PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
helianthus annuus seed oil
5.8% -
7.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
glycerin
4% -
4.9%
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
dimethicone
2.4% -
3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Discolored spots from the sun, hormones, and breakouts will visibly fade away leaving the skin looking brighter and fresher.
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Vitamin C&E Treatment uses both lipid and water-soluble forms of vitamin C to give potent antioxidant activity deep within the epidermal layers.
glycine soja seed extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
An emollient that helps soften the skin. Might be somewhat helpful in evening the skin tone.
ascorbic acid
0.3% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
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
tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate
1.4% -
1.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Being a lipid soluble form of vitamin C, it is more stable than ascorbic acid, but still degrades quickly and needs to be stabilized in a formulation with another ingredient. It is claimed to penetrate skin better than pure vitamin C and have the the similar benefits, but solid studies of its effectiveness are lacking. Is likely to require a higher concentration in a product than pure vitamin C to be effective. It might be able to help reduce pore clogging.
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Evens skin tone | |
| Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
25/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
rosa damascena extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Oil of a very fragrant pink rose used as fragrance in cosmetics. Extensive research has shown it has mixed benefits. In the pro column, inhaling this flower’s scent seems to have relaxing properties and the plant’s petals contain skin-soothing and antioxidant compounds that can benefit skin. On the flipside, the numerous chemicals that create this rose’s distinctive fragrance pose a risk of causing skin aggravation.
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Comodogenic ingredients
butyrospermum parkii butter
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
tocopherol
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory
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
tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate
1.4% -
1.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone
Being a lipid soluble form of vitamin C, it is more stable than ascorbic acid, but still degrades quickly and needs to be stabilized in a formulation with another ingredient. It is claimed to penetrate skin better than pure vitamin C and have the the similar benefits, but solid studies of its effectiveness are lacking. Is likely to require a higher concentration in a product than pure vitamin C to be effective. It might be able to help reduce pore clogging.
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Potential irritants
rosa damascena extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Oil of a very fragrant pink rose used as fragrance in cosmetics. Extensive research has shown it has mixed benefits. In the pro column, inhaling this flower’s scent seems to have relaxing properties and the plant’s petals contain skin-soothing and antioxidant compounds that can benefit skin. On the flipside, the numerous chemicals that create this rose’s distinctive fragrance pose a risk of causing skin aggravation.
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Comodogenic ingredients
butyrospermum parkii butter
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
All ingredients
helianthus annuus seed oil
5.8% -
7.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
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
glycerin
4% -
4.9%
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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Ingredient list view
Water, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Glycerin, Diethylhexyl succinate, Dimethicone, Tocopheryl linoleate/oleate, Ppg-12/smdi copolymer, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cetyl alcohol, Ascorbyl methylsilanol pectinate, Unspecified form of vitamin c, Dipotassium glycyrrhizate, Glycyrrhiza glabra root, Tocopheryl acetate, Citrus limon peel oil, Bioflavonoids, Rosa canina fruit oil, Tocopherol, Rosa damascena extract, Ascorbic acid, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil, Citrus grandis peel oil, Citrus limon peel oil, Ascorbyl palmitate, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Glycine soja seed extract, Phytic acid, Ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, Carbomer, Xanthan gum, Phenoxyethanol, Butylene glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polysorbate 60, Potassium hydroxide, Peg-8, Methylpropanediol, Citric acid
Sources
- Effect of Olive and Sunflower Seed Oil on the Adult Skin Barrier: Implications for Neonatal Skin Care
- Topically Applied Sunflower Seed Oil Prevents Invasive Bacterial Infections in Preterm Infants in Egypt
- Effect of topically applied lipids on surfactant-irritated skin
- Impact of topical oils on the skin barrier: possible implications for neonatal health in developing countries
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Double-blind, half-face study comparing topical vitamin C and vehicle for rejuvenation of photodamage
- Application of tetra-isopalmitoyl ascorbic acid in cosmetic formulations: Stability studies and in vivo efficacy
- Ameliorating effect of dipotassium glycyrrhizinate on an IL-4- and IL-13-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin-equivalent model
- Final report on the safety assessment of Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Potassium Glycyrrhetinate, Disodium Succinoyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glyceryl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhetinyl Stearate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhizic Acid, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium Glycyrrhizate, Trisodium Glycyrrhizate, Methyl Glycyrrhizate, and Potassium Glycyrrhizinate.
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health
- Cosmetic and dermatologic use of alpha hydroxy acids