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SheaMoisture Papaya & Vitamin C Brighter Days Ahead Serum
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
This serum with a potent blend of Papaya, Vitamin C and Yuzu Lemon, helps to brighten the skin as it delivers hydration.
butyrospermum parkii butter
1.4% -
2.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
helianthus annuus seed oil
23% -
35%
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
simmondsia chinensis seed oil
9% -
13.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Softens the upper layer of skin and helps restore the healthy skin barrier. Has shown to help calm down inflammation in skin. It is a stable oil, meaning that it retains its properties even when exposed to air.
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Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
With daily use, this energizing serum reduces the appearance of dark spots and discoloration to reveal a more even skin tone.
tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate
3.1% -
4.6%
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.
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
This serum with a potent blend of Papaya, Vitamin C and Yuzu Lemon, helps to brighten the skin as it delivers hydration.
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| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Exfoliation | |
| Evens skin tone |
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
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Comodogenic ingredients
butyrospermum parkii butter
1.4% -
2.2%
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
tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate
3.1% -
4.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
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.
butyrospermum parkii butter
1.4% -
2.2%
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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Potential irritants
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Comodogenic ingredients
butyrospermum parkii butter
1.4% -
2.2%
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
23% -
35%
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
simmondsia chinensis seed oil
9% -
13.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Softens the upper layer of skin and helps restore the healthy skin barrier. Has shown to help calm down inflammation in skin. It is a stable oil, meaning that it retains its properties even when exposed to air.
tocopheryl acetate
5.4% -
8.1%
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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Ingredient list view
Helianthus annuus seed oil, Simmondsia chinensis seed oil, Tocopheryl acetate, Vitis vinifera seed oil, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, Citrus junos peel extract, Carica papaya fruit extract, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Melaleuca alternifolia leaf oil, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil