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Medik8 Intelligent Retinol Eye TR Serum
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
retinol
0.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
retinol
0.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
Evens skin tone
retinol
0.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
Moisturizing
caprylic/capric triglyceride
2.4% -
3.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
carthamus tinctorius seed oil
23% -
35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An emollient that helps soften the skin and might help calm down inflammation
cyclopentasiloxane
9% -
13.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
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Anti-oxidation
retinol
0.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
carthamus tinctorius seed oil
23% -
35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
An emollient that helps soften the skin and might help calm down inflammation
tocopheryl acetate
2.5% -
3.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
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.
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Anti-aging | |
Exfoliation |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Potential irritants
retinol
0.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Mattifying,
Exfoliation,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone
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
tocopheryl acetate
2.5% -
3.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
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.
Show more
Comodogenic ingredients
No comodogenic ingredients detected
User reviews (0)
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
retinol
0.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Mattifying,
Exfoliation,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone
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
carthamus tinctorius seed oil
23% -
35%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
An emollient that helps soften the skin and might help calm down inflammation
Show more
Potential irritants
retinol
0.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Mattifying,
Exfoliation,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone
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
tocopheryl acetate
2.5% -
3.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
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.
Show more
Comodogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
carthamus tinctorius seed oil
23% -
35%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
An emollient that helps soften the skin and might help calm down inflammation
cyclopentasiloxane
9% -
13.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying,
Moisturizing
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
cyclohexasiloxane
5.4% -
8.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A silicone that serves as an emollient. Helps create a nice non-greasy feels
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Ingredient list view
Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Ppg-12/smdi copolymer, Tocopheryl acetate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Retinol, Lecithin, Climbazole, Phenoxyethanol, Decylene glycol, Bht, 1,2-hexanediol