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First Aid Beauty - Skin Lab Retinol Serum 0.25% Pure Concentrate Sensitive
Price: $26.54
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Transforming from a gel into a lightweight oil thanks to innovative gel-matrix technology, the treatment is able to deliver moisture on a deeper level.
glycine soja oil
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
ascophyllum nodosum extract
0.8% -
1.25%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Brown seaweed extract. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some antioxidant effect
caprylic/capric triglyceride
2.8% -
4.2%
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
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
a mixture of gold-fortified peptides and red snow extract that helps to firm and diminish the look of fine lines, all the while clarifying your skin and feeding it with moisture and minerals.
alaria esculenta extract
1% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Works as a humectant helping to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might be effective as an anti-oxidant.
prunus amygdalus dulcis oil
25% -
37%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
An emollient that softens the skin
tocopherol
0.2% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
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
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
37/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
sorbitan sesquioleate
3.2% -
4.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Used to help oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
glycine soja oil
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
tocopherol
0.2% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory
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
ascophyllum nodosum extract
0.8% -
1.25%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
Brown seaweed extract. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some antioxidant effect
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Potential irritants
sorbitan sesquioleate
3.2% -
4.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Used to help oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
glycine soja oil
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
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prunus amygdalus dulcis oil
25% -
37%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
An emollient that softens the skin
dicaprylyl carbonate
4.2% -
6.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps products spread more easily and works as an emollient to soften skin
dextrin palmitate
3.3% -
4.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together
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Ingredient list view
Prunus amygdalus dulcis oil, Dicaprylyl carbonate, Dextrin palmitate, Sorbitan sesquioleate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Prunus domestica seed extract, Oryza sativa seed oil, Salicornia herbacea extract, Alaria esculenta extract, Ascophyllum nodosum extract, Thymus serpyllum extract, Melia azadirachta leaf extract, Barium sulfate, Alumina, Rosa gallica flower powder, Silica silylate, Tocopherol, Crambe abyssinica seed oil, Glycine soja oil, Diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, Tocopheryl acetate, Water, Citric acid, Sea water, Maris aqua, Sea water, Butylene glycol, Polysorbate 20, Palmitic acid, Parfum, Moringa oleifera seed oil, Benzyl cinnamate, Benzyl salicylate, Cinnamyl alcohol, Geraniol, Potassium sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Iron oxides, Mica, Titanium dioxide, Ci 77891
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- Anti-Inflammatory and Skin Barrier Repair Effects of Topical Application of Some Plant Oils
- Safety Assessment of Polysaccharide Gums as Used in Cosmetics
- Sorbitan sesquioleate, a common emulsifier in topical corticosteroids, is an important contact allergen
- Melia azedarach
- Preliminary and Pharmacological Profile of Melia azedarach L.: An Overview
- Safety Assessment of Alumina and Aluminum Hydroxide as Used in Cosmetics