Neal's Yard Remedies Firming Body Cream
WORKS FOR
- Anti-aging
- Anti-oxidation
- Moisturizing
KEY INGREDIENTS
- avena sativa kernel extract
- alaria esculenta extract
- camellia sinensis leaf extract
- caprylic/capric triglyceride
- centella asiatica extract
- cetearyl alcohol
- glycerin
- glycine soja oil
- helianthus annuus seed oil
- phytosterols
- tocopherol
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PROMISES
FULFILLED
FULFILLED
75
/100
IRRITANCY
HIGH
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WIMJ summary
This product contains centella asiatica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
MEDIUM
|  |  | |
LOW
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LOW
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WIMJ summary
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.
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: caprylic/capric triglyceride, helianthus annuus seed oil.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
HIGH | | | |
HIGH | | | |
HIGH | | |
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This product contains antioxidants (centella asiatica extract) that might be able to help neutralize free radicals in skin to lessen the damage it gets from the UV light (sun). There is not enough evidence to confirm their effectiveness in skin though.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
MEDIUM
| | | |
LOW
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LOW
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Potential irritants
IRRITANCY
HIGH
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| glycine soja oil | | |
| caprylic/capric triglyceride | | |
| centella asiatica extract | | |
Ingredients by volume
| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
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Plain old water
| 45% - 55% |
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A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function
| 6.1% - 7.4% |
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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
| 4.2% - 5.1% |
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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
| 3.2% - 3.9% |
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A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
| 2.4% - 2.9% |
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Helps oil and water mix together while softening the upper layer of the skin
| 2% - 2.4% |
|
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. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though.
| 1.5% - 1.8% |
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Plant extract. Might have some anti-oxidant properties. Can be irritating
| 1.4% - 1.8% |
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Might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals in skin
| 1.2% - 1.5% |
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An essential oil that is likely to be irritating and can cause photosensitivity
| 0.95% - 1.15% |
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An effective moisturizing and skin barrier repair ingredient. Helps calm down inflammation and has some anti-oxidant properties
| 0.7% - 1.1% |
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Helps stabilize a product formulation
| 0.55% - 0.8% |
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Traditionally used to treat sunburns, dermatitis and inflammation, but evidence for its effectiveness is lacking. The extract can contain humectants that help attract water into the skin
| 0.5% - 0.75% |
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An emollient that can also help water and oil mix together, as well as prevent bacteria growth in products
| 0.55% - 0.8% |
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A preservative
| 0.45% - 0.65% |
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A preservative
| 0.3% - 0.6% |
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Used to create a thicker product consistency
| 0.45% - 0.65% |
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One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
| 0.45% - 0.65% |
| | 0.3% - 0.55% |
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The ingredient is not recognized
| TBC |
| | 0.3% - 0.55% |
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Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
| 0.25% - 0.5% |
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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
| 0.25% - 0.5% |
| | 0.2% - 0.4% |
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Lipids that work as an emollient and can be helpful in repairing skin barrier function
| 0.25% - 0.5% |
| | 0.2% - 0.4% |
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A plant extract used as a fragrance. Can be irritating
| 0.2% - 0.4% |
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Works as a humectant helping to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might be effective as an anti-oxidant.
| 0.2% - 0.35% |
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A preservative
| 0.15% - 0.3% |
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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
| 0.2% - 0.35% |
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A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat
| 0.15% - 0.25% |
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A fragrance. Can be irritating
| 0.15% - 0.25% |
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A fragrance with a lemon scent. A likely irritant
| 0.1% - 0.2% |
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A fragrance. Can be irritating
| 0.05% - 0.15% |
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