PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Delivers intense hydration and replenishes moisture, leaving you with healthy-looking, calm skin and preventing signs of ageing.
niacinamide
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
tocopherol
1% -
1.2%
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
ascorbyl palmitate
0.7% -
1.05%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Being a lipid soluble form of vitamin C, it is more stable and can penetrate the skin better than L-Ascorbic acid. It is effective in protecting the skin from free radicals, as well as evening the skin tone, but is less effective in stimulating collagen production compared to L-Ascorbic acid.
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Clinically proven non-irritating.
panthenol
0.6% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function
dimethiconol
2.6% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A silicone that makes products more spreadable and keeps skin smooth. Helps to add gloss to skin and may visually fill in fine lines/wrinkles for short time
glycerin
0.5% -
0.8%
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
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Anti-blemish
oenothera biennis oil
2.1% -
2.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can support skin barrier function
niacinamide
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
allantoin
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
87/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
oenothera biennis oil
2.1% -
2.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can support skin barrier function
tocopheryl acetate
1.2% -
1.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients.
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Comodogenic ingredients
laureth-4
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together
laureth-23
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
niacinamide
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces redness,
Antibacterial
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
allantoin
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Reduces redness,
Anti-blemish,
Exfoliation
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
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Potential irritants
oenothera biennis oil
2.1% -
2.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can support skin barrier function
tocopheryl acetate
1.2% -
1.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients.
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Comodogenic ingredients
laureth-4
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together
laureth-23
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together
All ingredients
cyclopentasiloxane
6% -
7.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Mattifying
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
butylene glycol
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredient list view
Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Butylene glycol, Glycereth-26, Dimethiconol, Oenothera biennis oil, Borago officinalis seed oil, Water, Tocopheryl acetate, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl palmitate, Panthenol, Allantoin, Glycerin, Hydrogenated lecithin, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Niacinamide, Superoxide dismutase, Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, Linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, Laureth-4, Laureth-23, Disodium edta, Sodium benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Benzoic acid, Sorbic acid
Sources
- Safety Assessment of Glycerin Ethoxylates as Used in Cosmetics
- Dermatology News - Commentary: Borage Seed Oil
- Undershirts coated with borage oil alleviate the symptoms of atopic dermatitis in children
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health
- Skin moisturizing effects of panthenol-based formulations
- Safety Assessment of Panthenol, Pantothenic Acid, and Derivatives as Used in Cosmetics
- Profile of wound healing process induced by allantoin
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Niacinamide - mechanisms of action and its topical use in dermatology
- Gehring, W. (2004). Nicotinic acid/niacinamide and the skin. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 3(2), 88–93. doi:10.1111/j.1473-2130.2004.00115.x
- A novel efficient and safe treatment for atopic dermatitis: Topical superoxide dismutase (SOD).
- Novel topical agent containing superoxide dismutase 100 000 IU and 4% of plant extracts as a mono-therapy for atopic dermatitis
- Copper/Zinc Superoxide Dismutase in Human Skin: Current Knowledge
- Photoprotective Effect of Topically Applied Superoxide Dismutase on Sunburn Reaction in Comparison with Sunscreen
- The role of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in skin disorders
- Topical formulations with superoxide dismutase: Influence of formulation composition on physical stability and enzymatic activity
- Skin protective effects of RM191A, a novel superoxide dismutase mimetic
- Amended Safety Assessment of PEGylated Oils as Used in Cosmetics