Overnight Retinol Repairing Crème Meaningful Beauty

Name: Meaningful Beauty - Overnight Retinol Repairing Crème
Brand: Meaningful Beauty

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Anti-aging, Anti-oxidation, Moisturizing

Effectiveness

78 /100

Irritancy

MEDIUM

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Anti-aging
Anti-oxidation
Moisturizing

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"Much like your body uses a good night's sleep to rest and repair, Overnight Retinol Repairing Creme is designed to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes, mouth and forehead, increase the look of visible firmness and impart a smooth overall texture."

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WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

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Ingredient	Effectiveness	Concentration	Irritancy
retinol	HIGH
tocotrienols	MEDIUM
hexapeptide-9	MEDIUM

Pos	Ingredient Name	Description
1	water	Plain old water
2	isononyl isononanoate	Forms a protective film on the surface of the skin to prevent moisture loss. Gives a velvety feel to products while reducing tackiness
3	ethylhexyl palmitate	An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
4	polyglyceryl-10 distearate	Helps water and oil mix together
5	prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil	Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
6	polysorbate 20	Helps oil and water mix together
7	dicaprylyl maleate	Used to dissolve other ingredients, create a nice product texture and soften the upper layer of the skin. Can be an allergen
8	polymethyl methacrylate	Is used to enhance product texture and can help to optically mask skin imperfections
9	polyacrylate-13	Used to create a thicker product consistency and stabilize the product formulation
10	castor isostearate succinate	Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and add shine to its surface
11	maltooligosyl glucoside	Helps water and oil mix together and can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
12	vegetable oil	An oil from a mixture of different vegetables. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
13	isopropyl myristate	An emollient that helps soften the skin. Could be comedogenic
14	retinol	Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating
15	cucumis melo (melon) fruit extract	A fruit extract that might have some anti-oxidant properties
16	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
17	ascorbyl methylsilanol pectinate	A stable derivative of pectin and vitamin C. It might help neutralize free radicals in skin, but evidence of effectiveness is lacking. Helps create a thicker product consistency and stabilize the product formulation
18	hydrogenated vegetable oil	An oil from a mixture of different vegetables. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
19	hippophae rhamnoides oil	A good emollient. Contains various ingredients including vitamins and fatty acids that could work in the skin to neutralize free radicals and minimize moisture loss - if enough of these compounds is able to penetrate the skin in an active form.
20	elaeis guineensis (palm) oil	Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
21	orchid leaf/root/stem extract	A plant extract that can help even out skin tone and reduce hyperpigmentation when used in high concentration
22	olivine extract	A mineral, magnesium iron silicate. It can help add minerals to the surface of the skin that might be helpful for its barrier function. It is claimed to be able to support collagen production but evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking
23	soluble collagen	A typically plant-derived compound that is supposed mimic human collagen. Cannot penetrate the skin barrier so is not particularly useful in skincare products beyond attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
24	c14-22 alcohols	A non-drying alcohol that helps stabilize product formulations
25	jojoba alcohol
26	potassium jojobate	Helps oil and water mix together
27	polyisobutene	Used to improve the product consistency
28	butylene glycol	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
29	hydrogenated starchhydrolysate	Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Can add sweet taste to lip products
30	magnesium aluminum silicate	Might be helpful in restoring skin barrier function and, when combined with zinc carbonate and malonic acid, reducing fine lines and wrinkles by stimulating elastin production. Also helps stabilize the product formulation
31	palmitoyl proline	An amino-acid that helps attract watet to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-aging properties
32	palmitic acid	An emollient that is naturally present in skin and helps soften it
33	ethylene brassylate	A fragrance. Can be irritating
34	c12-20 alkyl glucoside	Helps water and oil mix together
35	hexapeptide-9	A type of peptide. Peptides are excellent moisturizers and might be able support collagen production reducing fine lines and wrinkles
36	hexylene glycol	Helps create a more spreadable product texture
37	ethylhexylglycerin	A preservative
38	sodium palmitoyl sarcosinate	Helps water and oil mix together
39	magnesium palmitoyl glutamate	An amino acid that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might be helpful against lines and wrinkles, but evidence of effectiveness is lacking
40	decarboxy carnosine hcl	Might be able to protect the skin from free radicals, but further evidence of effectiveness is needed
41	disodium edta	Stabilizes the product formulation
42	bht	A preservative
43	bha
44	tocotrienols	A type of vitamin E that is more powerful in neutralizing free radicals compared to its other forms
45	tetrasodium edta	Helps to stabilize the product formulation
46	benzoic acid	A preservative
47	phenoxyethanol	A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products
48	caprylyl glycol	Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture
49	fragrance	An aromatic blend of unspecified irritating ingredients
50	, orange 4,	The ingredient is not recognized
51	red 4	A colorant
52	0.	The ingredient is not recognized

Overnight Retinol Repairing Crème Meaningful Beauty

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Ingredient	Effectiveness	Concentration	Irritancy
jojoba alcohol	HIGH
prunus amygdalus dulcis seed	HIGH
hydrogenated starch hydrolysate	HIGH

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