Mustela

Soothing Moisturizing Lotion

Name: Mustela - Soothing Moisturizing Lotion
Brand: Mustela

Efficacy 75/100·Low irritancy

Efficacy measures how well the formula delivers the claims the brand advertises · 1 of 1 advertised claim delivered

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Product claims breakdown

Moisturizing

5 ingredients contribute at the levels below

Good evidence

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: glycerin, saccharide hydrolysate.

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: persea gratissima fruit extract, dicaprylyl carbonate.

GLYCERINRole: HeroOne of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant~0.55–1.3%

PERSEA GRATISSIMA FRUIT EXTRACTRole: Key active~0.1–0.4%

POLYGLYCERYL-2 DIPOLYHYDROXYSTEARATERole: Key activeHelps to soften the upper layer of the skin~0.85–1.25%

SACCHARIDE HYDROLYSATERole: Key active~0.05–0.25%

TOCOPHEROLRole: Key activePure 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~0.35–0.75%

Irritancy

4 mild flags; all low irritation

Low risk

We flag 4 ingredients with theoretical low-level irritation potential — at these levels none are a concern for most skin.

IngredientFunctionIrritationEst. amount

Sodium acrylates copolymerUsed to create a thicker product consistencyLow~3–4.5%est.

1,2-hexanediolA preservativeLow~0.95–1.45%est.

Lauryl glucosideHelps oil and water mix togetherLow~1.2–1.8%est.

Citric acidCan work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pHLow~0.15–0.65%est.

Comedogenic

Clean of flagged comedogenic ingredients

Low risk