be helpful, even though there is less evidence for their effectiveness: aspartic acid, oligopeptide-1, resveratrol, serine, threonine.

Keep in mind that it typically takes at least 6 weeks to notice any results because the changes that are needed to improve fine lines and elasticity happen in the deeper layers of the skin. No topical anti-aging product can “erase” wrinkles or fully reverse signs of aging.

niacinamide 1.2% - 1.4%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

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

threonine 0.2% - 0.35%

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

resveratrol 0.25% - 0.45%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

Helps neutralize free radicals in skin and might help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, as well as even out the skin tone

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Timewise Antioxidant Moisturizer

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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: alanine, arginine.

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: arginine, dimethicone.

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: niacinamide, oligopeptide-1

glycerin 4.5% - 5.5%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

glycine 0.25% - 0.4%

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Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help restore the skin barrier function

alanine 0.25% - 0.45%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might help to lighten the skin, but solid evidence is lacking

Anti-blemish

This product can help reduce breakouts and clogged pores because it contains the following ingredient: niacinamide. This ingredient is used for treating acne and can have a noticeable effect.

niacinamide 1.2% - 1.4%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Evens skin tone

This product can help reduce hypepigmentation and even out the skin tone because it contains the following effective ingredients: niacinamide

The following ingredient (ingredients) in this product might be helpful, but there is no evidence to confirm that it actually can help even out the skin tone: alanine, resveratrol.

Keep in mind that you would need to apply any topical skincare targetted at hypigmentation consistently for a couple of months to get a result. No topical skincare product can help get rid of hyperpigmentation (including post-acne marks and age spots) instantly.

niacinamide 1.2% - 1.4%

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Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

alanine 0.25% - 0.45%

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Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might help to lighten the skin, but solid evidence is lacking

resveratrol 0.25% - 0.45%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

Helps neutralize free radicals in skin and might help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, as well as even out the skin tone

Anti-oxidation

This product contains antioxidants (resveratrol) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).

resveratrol 0.25% - 0.45%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps neutralize free radicals in skin and might help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, as well as even out the skin tone

tocopheryl acetate 0.4% - 0.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

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.

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Ingredients & concentrations

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Key Actives

niacinamide 1.2% - 1.4%

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Works for: Evens skin tone, Anti-blemish, Moisturizing, Anti-aging, Reduces irritation, Anti-inflammatory, Antibacterial, Reduces redness

resveratrol 0.25% - 0.45%

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Works for: Anti-oxidation, Anti-aging, Evens skin tone

Helps neutralize free radicals in skin and might help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, as well as even out the skin tone

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Potential irritants

propylene glycol 2.2% - 2.7%

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Works for: Moisturizing

Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating

alcohol 0.25% - 0.45%

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Works for: Antibacterial

Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties

Comodogenic ingredients

We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product

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water 45% - 55%

Irritation risk:

Plain old water

glycerin 4.5% - 5.5%

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Works for: Moisturizing

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

isododecane 4.2% - 5.1%

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Works for: Moisturizing

An emollient that helps soften the skin and can decrease moisture loss. Helps create a nice product texture

Ingredient list view

Water, Glycerin, Isododecane, Dimethicone, Propylene glycol, Aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, Betaine, Boron nitride, Niacinamide, Ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, Peg-12 dimethicone, Polyacrylamide, Phenoxyethanol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopheryl acetate, Disodium edta, Laureth-7, Potassium hydroxide, Sucrose stearate, Sodium pca, Alcohol, Sodium lactate, Dipropylene glycol, Ethyl macadamiate, Arginine, Aspartic acid, Resveratrol, Pca, Glycine, Alanine, Xanthan gum, Serine, Valine, Citric acid, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Potassium sorbate, Caproic acid, Dextran, Oligopeptide-1

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Key ingredients	niacinamide oligopeptide-1 +16 more	Common: niacinamide oligopeptide-1 +14 more Other: madecassoside adenosine +32 more	Common: niacinamide oligopeptide-1 +10 more Other: hexapeptide-9 ceramide eop +16 more	Common: niacinamide oligopeptide-1 +14 more Other: madecassoside adenosine +32 more	Common: niacinamide oligopeptide-1 +1 more Other: bakuchiol nicotiana benthamiana hexapeptide-40 sh-polypeptide-76 +4 more	Common: oligopeptide-1 niacinamide +3 more Other: oligopeptide-32 copper tripeptide-1 +14 more	Common: niacinamide arginine +13 more Other: adenosine caprylic/capric triglyceride +6 more	Common: niacinamide dimethicone +10 more Other: adenosine phytosphingosine +19 more	Common: niacinamide oligopeptide-1 +3 more Other: adenosine acetyl hexapeptide-8 +13 more	Common: niacinamide oligopeptide-1 +2 more Other: adenosine 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid +11 more	Common: niacinamide glycerin +11 more Other: palmitoyl tripeptide-5 ceramide np +13 more	Common: niacinamide glycerin +11 more Other: bakuchiol gluconolactone +11 more
Irritancy	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM
Potential Irritants	alcohol Has skin benefit? propylene glycol Has skin benefit? +12 more	parfum Has skin benefit? propolis extract Has skin benefit? +34 more	benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? citric acid Has skin benefit? +11 more	parfum Has skin benefit? propolis extract Has skin benefit? +34 more	pentylene glycol Has skin benefit? bakuchiol Has skin benefit? +6 more	raspberry ketone Has skin benefit? caprylyl glycol Has skin benefit? +10 more	parfum Has skin benefit? arctium lappa root extract Has skin benefit? +10 more	methyldihydrojasmonate Has skin benefit? propylene glycol Has skin benefit? +16 more	parfum Has skin benefit? arctium lappa root extract Has skin benefit? +20 more	rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract Has skin benefit? 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid Has skin benefit? +11 more	benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? pullulan Has skin benefit? +20 more	boswellia carterii resin extract Has skin benefit? potassium sorbate Has skin benefit? +8 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +42 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +104 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +51 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +104 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +17 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +47 more	water Has skin benefit? caprylic/capric triglyceride Has skin benefit? +53 more	water Has skin benefit? limnanthes alba seed oil Has skin benefit? +77 more	water Has skin benefit? cyclopentasiloxane Has skin benefit? +64 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +42 more	water Has skin benefit? aloe barbadensis leaf juice Has skin benefit? +62 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +50 more

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Mary Kay Timewise Antioxidant Moisturizer

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Anti-aging

What does the product description say?

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Anti-blemish

Evens skin tone

Anti-oxidation

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