PRODUCT REVIEW
Sensai Cellular Performance Extra Intensive Cream
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
With prolonged use, the skin’s innate beauty progressively resurfaces, recovering from any loss of elasticity, moisture and radiance and leaving the visible signs of skin ageing behind.
glycerin
0.2% -
0.35%
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
aminobutyric acid
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Has been shown to support wound healing and skin barrier function when used topically in rats. Is likely to be effective in supporting skin's hydration and barrier function, but research for human skin is missing. Might have some anti-aging properties but the research is missing
cera alba
0.55% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
With prolonged use, the skin’s innate beauty progressively resurfaces, recovering from any loss of elasticity, moisture and radiance and leaving the visible signs of skin ageing behind.
aminobutyric acid
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Has been shown to support wound healing and skin barrier function when used topically in rats. Is likely to be effective in supporting skin's hydration and barrier function, but research for human skin is missing. Might have some anti-aging properties but the research is missing
acetyl glucosamine
0.15% -
0.25%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
An effective moisturizing ingredient that also has been shown to be effective in evening out the skin tone and reducing hyperpigmentation. It can help somewhat reduce wrinkles in skin
niacinamide
0.75% -
1.15%
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
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
62/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
parfum
0.15% -
0.25%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
alcohol
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
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Comodogenic ingredients
glyceryl stearate se
1.6% -
1.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
niacinamide
0.75% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
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
acetyl glucosamine
0.15% -
0.25%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
Exfoliation
An effective moisturizing ingredient that also has been shown to be effective in evening out the skin tone and reducing hyperpigmentation. It can help somewhat reduce wrinkles in skin
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Potential irritants
parfum
0.15% -
0.25%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
alcohol
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
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Comodogenic ingredients
glyceryl stearate se
1.6% -
1.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient
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hydrogenated polydecene
5.4% -
6.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product texture
butylene glycol
3.9% -
4.7%
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, Hydrogenated polydecene, Butylene glycol, Maltitol, Behenyl alcohol, Sorbeth-6 beeswax, Glyceryl stearate se, Polysorbate 65, Cetyl palmitate, Niacinamide, Stearic acid, Petrolatum, Cera alba, Sodium stearoyl glutamate, Phenoxyethanol, Carnitine hcl, Glyceryl stearate, Methylserine, Polysorbate 80, Aminobutyric acid, Ammonium glycyrrhizate, Chlorphenesin, Dimethicone, Potassium hydroxide, Xanthan gum, Acetyl glucosamine, Glycerin, Disodium edta, Parfum, Alcohol, Dimethoxy di-p-cresol, Hydrolyzed silk, Limonene, Fucus serratus extract, Hexyl cinnamal, Nasturtium officinale extract, Citronellol, Linalool, Zostera marina extract, Pyracantha fortuneana fruit extract, Dioscorea panthaica root extract, Potassium sorbate, Bht, Tocopherol
Sources
- Safety Assessment of Polyene Group as Used in Cosmetics
- 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
- Efficacy of barrier creams in comparison to skin care products in dental laboratory technicians--a controlled trial
- Topically applied L-carnitine effectively reduces sebum secretion in human skin
- gamma-Aminobutyric acid (A) receptor agonists accelerate cutaneous barrier recovery and prevent epidermal hyperplasia induced by barrier disruption
- Wound healing activity of gamma-aminobutyric Acid (GABA) in rats
- Moisturizing effect of Gamma-aminobutyric acid for cosmetic application
- Stimulation of human fibroblast collagen synthesis in vitro by gamma-aminobutyric acid
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- The effect of N-acetyl-glucosamine on stratum corneum desquamation and water content in human skin
- Glucosamine: an ingredient with skin and other benefits
- Genomic expression changes induced by topical N-acetyl glucosamine in skin equivalent cultures in vitro
- Incorporation of D-(^H)glucosamine into normal and psoriatic epidermal glycoconjugates
- Reduction in the appearance of facial hyperpigmentation by topical N-acetyl glucosamine
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Moisturizing efficiency of silk protein hydrolysate: Silk fibroin
- Nasturtium officinale R. Br. effectively reduces the skin inflammation induced by croton oil via glucocorticoid receptor-dependent and NF-κB pathways without causing toxicological effects in mice
- Vitamin E in dermatology