PRODUCT REVIEW
Mount Lai Calming Herbal Repair Serum Concentrate Balm
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
carthamus tinctorius seed oil
1% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An emollient that helps soften the skin and might help calm down inflammation
euphorbia cerifera cera
1.7% -
2.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and thickens the product's texture
simmondsia chinensis seed oil
1.4% -
2.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Softens the upper layer of skin and helps restore the healthy skin barrier. Has shown to help calm down inflammation in skin. It is a stable oil, meaning that it retains its properties even when exposed to air.
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
A balm to oil serum concentrate that soothes skin irritations, combats dryness, firms the skin and reduces the appearance of lines and wrinkles.
limnanthes alba seed oil
4.6% -
6.9%
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
camellia sinensis leaf extract
0.45% -
1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation
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| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Anti-aging |
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Potential irritants
sambucus nigra fruit extract
0.35% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that may contain a small amount of essential oils. Might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals in skin
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Comodogenic ingredients
No comodogenic ingredients detected
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
camellia sinensis leaf extract
0.45% -
1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Antibacterial,
Anti-aging,
Anti-blemish,
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing
Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation
limnanthes alba seed oil
4.6% -
6.9%
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
sambucus nigra fruit extract
0.35% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that may contain a small amount of essential oils. Might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals in skin
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Comodogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
limnanthes alba seed oil
4.6% -
6.9%
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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Ingredient list view
Helianthus annuus seed, Butter, Limnanthes alba seed oil, Astrocaryum murumuru seed butter, Squalane, Garcinia indica seed butter, Euphorbia cerifera cera, Simmondsia chinensis seed oil, Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Achillea millefolium oil, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate, Sambucus nigra fruit extract, Panax ginseng root extract, Bambusa vulgaris extract, Lithospermum erythrorhizon root extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Unknown, Taraxacum officinale root, Angelica archangelica extract, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, Unknown, Tanacetum annuum flower oil
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