Q+A Peptide Facial Serum
FULFILLED
- Moisturizing
- Anti-aging
- Anti-oxidation
- Anti-blemish
- sodium ascorbyl phosphate
- lactic acid
- tripeptide-29
- betaine
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Formula review
WIMJ summary
This product might be able to help reduce blemishes and clogged pores because it contains sodium ascorbyl phosphate.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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HIGH |  |  |
Promise
What does the product description say?WIMJ summary
This product contains tripeptide-29. 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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MEDIUM
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LOW
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MEDIUM
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Promise
What does the product description say?WIMJ summary
This product contains good ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. These ingredients are called "humectants": betaine, glycerin.
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. If the air is dry, humectants can speed up the moisture loss from the skin. This is why it is a good idea to use another product on top of this one to help "seal in" the moisture (look for ingredients like dimethicone, squalane, oils and butters).
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: tripeptide-29
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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HIGH | | | |
HIGH | | | |
HIGH | | |
WIMJ summary
This product contains antioxidants (sodium ascorbyl phosphate) 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
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| propylene glycol | | |
| pentylene glycol | | |
| aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder | | |
Ingredients by volume
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Plain old water
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Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin
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Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture
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Questions
Skincare resources
Scientific Sources
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Hyaluronic acid: A key molecule in skin aging
- Hyaluronan (Hyaluronic Acid): a natural moisturizer for skin care
- Sodium ascorbyl phosphate shows in vitro and in vivo efficacy in the prevention and treatment of acne vulgaris
- Sodium ascorbyl phosphate in topical microemulsions
- Final report of the safety assessment of L-Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate as used in cosmetics
- Regulation of collagen synthesis in human dermal fibroblasts by the sodium and magnesium salts of ascorbyl-2-phosphate
- Comparison of clinical efficacies of sodium ascorbyl phosphate, retinol and their combination in acne treatment
- Application of l-ascorbic acid and its derivatives (sodium ascorbyl phosphate and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate) in topical cosmetic formulations: stability studies
- Sodium L-ascorbyl-2-phosphate 5% lotion for the treatment of acne vulgaris: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial
- Epidermal and dermal effects of topical lactic acid