Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Moisturizing
- Anti-aging
- Anti-oxidation
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: medium
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Key actives
Product Summary
"Pestle & Mortar - Balance Facial Spritz" could be helpful for: Moisturizing and Anti-aging, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.
Ingredient callouts
- This product also contains Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid). It can be an effective active for anti-aging and evening out the skin tone, but in this product it is used for stabilizing other ingredients in the formulation. In this concentration (0.60% - 1.40%) it cannot have a noticeable benefit for the skin.
- Humectants (glycerin 3.80% - 5.70% and arginine 0.20% - 0.75%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.
Price
The product retails from 20.00$ up to 44.00$ in the United States and from 13.00£ up to 28.00£ in the United Kingdom.
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Works for
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
The facial spray forms a protective veil over the complexion, defending against pollution and other environmental stressors in order to prevent the signs of premature ageing.
Source: Lookfantastic US
This product contains lysine. 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.
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
The most well-researched antioxidant that works in skin. Helps neutralize free radicals supporting collagen production, helping to even out the skin tone and preventing early signs of aging
Anti-oxidation
This product contains antioxidants (cysteine, silybum marianum 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.
Might help neutralize free radicals in skin and might be helpful against hyperpigmentation
Might be able to help neutralize free radical, calm down inflammation in skin, and even skin tone
Plant extract that might have help to neutralize free radicals in skin, but evidence of effectiveness is skin is lacking
The most well-researched antioxidant that works in skin. Helps neutralize free radicals supporting collagen production, helping to even out the skin tone and preventing early signs of aging
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Balance Facial Spritz
Source: From product name
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:
arginine, 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: arginine.
Might help neutralize free radicals in skin and might be helpful against hyperpigmentation
An amino acid that is naturally present in skin and helps keep it hydrated. When used together with AHAs, it can reduce their irritating effect on the skin
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
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
A plant extract that can help strengthen the skin barrier function and improve skin moisture levels
Might be able to help neutralize free radical, calm down inflammation in skin, and even skin tone
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Is often used to adjust the pH level of the product
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Anti-aging | |
| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 75/100.
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Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
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Key Actives
Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
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All ingredients
Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Sea water extract, Gentiana lutea root extract, Rhodiola rosea root extract, Silybum marianum extract, Citrus tangerina extract, Aspalathus linearis leaf extract, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, Ascorbic acid, Leucine, Valine, Tyrosine, Arginine, Lysine, Cysteine, Sodium benzoate, Potassium sorbate, Sodium hydroxide, Polysorbate 20, Sodium lactate, Phenoxyethanol