Naturopathica Gotu Kola Intense Repair Balm
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Benefits
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
This intensely moisturizing, multi-use balm helps replenish lost hydration and soothes dry skin.
This product can help soften the skin and reduce its moisture loss with emollients and occlusives: cocos nucifera oil, copernicia cerifera wax.
Keep in mind that this product does not contain effective ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. This is why an additional product with humectants like glycerin or hyaluronic acid can be helpful (apply it before this product for the best results).
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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| cocos nucifera oil | HIGH |  |  |
| helianthus annuus seed oil | HIGH | | |
| carthamus tinctorius seed oil | HIGH | | |
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Other benefit: Anti-aging
This product contains centella asiatica leaf extract. This ingredient might be able to help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness, but there is not enough evidence that it actually works.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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| centella asiatica leaf extract | MEDIUM | | |
| tocopherol | LOW |  | |
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Potential irritants
IRRITANCY
HIGH
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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| calendula officinalis flower extract | | |
| zingiber officinale root oil | | |
| hippophae rhamnoides fruit oil | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
KEY INGREDIENTS
- carthamus tinctorius seed oil
- centella asiatica leaf extract
- cocos nucifera oil
- copernicia cerifera wax
- Sunflower seed oil
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 23% - 34% | |
| An emollient that helps soften the skin but is not effective for restoring its barrier function. Might be helpful to calm down inflammation | |
| 6.3% - 9.4% | |
| A great emollient due to its high linoleic acid content. One of the most effective plant oils in helping skin hydration and repairing skin barrier function | |
| 5.2% - 7.8% | |
| An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic | |
| 4.1% - 6.1% | |
| 3.4% - 5.1% | |
| 2.5% - 3.8% | |
| 2% - 3% | |
| Brazilian palm wax. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
| 1.8% - 2.6% | |
| Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency | |
| 1.4% - 2% | |
| An emollient that helps soften the skin and might help calm down inflammation | |
| 1.2% - 1.7% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.55% - 1.35% | |
| 0.45% - 1.05% | |
| A plant extract that has some anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial properties. Can be irritating | |
| 0.4% - 0.95% | |
| An essential oil that is likely to be irritating and can cause photosensitivity | |
| 0.35% - 0.85% | |
| A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. It can be irritating to sensitive skin. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It could, however, itself be irritating. | |
| 0.35% - 0.8% | |
| 0.4% - 0.9% | |
| A plant oil that helps soften the upper layer of the skin. Is unlikely to be helpful in restoring skin barrier function due to the low content of linoleic acid | |
| 0.3% - 0.75% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin. It mostly contains oleic acid which is not the most effective emollient to prevent water loss, but might have an anti-inflammatory effect | |
| 0.2% - 0.75% | |
| 0.15% - 0.6% | |
| A plant oil that might somewhat help to neutralize free radicals. It could be irritating | |
| 0.15% - 0.6% | |
| A plant extract (perforate St John's-wort) that might have some anti-oxidant effect. Can be used as a fragrance and be irritating | |
| 0.1% - 0.45% | |
| A highly irritating fragrance | |
| 0.15% - 0.5% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.1% - 0.45% | |
| Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and creates a nice product texture | |
| 0.15% - 0.7% | |
| Used to absorb oil and can temporarily mattify skin | |
| 0.05% - 0.25% | |
| A fragrance with a lemon scent. A likely irritant | |
| 0.05% - 0.2% | |
| A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat | |
| 0.05% - 0.25% | |
| A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
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- Use of “natural” oils for moisturization: Review of olive, coconut, and sunflower seed oil
- Effect of Olive and Sunflower Seed Oil on the Adult Skin Barrier: Implications for Neonatal Skin Care
- Topically Applied Sunflower Seed Oil Prevents Invasive Bacterial Infections in Preterm Infants in Egypt
- Effect of topically applied lipids on surfactant-irritated skin
- Impact of topical oils on the skin barrier: possible implications for neonatal health in developing countries
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- Final report on the safety assessment of Calendula officinalis extract and Calendula officinalis
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- Zingiber officinale Rosc. essential oil, a review on its composition and bioactivity
- Centella asiatica in Dermatology: An Overview
- Contact dermatitis due to Madecassol
- Moringa oleifera seed oil: Composition, nutritional aspects and health attributes
- Moringa oleifera Seeds and Oil: Characteristics and Uses for Human Health
- TECHNICAL DATA SHEET KOKUM FAT
- Medical Attributes of St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
- Vitamin E in dermatology