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Pai Skincare Perfect Balance Blemish Serum - Copaiba & Zinc
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Hyaluronic Acid deeply hydrates skin to maintain skin tone and suppleness.
glycerin
3.6% -
5.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
sodium hyaluronate
0.85% -
1.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
aleurites moluccanus seed oil
1.3% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Perfect Balance Blemish Serum .
zinc pca
1.7% -
2.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A compound that combines zinc with a hydrating ingredient PCA. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Can help calm down inflammation in skin. Could be helpful in reducing the formation of free radicals in skin. Might help to reduce fine lines in wrinkles, but solid evidence is missing
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Copaiba’s anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties target both the causes and effects of persistent blemishes.
zinc pca
1.7% -
2.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A compound that combines zinc with a hydrating ingredient PCA. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Can help calm down inflammation in skin. Could be helpful in reducing the formation of free radicals in skin. Might help to reduce fine lines in wrinkles, but solid evidence is missing
lactic acid
0.1% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
An exfoliating and moisturizing alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA). Typically causes less irritation than other AHAs, for example, glycolic acid. At high concentrations (about 15%), lactic acid can help reduce lines and wrinkles. Recent studies show that lactic acid can support the "good" bacteria living on skin's surface (healthy skin microbiome)
tocopherol
0.1% -
0.45%
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
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Hyaluronic Acid deeply hydrates skin to maintain skin tone and suppleness.
lactic acid
0.1% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
An exfoliating and moisturizing alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA). Typically causes less irritation than other AHAs, for example, glycolic acid. At high concentrations (about 15%), lactic acid can help reduce lines and wrinkles. Recent studies show that lactic acid can support the "good" bacteria living on skin's surface (healthy skin microbiome)
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How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Moisturizing | |
Anti-aging | |
Anti-blemish | |
Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
43/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
2.1% -
3.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
zinc pca
1.7% -
2.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
A compound that combines zinc with a hydrating ingredient PCA. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Can help calm down inflammation in skin. Could be helpful in reducing the formation of free radicals in skin. Might help to reduce fine lines in wrinkles, but solid evidence is missing
glycerin
3.6% -
5.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
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Potential irritants
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
2.1% -
3.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
All ingredients
glycerin
3.6% -
5.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
Show more
Ingredient list view
Water, Citrus limon fruit water, Glycerin, Glyceryl stearate citrate, Cetearyl alcohol, Carya ovata bark extract, Zinc pca, Aleurites moluccanus seed oil, Copaifera officinalis resin, Sodium hyaluronate, Euterpe oleracea fruit oil, Carapa guaianensis seed oil, Illicium verum fruit oil, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil, Glyceryl caprylate, Citrus limon peel oil, Crithmum maritimum oil, Acacia senegal gum, Xanthan gum, Sodium levulinate, Tocopherol, Lactic acid, Sodium anisate, Citral, Limonene, Linalool
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- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Zinc L-pyrrolidone carboxylate inhibits the UVA-induced production of matrix metalloproteinase-1 by in vitro cultured skin fibroblasts, whereas it enhances their collagen synthesis
- Zinc Therapy in Dermatology: A Review
- Hyaluronic acid: A key molecule in skin aging
- Hyaluronan (Hyaluronic Acid): a natural moisturizer for skin care